this is an interesting thread for me because i am a professional photographer.

baby photos arent a huge part of my business as yet, but i expect that i will change that as my own come along.

i am amazed though at what people pay for pixie etc!! with all of my portrait shoots people simply pay a 'sitting fee' then choose what to buy, with no obligation. then if they spend over $150 they get their sitting fee back. it just makes me wonder if more people would use local photographers over pixie if they knew more about them? is it the convenience of them coming to the shopping centre that makes you choose them (most independant photographers can even come to your house).

just curious to know. i am not knocking pixie at all, i think they do a good job, i am just looking at this from a competitors point of view!

Linda