In my experience with them I found that they wont negotiate on price but they will throw in freebies - I scored several larger photos that way plus photo frames and albums etc. But I did find that you get stuck with loads of left over photos - the last time I had it done with them about 5 years ago you got your 'freebie' then the 8 x 10, 5 x 7 , 4 wallet prints and 4 keyring size prints and it was too many to get rid of them all.
Not with Pixie Photo but another group who do the rounds at major shopping centres. I had pics done of DD when she was around 12 months. When I went to collect them, I was really disappointed. The smaller ones were ok in the different poses but as they were blown up, they were out of focus. And some of the smaller ones also had faults. I sat there umming and ahhing for awhile before pointing out the faults to the lady and telling her I take better photo's of my child (and other children) regularly. They knocked the price down dramatically and I took them (because I COULD get rid of all the photo's!).
The sheet idea is a good one. My old Mothers Group did this. We set up several areas and themes and took photo's to make up a calendar for Christmas Presents. It was a great (all day) event and worked really well!
Girls I dropped by to let you all know that I got a call from Pixi Foto about a promotion (Me being a past customer they call to let me know) & she told me that they NOW LAYBY! I dont know if its all franchises but maybe ask at your local one.... you may be able to get a package???
The black sheet is a great idea and doing them yourself, i got some Pixi Photos done when DD was 10mths... got the cheapest package $200+ and only picked photos i thought she wouldn't sit still for at home... lol
She's a bit of a poser though so the photographer had no problem keeping her still to look at the camera.
When DD was a little younger i used this cool pink blanket she had been given, put it over my bed head and most of the bed, a pillow under her and snapped away.
I threw in some 'random' items like a pearly necklace (clearly fake ) and a cute purse of mine... turned out quite well if i say so myself.
Also try a white sheet etc for different affects, favourite toys.. you name it.
A friend of mine contacted a TAFE/College that did photography found a student that did pics well and got them to do pics of her baby.. She chose the clothes and the location.. and then copied them to a disk and whent to Kodak and got them deleloped enlarged etc...
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) and a cute purse of mine... turned out quite well if i say so myself.
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