What family doesn’t love pictures of their children? Pictures keep memories alive for years to come. My advice for all parents that love pictures, but cannot afford hundreds of dollars to have professional photos taken is to take pictures at a retail store with a portrait studio and keep a valid coupon in your purse regularly.
My daughters get their photos taken professionally every 3 months. I usually go to Sears Portrait Studio because I get tons of coupons for their services in the mail (they come in magazines, value paks, etc). I try to stick with the one pose packages because they offer the greatest deals. The least amount I have paid is $5.99 for a portrait package that included two 10 X 13s. Frankly, with a digital camera in the house and always close by, I try to snap photos of them in their own element everyday, which allows me to buy their one pose packages guilt free to share with family members and friends.
We take professional pictures often so we have several portraits to view around the house, which really captures their different ages, outfits, and growing personalities. Sears also has a weekday savings club (called Super Saver) that I would recommend purchasing if you like taking pictures a lot, just use a coupon to add a collage or a larger photo size if can. If you go to the retailer’s website before scheduling a photo shoot, you will often find that they have coupons directly on their site.
Also, mothers of multiple children please note that many portrait studios charge an additional fee if you have more than one child in the photo. If you want your children in the photo at once, look for studios that do not add an additional fee and read the fine print on your coupon. Sears, JCPennys, and Walmart charge for an additional person. So far, I know that Target and Olan Mills do not charge extra for an additional person.
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Hi, I'm Elle Owner of CleverlyChanging. My blog seeks to encourage, empower, & inspire others to live cleverly, changing when necessary. Perfect parenting, doesn't exist, but informed and attentive parenting does. I desire to regularly share 
