How often do you get your child's picture taken professionally?

Question

it's expensive though!!

I get my son's every year around his birthday time (August)...

and a family photo every year around March...

So technically, I'm getting his photo about every 6 months.

But on my digital camera, I get a photo every day! I'm a little obsessed!

Answer 1

I don't have kids or anything but my parents got our done once when we were about 6 and thats it! Haven't done it since!

Answer 2

You sound like me - I take pictures of my son almost every day!  I take it your son is an only child, too, so I guess we have an excuse. I only get "real" professional ones done once or twice per year.  In between, we go to Sears or a similar place to get some cheaper ones done.  

  

Answer 3

We get a family one, yearly. With that we get one of all the kids together, and one with Hubby & I, then one all together.

It is expensive. Our last photo was $350. Grrrr.

I prefer to take pictures on the camera, they look more realistic and you see my kids in all their glory.  

Answer 4

I have very much the same routine as you do, around her birthday, which is December, and monthly digital pic on birth date. She's only 20 months, so I can see changes almost every month.

Answer 5

I dont but I take a photo of my children sitting on a specific bench in the park, every month. So we can look back and see how they've changed over the months then over the years. It's a nice thing to have, especially if you live somewhere where the seasons change so it provides a nice background. We've been doing that since they were babies. We take one of them individually and then one of them altogether.

Answer 6

My oldest daughter is 8 and I have only had about 3 professional pics taken, the last when she was 18 months.  My youngest daughter is 4 and I have never brought her for pics.  They do take profesional pics at school twice a year.

I always have my camera charged and ready and am constantly taking pictures of them.  I've come to prefer pictures that capture the moment.  I have several hanging on my walls and they mean more to me that if I would have brought them to a studio.

Answer 7

I try to do it at least once a year to keep the grandparents happy.  I take digital pics a lot on my own so I send those in emails too.  

Answer 8

I like professional photo's of teens & adults not children...I think they look cutesy & made up..I prefer taking picks of her with a normal camera.

Answer 9

I do at home digital pictures several times a week. I have only had professional pictures done once, and that was last Christmas. I plan on having professional pictures taken next month for his birthday.

Answer 10

Well from 0-12 months I have been getting my sons done every 3 months. He is 10 months now. We also have had 2 family pictures done also one when he was 3 months and one when he was 10 months. After that, I will just get his done once a year for his birthday and then once a year for family pictures. I know what you mean. I have over 700 pictures on my digital camera of him since he was born 10 months ago. I love taking pictures of him. But it does get expensive. I have been going to walmart and they now put the pictures on cds. The cd is $120 for unlimited poses and everything. It is really worth the money. good luck!!

Answer 11

Too much!  You can only give away and display so many; I have tons that I don't know what to do with.  My oldest is 3 and my youngest is 5 months old.  We have them done professionally every month during their 1st year (b/c they change sooo much) and then twice a year after that.  I always say I'm only going to get the introductory package but then the others seem to turn out so good and I have a hard time saying no to them.  

It's kinda like the professional pictures they have done at daycare... they send them home and you return the ones you don't want.  How am I supposed to return pictures of my children, knowing they will be shredded and put in a landfill?  I'm a sucker, I know!  : )

Answer 12

Th last time me and my brother had pro photos was when we were 3. SO 13 years for my borther, 10 for me.

Answer 13

My son is 14 months and looking around i have had his picture taken 4 times since he was born..Christmas, Just because,Easter, and his Birthday...I too prefer pictures i have taken of him..I love putting them in photo magnets and putting them all over my fridge and it makes great gifts to his nana who hardly has any wall space left...I also video record him like crazy..Its harder now that he is older to catch him in the moment because when he sees it he stops what he is doing and then chases me around...I am getting ready to do a family picture which we haven't done yet...

Answer 14

I have our boys pictures taken on their birthday and then i have them taken at christmas time... our oldest son's b-day is in sept and he is having them done and then we will go the end of november to get the christmas portrait made... you are right it is expensive but it is a keepsake memory...

Answer 15

Had them done a few times (every couple of years I guess), until I figured out how to copy the professionals and do it myself. So now I don't bother with professional, just do it myself with props and backgrounds etc, it's really not that hard and in alot of cases I can get better photos.

Usually I do that ALOT, but haven't for a bit, must do another one. take normal pics all the time though like everyday almost

Answer 16

well my 1st daughter i had her pic taken all the time every 3 months til she was a yr old then i did birthdays xmas easter things like that then my 2nd. baby came along and the only professional pics ive gotten r from the hospital,her 3 mos.pic and xmas and she is 16 mos. old.i feel bad but dont have the time and when she has been in the past she just cries so needless to say i have more pics of 1st daughter but i do take plenty with the digital camera all the time so we have plenty of those so thats all that counts right?

Answer 17

We always do school pictures....every year...with the new babies, I plan on getting them done every 3 mnths.....like I did with my oldest. Plus the oldest children get their pictures done with the sports they play. But because we have a blended family...the kids actually get their pictures done a lot more... We just got our first family... I am so excited.

Answer 18

Once a year.  All of us are obsessive about our firstborn.