How am I spending my morning, you ask? How kind of you to inquire.

[Midlodemocrat]

I am spending my morning driving around Richmond to find suitable places to take TeenMidlo's senior portraits.

According to the photographer, NO ONE just does them in a studio anymore, perish the thought.

So, we shall be finding all kinds of new and exciting places to take portraits until TeenMidlo pisses me off so badly I push her head underwater.

Thanks for stopping by.

[malta blue]

1. Just find a nice tree....

That way you don't have to shove her head underwater....Take the picture in the fall.

:hi:

[Midlodemocrat]

2. The photographer, who is a friend of mine, wants to use

her portraits for advertising. So we're going to the reservoir, downtown. She has five outfits picked out.

I didn't realize until last night that I had to go, too. *sigh*

[malta blue]

3. I hope they give you a nice portrait for free if they

are going to use her radiant beauty for advertising.

*Five* outfits - gee I can't wait until Little MB becomes a teen:sarcasm:

Enjoy the day - I hope it is not too hot out there.
:hi:

[Debi]

24. Debi Jr. had four outfits

but also had pics with his cousin AND two best friends AND his two dogs. (good of that was that one of our dogs died since then..so we at least have great pics of him :shrug:)

A friend of Debi Jr.'s had six clothing changes and did studio, outside and in school poses...her folks ended up purchasing 10 different types of wallets for her to hand out x( we only bought four...

[LostinVA]

4. The school's not doing them?

How about in front of Dick's over at Short Pump Town Centre?

[Midlodemocrat]

7. Lifetouch does them at the school.

But all the photographers around here are big time competing for the business, so when my friend offered to it, I jumped at it.

[LostinVA]

8. Ah!

[LynneSin]

5. That'll teach you to get knocked up

:hide:

[Midlodemocrat]

6. Series. If I had known.

:eyes:

[LostinVA]

9. And she did it THREE TIMES -- damned liberals

[LynneSin]

13. I heard she's going for 17 kids total

:scared:

[LostinVA]

14. MidloDuggar

[LynneSin]

16. I think you and Haruka should go for 17 kids

Really freak out the fundies when you tell em "that's the way God wants it"

Course you 2 can double up and each pop out half.

[LostinVA]

18. Sissie's been sniffing the Liquid Paper again

Her mother would LOVE for us to have a kid... but you're insane!!!

(Am now waiting for pevy sperm donation offers from DU males.)

[RetroLounge]

20. Must. Resist. Being. Pevvy.

:hi:

RL

[LostinVA]

22. Here's a link for you to do so:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6794490

[taterguy]

35. PICK ME PICK ME PICK ME

I'll make it my wedding present to you, what could be a better gift?

Please disregard all previous posts I made about my vasectomy.

[Debi]

25. Someone should tell her that a vagina is not a clown car n/t

[seemunkee]

10. One of the biggest scams around

Wait until you find out how much those pictures are going to cost. I was shocked.
At my daughters school they took the official portrait and then you could pay sitting fee, or fees depending on how many different makeup/hair/outfit changes you wanted. It was like a damn glamour shot session. I can't remember the cheapest package but they went up to over $1K. A reasonably small package cost $300.
Then when they get their gowns they take cap and gown photos and try to sell you another package.
Then at graduation they take photos of them crossing the stage and try to sell you ANOTHER damn package.
Made me glad my son graduated a year early and missed out on all that crap.

Edit- I see a friend is taking them so you probably won't feel like your being robbed.

[Debi]

26. And I bought into ALL of it!

I'm not dissapointed at all either.

You forgot some though, the dance photos and memory books from those dances and the full 'proof' books of the senior portriats and graduation.

I can't tell you how much we spent b/c if Mr. Debi found out he'd have my hide! :scared:

But I'm thrilled with every dime.

(Oh, and did I mention how we put the pics on water bottle labels for the graduation party and had banners made as well??? :blush:)

[seemunkee]

29. What ever makes you happy

Everyone does things different, that was just the way I felt.

[Debi]

30. He's our one and only and he won't be graduating from college

and don't know what his future brings - so there's a chance that this was to be his finest year and biggest party. For that we went all out. :hi:

[seemunkee]

31. Well then

:party: :party: :party:
:party: :party: :party:
:party: :party: :party:
:party: :party: :party:

[Debi]

32. Yeah...

Now, let's hope he doesn't meet Ms. Wonderful in the next couple of years and decide to hold the wedding of the season! :P

[Midlodemocrat]

27. Nope. They're FREE!!!!

:woohoo:

[pagerbear]

11. Maybe by the Phillip Morris plant!

See if the photog has the technical resources to capture that tobacco smell that permeates the air into the photos!

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. Wanna trade???

I am at work, awaiting Simon Legree's impending arrival. The gods only know what evil he will have thought of today.

x(

[kay1864]

15. They have disposable waterproof cameras for $10.99 at Eckerd's

Two birds with one stone and all that. :hi:

[LostinVA]

19. Excellent idea!

[commander bunnypants]

17. does your friend

need the worlds cutest baby for advertising work?


CB

[Midlodemocrat]

28. Problem is, although I do believe you, there is no photographic

evidence to support this claim. It's tragic, if you ask me.

[jakefrep]

21. I lucked out....

...My dad worked out a deal with a photographer that owed him money - he'd waive the bill if the photog did my senior pictures for free.

[Debi]

23. Debi Jr. did them 1/2 in studio and 1/2 outside

Outside was easy - gazebo, cement bench, brick wall, rocks - all in the back yard of the photography studio

Inside :grr: different backdrop, different chair, different floor covering, different lighting FOR EACH DAMN POSE!!

(Heck, one of the poses we even used a patterened filter colored light AND smoke...for ONE pose...)

However, even though it took three appointments and six hours his photos are beautiful (I kept buying and buying and buying them).

Good luck. Please let TeenMidlo live. :hug:

[LaraMN]

33. Can't DS1 just shop her head on a bunch of different stock photos?

Sounds more efficient to me!

[Midlodemocrat]

34. I don't see why not. He's already shopped her head onto your body.

:hide:

All kidding aside, my friend is using TM for a marketing tool, putting her pics on postcards, so we get the basic package for free.

:woohoo:

I will probably buy extras though. She has an amazing eye. And, she took over 300 pics!!!