I love school pictures! They are a great way to document your child's growing-up years. I have always bought a large enough package so that I can share them with family and friends. Over the years, though, school pictures have become pricier and pricier. I was spending between $50 and $60 per kid to get all the pictures I wanted.
This year, I spent more than $60 on the picture package for my 8th grader. That's ridiculous. I also don't like the fact that I had to buy lots of sizes I didn't want in order to get enough of the sizes I did want. Expensive AND wasteful. However, the high school photographer offered the image on CD with a full copyright release for $20. I jumped at the chance, thinking that I could surely get prints made far cheaper. I was right. I spent $6.94 at winkflash.com to get all the sizes I wanted, from 8x10s down to wallets. I got only the sizes I needed. The prints were every bit as good as the ones from the middle school photographer that I paid THREE TIMES as much for (also counting the price of the CD).
Next year you can bet that I will be ordering the CD again for my then-to-be 9th grader. But, I'll also have to deal with senior pictures for my oldest. I'm already looking for frugal options.
