They were the lucky ones, but many others have been let down, not knowing when or if they will get the photos they paid for. After the abrupt closure of the entire chain, employees and customers reportedly complained on social media, wondering about photos that had been taken but not yet collected. The company was silent for a couple of days, and its website has been taken down. But CBS managed to get a local studio on its phone number, and there was a recording as a notice to the customers:.
While the company is unable to continue its operations, we are hopeful that it will be able to continue under new ownership soon. If new ownership emerges, we will contact you directly to book your appointment and offer you special incentives for the inconvenience. In the recording, The Picture People invites customers to leave a message and share their concerns. The company was apparently struggling financially, but its customers and employees were still let down as the business closed so abruptly.
For now, there is no further info on The Picture People case. But if we hear more, we will let you know. Dunja Djudjic is a writer and photographer from Novi Sad, Serbia. You can see her work on Flickr , Behance and her Facebook page. As a photographer who does portraits, while I feel for the employees and those who lost their pictures and money, I am in no way sad and actually a little giddy at this news. PP was the Walmart of the portrait photography world. Their cookie cutter approach devalued the servers of true portrait photographers and cause many of us to struggle to compete.
Good riddance to another trash company. As a Portrait Studio owner, inside a strip mall, after and working 9 years as a freelance photographer and videographer prior, you quickly understand consumer level pricing and the perceived pricing scale. Some very bad ones too. My studio had to adapt, and take a different approach positioning to compete. And we have our loyal base. Just more proof that the photography industry is a archaic art form, losing relevancy. Cellphones with enhanced editing software are only getting better, and unless the industry changes, the classic Portrait Studio will become fossilized.
It will die with Millennials. The importance of portraitry is dying. Wedding, Quinceanera, Fashion, Commercial, etc will survive, for now. Only more selective. Yes, cellphones are a problem but that just means us portrait photographers need to be more creative and specialize.
A cellphone does not make you a photographer just like Instagram does not make you an artist. I understand the concept of appealing to the masses with cookie cutter cheap portraits.
Still does not mean I feel sorry for PP. So I did her sons preschool promotion portraits. Then she took shots with her iPhone, the stark difference in quality was laughbly apparent. Those drinking that apple koolaid are a joke. It would blow their minds. People remain ignorant until they are taught. Example: digital pictures, frames, canvases, and pictures on puzzles, cups, tile, ect. I have tried a photographers that worked for themselves, but I would much rather use PP, and it has nothing to do with the price because I always end up spending a lot of money when I take my granddaughter to have her pictures made, I use them because of the props, backdrops, and the amount of pictures I can get.
Sorry McD suck, so no comparison. PP actually take great photos, I have lots of great pictures from them. Plus they are great with kids. See, the issue is you are looking. How would you feel if you were a creative and business came along and undercut your livelihood by offering cookie cutter product at a fraction of your cost? I feel I and others like me offer something McPP does not. A personal touch. We will explore future options for the space in our stores and for photo services.
We regret any inconvenience this has caused our Members and customers. For additional information, please contact The Picture People. On social media Friday, employees and customers complained about not getting any notice and wondered about pictures taken but not picked up. She says customers should gather and hang onto any paper records of a transaction with the company. Pittsburgh News. Fall Foliage Report: Season Winding Down, But Some Color Still Hanging On The last fall foliage forecast of the season is here, and while most counties are past peak, you still have one more chance to catch the autumn displays.
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