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to scan nursery photos?

51 replies

sunchild77 · 03/12/2009 13:48

DS1 has just returned from nursery with the annual photos, which are really LOVELY and £25 a pop.

There are 2 sets, one of DD1 on his own and one of DS1 and DS2 together. Problem is I LOVE both sets of pics, but can't afford £50 for both... I can just about afford one set, but tbh both sets are really nice and I want them both....

Mr DS1's friend's dad says he'll scan them for me for nothing, (he's already done his DS pics) I could pay £25 for one set and scan the other....?

Oh it just feels so wrong! Ahhhh what to do?
What would you do?

OP posts:
pooka · 03/12/2009 13:51

£25!

buy the one with both children if you really want a record of nursery time. bet you could takr some lovely photos of your own.

fernie3 · 03/12/2009 13:52

well what I would do and what I SHOULD do are two different things!. I would probably do what you say if you cant afford the two would be a shame to miss getting them

FimbleHobbs · 03/12/2009 14:00

We always just got the joint picture even if the individual ones were lovely too. You'd hardly put them ALL up on the wall so I figured it was a waste having them all.

pigletmania · 03/12/2009 14:01

I would scan the other set, we did that with some of our wedding photos as we could not afford them all. My friend did this aswell nobody was none the wiser, just dont go round telling everybody.

nannynobnobs · 03/12/2009 14:04

I just got dd1's school photo proof back last week. If I wanted one I had to send payment in last week. Normally they give you a couple of weeks! So now if I want one- a single smallish photo with no extras is £9, the next size up £15!!- I will have to pay an additional £4 on top for 'late fees'.
YANBU, they charge a frigging fortune, I am going to take some nice photos of dd1 at home instead.

mazzystartled · 03/12/2009 14:05

It's a hell of a lot of money - and I totally understand the dilemma - but it would be wrong.

Someone had the skills to take a great photo and they deserve to be paid for it. This is someone's living you're talking about.

Crapweasel · 03/12/2009 14:12

Most photographers willl issue proof cards with "proof" or similar across the photo in order to prevent this.

I can't decide if the fact that yours hasn't makes it any better to scan it.

TBH I probably would though I don't think it's "right". You won't get a perfect copy by scanning so it's not the same product but if you want a digital momento of the picture then no major harm IMHO.

Hando · 03/12/2009 14:27

Do it!

Not like you are ripping them off now is it? They are charging you a whopping £25 for one photo - really you should get at least 2 for that price, they must be making a fortune.

I always think they should have cheaper photographers in nurseries and schools. My dd's we reasonable this year £14 for one nearly a4 size and one a5 ish size. That was ok.

madmissy · 03/12/2009 14:31

grrr why did i notthink of this!??!

just got refund on mine as they were not centered enough and looked odd

ffs

DisElfchanted3 · 03/12/2009 14:33

Our nursery shows tyou the photo now and if you like it you bring the ££ in so you can't do this.
DS' school send a passport size photo with something written across it for you to see.... AND this has to be returned

WouldYouCouldYouWithAGoat · 03/12/2009 14:35

it is a shite thing to do. imo

mazzystartled · 03/12/2009 14:45

None of you seem to be taking on board 3 things:

  • it's fundamentally dishonest
  • the costs go up because of people doing stuff like this
  • people are trying to earn a living doing this stuff - it's a small (or large) business keeping people in employment. they have to take and process and print a load of photos that don't get purchased.

so i just wouldn't do it, for the karma

if you want something, pay for it

PrincessToadstool · 03/12/2009 14:48

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pantomimecow · 03/12/2009 14:58

If you didn't ask for the photos then just don't send them back.You are not legally obliged to return an unsolicited item.
If you haven't got the guts to do that then scan them by all means.Don't feel guilty this emotional blackmail over kiddies photos makes me Nobody likes to send back their kids photos to be shredded

mazzystartled · 03/12/2009 15:03

she does want them though
by consenting to having her child photographed she's indicated that she might liek to consider buying some - i think the thing you mention only applies to internet/indirect sales
and who's emotionally blackmailing her?

pantomimecow · 03/12/2009 15:07

No applies to any unsolicited goods.
.was it a general photography consent or did she expressly say 'yes' to this photography session.usually nurseries just snap as many kids in as many family combinations as they can in the hopes of getting a rake off

MamaLazarou · 03/12/2009 15:29

I wouldn't do it. I would complain to the school that £25 for one photo is a shameless rip-off.

NewBirdOnTheBlock · 03/12/2009 15:34

£25??? Maybe contact the photographer directly and see if a deal can be reached. Or scan them!
My dds pics were £8 each for the first 3 then £5 each for any more. We bought 7 for £44. He gave us a sheet with the proofs on but no watermark and we keep those too.
Some of the pics may ahem find their way into the scanner!

monkeyfacegrace · 03/12/2009 15:46

Guys I know the photographer does i for a living blah blah blah, but if she wasnt going to buy them both anyway what does it matter? Photographer still gets all he was ever going to get,the £25 that op can afford, but instead of the others going in the bin she can enjoy them. Its not like she is scanning them instead of buying them. Scan them ffs, no point in no-one benefitting by just binning them. Grrr.

PrincessToadstool · 03/12/2009 16:14

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PotPourri · 03/12/2009 16:16

Think it's illegal due to copyright. But also, it is not yours to scan - take nice photos yourself if you want nice photos that you print yourself.

I feel your frustration at the price. But it's just the way it is!

ilovesprouts · 03/12/2009 16:19

when my dcs was at school all we got is a small pic whith proof stamped on so you had to buy the pics if you wanted to see them !!

ijustwanttoaskaquestion · 03/12/2009 16:26

scan scan scan - thats what i say!! If i could get my scanner to work i would do the same with DDs pictures, especially as im a dab hand with photo shop and could easily get rid of the copyright stamp.

Of course it is wrong because its someone's lively hood, but it is cynical marketing, we were given the choice of two lovely pictures - we could only afford one, but how many parents were sucked into buying both sets - plus, whats with the excess of small pictures - i want, a pic for me, a pic for both sets of gps, i dont need several pics of varying sizes, but if i want the big pics i have to buy these stupid sets of pics that will end up in a drawer.

They are waaaaaay too expensive

frasersmummy · 03/12/2009 16:36

I do think its wrong to scan them in ... though I can see why some people do it

I think the nursery/school photos should be cheaper. If the photographer made less margin on each picture, he/she may make more sales therefore making more profit

This year we were offered the choice of as many picture as we wanted burned to dvd.. £10 per picture, which we then had copyright on. So we can get cheap copies any size printed off how and where we like

pixiestix · 03/12/2009 16:43

£25 is criminal, scan 'em.