Reasons to hire a photographer for your preschool picture day | Spokane Valley, Wa

We all have memories of picture day at school through our years of childhood. School pictures are very deeply meaningful to parents and many parents will hold on to these photos and pass them down for generations. It marks the memory of a child every step of the way through their education. Visual archives matter so so much. There are also reasons for your school to have the pictures done and I’m going go through them below.

Hiring a professional sets your school apart from others and may bring you more business.

While school photos at preschools and daycares are increasing in popularity, many still do not offer yearly pictures. There is also a large number of schools who take their pictures in-house without a professional. By hiring a professional (preferably local) photographer to come to your school for picture day, you are setting your school aside from all of the other schools who do not offer this elevated service to their families. Parents choose schools for a number of reasons, but the benefits that a school offers is probably the biggest one. Parents want to see what their money is doing for their children at their school and a professional picture day is exactly the way for your school to provide that value (and bonus, it actually makes your school money rather than costs it if you hire the right company.) Your school is a business and you will attract higher quality and higher quantity of families by offering a professional school picture day.

Professionals handle all the hassle for you.

Picture day is a lot of work. Organizing the children, communicating with the parents, distributing the pictures, keeping names organized with the picture files, not to mention making the picture look good and how physically demanding it is to sit on your knees to take the pictures. Professional photography companies have systems in place to handle all of this work in an extremely efficient manner. This allows your school to get back to what is important, which is school! Some things in business cost you more in time and money to handle yourself than it would have cost to hire a professional and school photography is a prime example.

Great way to get updated staff photos for no cost.

Offering professional photography isn’t just great for the kids and families that you serve, it’s also great for you and your staff. Hosting an annual picture day often comes with the benefit of complimentary staff photos. This is a great way to keep an updated visual record of your staff members. These images can be used on your website and keep your staff looking sharp and friendly. Iphone pictures are not attractive on websites, so here is a great way to spruce up your website with almost no effort on your part.

Allows your school to have visual records of the children you serve.

These professional photos can be useful in other ways outside of your school system as well. Children do not have state identification cards with pictures. So in the case that the unthinkable happens and authorities need an up to date photo of a child. Your school can step in to help the parents by providing a professional quality portrait of the child. Just another way you are able to serve your parents outside of your school and help keep the children safe.

Provides Access to high quality photography for families of all income levels.

It’s no secret that families of all economic backgrounds use childcare. I am a big believer in putting the cookies on the shelf where everyone can reach them. School picture day is a great way to do this. By offering yearly pictures, you are giving all families at your school access to professional level portraits of their children. It may not seem like a big deal, but for some kids, these are the only pictures that they will have from their childhood that make it into print from and last to their adulthood. It is a big deal. These photos are priced lower than a Mcdonald’s sandwich in some cases, so you are doing a good thing for these families by offering this service.

Acts as a fundraiser for your school.

Here’s where it really gets good for your school. Depending on the company, many professional photographers do not charge your school for offering picture day. That’s right, it’s free for you to offer it. AND many photographers (like Britt Harvey Photography) actually donate a percentage of the money made from the sales at your school, back to your school. So offering picture day, acts as a fundraiser for your school, what’s not to love about that!