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Hi,

My kids had some photos taken at school, my son has a beautiful smile but the day before he fell off the slide at preschool and busted his lip really bad. So the photo is not the best.

Can anyone recommend a good studio to get them taken again in the Kent area.

Thanks.
 
Maybe not the answer you are looking for, but a picture of your boy with a smile and a busted lip would surely tell its own story, and be a great reminder of this time in his life ?

However, given the fairly simple set-up, ie a couple of flash heads, a reflector and a white background used by most school photographers (at least the ones I have seen) can you not try to do something similar yourself with a window and a white wall with a piece of card/polystyrene/sheet as a reflector if you don't have access to any lights ?

Maybe a better answer to your question would be how about asking the school who did the shots and contacting them?
Most schools near me use the same company so I would imagine the actual photographer would be reasonably local or in your area fairly often and given that he/she got a good shot last time then they ought to be able to repeat it.
 
Thanks for the reply, I understand about the story but he also had an inch long cut above his eye so looks like a right bruiser.

Did think about doing it myself to be honest. I did have a good setup, but sold it all!! I will be using Fuji x pro 1 and 35mm 1.4.

Again thanks for the reply, if I do it myself I will post the photo.
 
I agree with stevewestern, each of my school photos growing up had something; cut eye brow, black eye, yellow/green bruising, broken arm, etc. Part of growing up, part of the story of life. It's brilliant when I now look back at them. So glad my parents didn't replace them.
 
stevewestern said:
Maybe not the answer you are looking for, but a picture of your boy with a smile and a busted lip would surely tell its own story, and be a great reminder of this time in his life ?

However, given the fairly simple set-up, ie a couple of flash heads, a reflector and a white background used by most school photographers (at least the ones I have seen) can you not try to do something similar yourself with a window and a white wall with a piece of card/polystyrene/sheet as a reflector if you don't have access to any lights ?

Maybe a better answer to your question would be how about asking the school who did the shots and contacting them?
Most schools near me use the same company so I would imagine the actual photographer would be reasonably local or in your area fairly often and given that he/she got a good shot last time then they ought to be able to repeat it.
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My first port of call would be the company/photographer that took the photos and see if they will re-touch them. When I worked for Colorfoto we often received requests like that and did it FOC willingly.
 
dejongj said:
I agree with stevewestern, each of my school photos growing up had something; cut eye brow, black eye, yellow/green bruising, broken arm, etc. Part of growing up, part of the story of life. It's brilliant when I now look back at them. So glad my parents didn't replace them.
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sounds pretty much exactly like mine... especially from the age of 11 onwards, where it seems that school photo's were always done in the Rugby season, and I think half the lads in my class looked much the same...
 
from the games or from the drinking and fighting afterwards ?
 
big soft moose said:
from the games or from the drinking and fighting afterwards ?
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For me it was from the games and just being a young boy...I don't drink as it is against my religion, nor fight unless for queen and country.
 
big soft moose said:
from the games or from the drinking and fighting afterwards ?
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Well - when playing Union for the school, it was definitely on-pitch... but by the age of 16, I was playing in the Village's open-age League team as well - who were a bunch of scrappers, and again, the fighting was pretty much on-the-pitch (though the drinking afterwards occasionally caused a repeat flare-up or two...)
 
Off topic, but i recall a wedding a few years back where both the groom and the best man had black eyes and fat lips having got into a fight the night before ... and if that wasnt bad enough i discovered while chatting to a bridesmaid that in fact they'd got into the fight with each other ! :bang:
 
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. and if that wasnt bad enough i discovered while chatting to a bridesmaid that in fact they'd got into the fight with each other ! :banghead:
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Could have been worse, it could have been over the bridesmaid...
 
nah clearly with her they'd share ;) ... fighting is reserved for important things like whether leicester city are s*** (i'm not joking about the latter bit , that really was the reason)
 
a good friend of mine got hit in the cheek with a cricket ball 3 days before his wedding... was very lucky not to lose an eye. The make-up artist jumped in her car after preparing the bride and got him looking good as new before the ceremony
 
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