Tell Me HONESTLY

[nun69]

how much have you spent on professional potraits? we had ours done and they are really good, but I am having a hard time justifying some of the prices! so am curious what people have spent and want to make sure I that it is worht it! and if you have a collage or photo wall would you guys mind sharing it with me? I amlooking to have 1 photo wall in my new house and this will decide on what size prints I buy.... thanks

[Leila]

The most I've ever spent was $300. JP was a baby at the time and that amount got me a boatload of photos as well as new shoots whenever I called. They guy just came to my house and did it then came back a week or two later with photos for me to choose from. LOVED that. I wish I could find it again, lol!!

[newfiemountiewife]

The most I spent was on Wedding pictures, and that was $1200. I don't regret it for a second. My DH takes most of our pictures now, so it's cheap LOL

[Kat Stokes]

Well, I'm not much help but here's what I've paid.

$75.00 sitting fee (for a large group). The photographer is building his portfolio and gave us a deal. Then I ordered his pics through SmugMug and spent about $40.00. I got an 8x10 and 4 or 6 5x7's.

Other than that, we always have our pics done at JC Penney and the most we have spent there was about $175 right after my youngest was born.

My MIL paid $800.00 for our wedding photographer. I got an album with around 15 8x10's included in that price but that was 14 years ago.

(See told you I wasn't any help! )

[HeatherKS]

I had my oldest dd's 1 year pics done by a professional photographer nearby and I think I spent about $400 by the time it was all said and done. We got quite a few pics and a 16 by 20 baby parts collage for the wall also. I spent about the same for dd #2's one year pics also. I look back on those pics and still think they were worth every penny.

[nonnie]

Depending on who is doing them - up to 450 - But I want all rights to the pictures and I want to print them - I would rather go to someone on line I know and have them printed then use the photographer's print service - Chances are they are going to go to an on line site anyway - so 450 - they have to eat too!

[lovely1m]

Other than my wedding photos, the most I have spent is $150, I think. I do go professional, but I get those photos for me. This last time I found one who is still building her clients and she gave me full rights for $40!!! I also found one for my grandma's party this weekend to give full rights for $75.

[kim21673]

Other than my wedding photos, the most I spent was back in the fall. We got family portraits taken and spent about $400....that was with a discount...it was a mom of one of my oldest son's friends. We did get a lot of prints made...she was going to charge me $50 a print to be able to use that print for Christmas cards but decided that I would just have her do it....ended up being cheaper!!! Her sitting fee is normally over $100 but she charged us $50....

Before I got into photopraphy, we would spend about $150 at BRU for Jason's pictures every few months but then Seth came along and I decided I was doing their pictures myself. I have tons of backdrops and props for inside shots...I take their pictures now, do all the editing and get them printed professionally...spend less than $20 now and have awesome photos of the boys!!!