Pixie foto
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Topic: Pixie foto
Posted By: pepsi
Subject: Pixie foto
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 1:23pm
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Alyssa just had her first sitting at pixie foto and I'm not holding out too much hope of getting very good pics.. She didn't like the photographer much, was tired after waiting around for over half an hour, didn't smile even once, and in the end they had to cut the session short cause she was starting to cry. I guess we'll see in 2 weeks if we get something nice to look at :)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 2:29pm
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If you don't like them then you can ask for a resit and a different photographer. We did this with our 18 month ones. The photographer was usless and our "free" picture, Andrew was not centre and half out of the actually picture. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 3:15pm
oh no! Poor Alyssa 
I'm waiting for a Saturday when Caitlin is in a REALLY good mood before I even consider going! lol P.S Did you have to make an appointment? or just turn up? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 3:30pm
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Make an Appointment. Most places say they run to "baby time" meaning they book an appointment every 10 minutes but are usually running late so get an early morning one f you can. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 3:48pm
| Yeah we had to make an appointment and I wish I had booked a morning one as I'm sure they wouldn't have been so far behind like mummy_becks suggested.. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 7:35pm
It's so much hard work to get professional shots done, as lovely as some of them are! First the baby is tired, then hungry, then doesn't like the photographer, and it's all in a rush so no wonder they feel unsettled.  Haven't taken Kryssi in yet, I like to get them to do family ones but then organising DH's schedule as well as ours can be awkward sometimes.-------------  |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 3:00pm
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Well, I went and checked out the photos today and although she looks very sad in all of them (due to lack of smiling), I purchased a couple anyway. Geez they are sooo expensive for what they are!! I'll have to scan them later and post them up.. The largest one which was the free one was usually about $95, and then the next size down has 4 wallet sized ones attached and that is $70 for the sheet or $40 for half (either the one bigger one or 4 small ones)... Ugh..
Anyway, what I wanted to mention is that I was looking at the form that the photographer had filled out originally and under comments she wrote "unstable child"
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 3:27pm
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um WTF how long were you there and on what qualifications do they have to make that comment. I am sorry but that just rubs me the wrong way. I do look forward to seeing the photo's, lets pass comment on what type of photograper..... |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 4:03pm
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I would complain about that. With Andrew's 18 month ones I complained about the photographer she was usless. I later found out I wasn't the only one to complain and she got fired. The photos of the children were terrible Half of Andrew was missing and he wasn't the only one that happened to. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 4:11pm
| she didn't mean it as alyssa couldn't sit up kind of unstable did she? |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 4:12pm
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I still haven't got PixiFotos since Krystiana was born, we've been either sick or busy (or disabled lol). I'm still umming and ahhing about it, the kids so often get "stranger-fright" and it's a huge mental exercise all for one photo. ------------- |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 4:28pm
Haha, nope. I'm pretty sure it had more to do with the fact that Alyssa didn't seem to like the photographer and cried when she tried to force Alyssa into positions she didn't want to be in. She was fine when I did it though..she just doesn't like strangers much :) |
lizzle wrote:Posted By: Katherine
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 4:38pm
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Oh my GOODNESS, pepsi, I would definitely complain about that. I mean it. That is WRONG. I took Emma Rose to Portrait Place (just like Pixifoto, apparently) two weeks ago, and it was a disaster. When we first went into the studio, there were three people behind the counter, and one of them was sorting photos. She said to another employee, "Do you want to do this shoot?" and she said, "Not really," so the first one said, "I guess I'll do it, then." Way to make us feel welcome! The photographer kept putting these grotty props next to Em (a fake flower, a teddy) that of course she just wanted to eat, or touch, or toss off the table, or hand to me. I kept telling the photographer I didn't mind if the shots were "candid-looking" instead of so formally posed, but she didn't listen and got really impatient by the end of the session, plonking the props down and telling Em, sternly, to leave them there. Em then lost the plot and started wailing. Joy! I couldn't get a price list from them so I could go home and prepare myself for what we'd want to buy, and the whole "choose the free photo before you see it" thing is just a rip-off. I couldn't even REMEMBER what the poses looked like. Finally I just told the photographer to pick whatever. It can't be worse than whatever random pose I chose! We go back on Sunday to look at them, and then I face the hard sell -- they were trying to talk me into reserving a $900 package before I could even SEE what was in it. So my first experience with them hasn't been good. We'll see how the photos turn out... |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 4:53pm
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I would complain as well. That is disgusting!
Honestly I have never heard anything good about Pixie Foto....confirms why I won't go near them! Lucky one of the guys at B's work is a professional photographer and he's gifted us a photo shoot and pics and another friend is a hot photographer as well...I'll definetly be sticking with them! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 5:48pm
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I don't really like pixi foto and wouldn't go there even to get a free photo. Definately won't go there now after your unstable child comment Pepsi. Thats totally not on.
I did photography at school and do lots as a hobby so just take my own portraits of our boys. I have done some for friends too and I really enjoy it and always get the shots that I want. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 7:02pm
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We have some great Pixifotos of Maya at 7 mths, haven't had the gremlins done coz they're not the easiest subjects to work with and I don't like the way you can't see how they turn out before you commit yourself.
Gandt's hubby is going to do some of the girls for us, he is brilliant and did some pics for my parents 25th anniversary which Dad reckons are the best ones we've ever had done, and best of all he just gives me a CD of images or the negatives and I can pick my own prints and get them done wherever I like. That is if he stops being an arse  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 7:09pm
LOL 
Hey you know what is strange to me, is that Pixiefoto has been around for all these years ripping us off and making lots of money, yet they haven't even moved onto digital photography! It would be soooo much better as it would allow us to see the photos there and then and not have to go back 2 weeks later after the film has been developed in Australia only to be disappointed with the results! Hellooooooo get with it! |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 7:56pm
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I got Jake's one done when he 4 weeks old. our girl was pretty good. Jake's photo wasn't particulary good, but it wasn't the one we'd chosen. when i saked why, she replied that when she printed it out, he looked really werid, and since we had asked for her recomendation she didn't want to pass it on, so printed off another one that she felt was nicer. i was really happy with that.
When we ewre in Japsn we hired a photography student to take pictures of us. she took some formal photos but they were mainly candid and they turned out beautifully. it cost about $300 and she gave us a CD at the end of it with over 300 photos, also had an extra folder with the "top 20" as she called it. i would do the same thing again. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 8:13pm
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Pixie photos are sh*te.
I hate the cheesy props. 
All being said, I did get one done. And bought one pic of Han with fake xmas pressies to give to the grandparents - she was ripping them apart but looked very happy doing so! hehe
Our photographer was pretty good |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 8:15pm
Oh I know....most of those props drive me the up the wall....I don't know if I should say this but DH thinks they look like Anne Geddes wannabes! I can't believe they don't do digital photos!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 9:41pm
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I will only get them done by one photographer in Palmy as we know her. Hopefully she hasn't left yet to have another baby. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 10:16pm
Those are quite some weird stories there of pixiphoto. We've got um..like...9? pixiphotos. They're ok. Thing is you gotta decide that you're not going to pay for anything except the free one. Pretty good photos for free ones if you ask me. 
Maybe the picture quality depends on the branch/photgrapher? I dunno...but the Palmy one seems to be good. I'd reccommend them to people... ------------- Defending the male species since 1980
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 10:55pm
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it also seems weird that when you back they have them all printed out ready - DH wanted to grab the ones we said no to out of the bin including the half sheet one..I mean who else are they of use to..
digital photos would save them heaps and get more customers thru...and you could choose pphtos better.. we had PP do our preggy one and the girl doing it was a kid - no idea how to pose us properly etc...ARGH! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 11:24am
Yea that's the dumbest idea I've ever heard. Talk about overheads!! ------------- |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 12:09pm
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I have never used Pixi photo's we go to portrait place in Palmy how ever the last one we got of Mikey was not so good thank goodeness it was free to be honest. I think we often take way better ones at home plus like other have said their unrealistic cheesy prop's are so dumb. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 4:00pm
i had james done at 4 months the lady was very rude and didnt even try to pose james untill the boss walked in and rearanged him they forgot to ask me what photo i wanted so they picked and it was a good one thank god i havent been back there as i think they cost too much and they are too bloody pushy ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 18 May 2007 at 6:18pm
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I am so hoping my BIL comes now for Christmas. He is a really good photographer that is really good with animals and jets and people. And he took some nice photos of McKayla. Doesnt have experience with taking photos of kids as such but I am sure he will do a better job and at least it wont cost me a fortune.
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