How much is a Senior Portrait?

How much is a Senior Portrait?

Sometimes a Senior will call our studio and ask, "How much is a Senior Portrait?" or even... "How much is an 8x10?"

We can give you a ballpark figure of what our seniors spend on average... (about $500 - $800 for boys, about $500 - $1000 for girls) but we can't really tell you an exact figure until we've talked with you a little, and got to know what you're looking for. Of course, you may not know exactly what you want until you see the amazing variety of poses you'll be getting.

The important thing to realize is that a portrait isn't a commodity. A commodity is something that is the same wherever you get it, like sugar or gasoline or notebook paper. You can buy the cheapest notebook paper in the store and you would never know the difference. The price of a portrait depends on where you get it and, quite frankly, how good it is. Portraits are not all the same!

Here's something to think about: How much is a CD? Well, a blank one is about a nickel. You can get a CD of Seals & Crofts Greatest Hits at the Dollar Store for... uh... a dollar, or you can get top hits at Sam Goody for $18.98. Or, you can get a CD with Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Edition for $36,000.

It's not the round plastic thing you're paying for, it only costs a nickel - you pay for what's on the disk.

(Just for the record, we've never had a portrait order for $36,000.)
(But, if you'd like to be the first, we're game!)