Photo Firm Under Fire for Removing Disabled Kids From School Pictures
What should have been an innocent school photo has turned into an ugly controversy after families were given the option to edit out disabled students.
Photographer Puts On Professional Photo Shoot for Young Girl Who Was Denied School Pictures
When photographer Jermaine Horton heard about young Marian Scott being denied school pictures because of the red extensions in her hair, he chose to step up and help her get her confidence back by giving her the professional photo shoot she deserved.
Shutterfly Buys School Photo Company Lifetouch for $825M in Cash
Shutterfly has announced that it has agreed to acquire Lifetouch, the employee-owned photography company best known for being the national leader in school pictures. The purchase price is $825 million in cash.
Don’t Mind the Gap: Why Are We Now Photoshopping School Portraits?
There is something amiss with the photo above. I’m not talking about the missing teeth on the left -- that’s the correct photo. The problem is the photo on the right. Surely we have lost the plot when we start Photoshopping an 8-year-old’s gappy grin.
School Portrait Company Pulls Its Retouching Service After Mom Complains
A school portrait photography company in the UK has apologized and pulled its "retouching service" after a mother publicly complained about the service sending the wrong message to children.
Live Portrait Wants to Bring Boring School Pictures to Life with Augmented Reality
Live Portrait is a new service that's trying to breathe new life into the standard school portrait. Instead of simply static photographs, the company's idea is to use augmented reality through a smartphone camera to add a video element to every photograph in a yearbook.