Makeover & photoshoot session for a teenager?

Antoninus

Kimberley82 wrote: »

They are not all scams at all

Indeed they aren't. And furthermore, a couple of hundred pounds for some truly beautiful pictures that will last a lifetime is not remotely unreasonable.

Oldernotwiser

I think it's a terrible idea for a girl of this age. Don't you think she's beautiful as she really is?

Kimberley82

Antoninus wrote: »

Indeed they aren't. And furthermore, a couple of hundred pounds for some truly beautiful pictures that will last a lifetime is not remotely unreasonable.

They dont even need to cost that much, our place does deals at certain times and you get the make over, hair done nails done shoot and a free photo for £50 plus half price prints.

**curlywurly**

Definitely not a scam! Took my daughter and her friend for a girly day out (age 12), they had their hair done, a bit of make up, about 100 photos taken with about 4 different backgrounds. Paid £25 including refreshments (that was £12.50 per child). I bought 6 or 7 photos on a CD, paid an extra £75. Absolute bargain. I have just bought another voucher so we can do it again this year. I got mine from lastminute.com. Couldn't recommend highly enough. I was absolutely dreading it, but I enjoyed it as much as they did. The staff treated them very well, and asked my opinion constantly about whether I was happy with the make up application, how the hair was being done, how the photos were being taken.

It's not a terrible idea, and it's not a scam. Girls enjoy dressing up and being pampered, and why on earth not? It's just a bit of fun !!!!!! !!!

victory

kippers wrote: »

My dd1 is 13 yrs old and desparate to have one of those professional photo's where they do your hair and makeup and make you look beautiful and then take a photo.

Does anyone know anywhere that does this and if so do they know anyone whose teenager has had this done? It would make a brill xmas present (unless it's too expensive).

(We are in the leicester area)

I remember them being on lastminute.com last year around this time there were doing mother and daughter or BOGOF and it was very cheap, I can't say it was leicester area but have a look they may be some that way and the prices were great it was on quick grabbit while you can, have a look there also.:D

Elle7

I'd be very careful, and read plenty of reviews before you go.

I was bought one of these for my 16th, as a way to boost my confidence.

The haircut was dreadful, and I owe my whole hat collection to it, but worse was the hard sell. The photographs were okay, nothing special, but after the shoot I went in to see them and the man positioned me close to the door. When I began to explain I only wanted the included ones, he started the hard-sell, and I kept refusing to buy anymore. The prices were ridiculous. Eventually, he locked us in until I agreed to buy five, and he chose his favourites. He then pressed on with trying to sell collages and CDS full of images, until he tried to put £3,700 on my card. It declined, so he sent me to the bank to ask for an overdraft.

Needless to say I ran away, and it was one of the scariest things. Looking at reviews online, this seems to happen a lot there, and many mention being locked in. They disappear a few days after they are posted, though, and the 'nicer' reviews are much easier to find...

Antoninus

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I think it's a terrible idea for a girl of this age. Don't you think she's beautiful as she really is?

She probably won't though, and that's the point.

Besides, a makeover makes pretty much anybody (male or female, from about 12 years upwards) look better in photos. It doesn't mean making them up to look like they're going on a night out on the town, it just means covering any blemishes and making them feel a little more grown up for the day.

Antoninus

Elle7 wrote: »

Needless to say I ran away, and it was one of the scariest things. Looking at reviews online, this seems to happen a lot there, and many mention being locked in. They disappear a few days after they are posted, though, and the 'nicer' reviews are much easier to find...

I'd say that your worrying experience is down to a very bad (or very unfortunate) choice of photographer. Presumably it was either a high street chain or one of the ones I mentioned above, that do the shoot very cheaply and then pile the pressure on.

Needless to say, most photographers are not like this at all.

Lipbalm_2

It's a lot of money to end up with the same white background, lurid colour photographs as everyone else wjo has bought into these pacakges. If you are looking to get the whole, isn't my child a model, everything is all about looks then maybe do something a bit more fun and creative like spending the £100 or so on a compact digital camera and gifting that so she and her friends can have fun taking photo's of themselves?

Antoninus

Lipbalm wrote: »

It's a lot of money to end up with the same white background, lurid colour photographs as everyone else wjo has bought into these pacakges. If you are looking to get the whole, isn't my child a model, everything is all about looks then maybe do something a bit more fun and creative like spending the £100 or so on a compact digital camera and gifting that so she and her friends can have fun taking photo's of themselves?

A decent photographer won't supply the 'same white background, lurid colour photographs' to their customers, they will strive to provide something high quality, and original to each customer. Also, not all shoots take place against white backgrounds (e.g. we do shoots at studios, castles, manor houses and gardens).

It's not about making a child look like a model, it's about capturing that child's personality, and them enjoying the experience, and coming away with something they can keep forever.

And for what it's worth, I often hear - from the girls themselves or their parents - that their time with us was one of the best days of their lives. I don't think they'd say it was a waste of money, or lacking in creativity or fun. Every kid has a camera these days - not many get the kind of experience you can buy from a good quality photographer.

Just my biased opinion.