If you are a new PTA with little or no experience we recommend you to use old fashioned
prepaid school photography system - only kids paid ON or BEFORE picture day will be
photographed
Advantages:
- cheapest production cost
- extremely short picture day in school - only 30-40 minutes for every 100 students
- fastest service - packages and fund raising check are back in 5 -10 days
- best for big elementary schools
Disadvantages
- limited chance to order different poses, no guarantee that child can do choosen pose
- photographer - NOT PARENT - choses the best shot - as a result - retake, absentee picture day is
absolutely necessary
- parents complains
- Yearbook images for all kids another problem. Teachers have to make sure that they have enough
pictures for school yearbook. Sometimes it's mean extra picture day for school yearbook only
School Photography Prepaid System
How to do it
- in 2 weeks - one month prior the picture day date send parents prepaid order forms with sample
poses for selected backgrounds.
- collect all the orders and keep track of them on paperwork provided for each class
- on picture day send each student with order form to the photographer to fulfill the order
- if student is absent - keep order form till absentee/makeup picture day. Make a notes on your
paperwork.
- On delivery of school packages make sure that every student photographed got appropriate package
How to improve fund raising
As a rule we give parents 6 choices of poses and backgrounds to choose from. If you have a display
of packages that we sell and organised fund raising competition between classes it usually improve
sales and can even double them and your fund raising.
Choose sample pictures and ask for sample packages to be delivered to your school one month prior
the picture day date
We can provide you anything for improving your sales. Just ask. You are our partner.