Since 2001, we've posted 20,638 different business opportunities and ideas, so you're sure to find something here to inspire you!
Rethinking School Photos
Let’s face it, school portraits are boring. Flat and dull.
The WSJ has taken a a look at the industry and discovered some new companies trying to revitalize it.
Kelsey and Dennis Kleiman of Brooklyn, N.Y., were underwhelmed by their daughter’s school pictures. So Mr. Kleiman, a professional photographer, volunteered to take less-stilted portraits of their daughter’s classmates. It was such a hit with the parents that in 2009 Mr. and Ms. Kleiman, whose children are 3 and 6 years old, founded a school portrait company, Stomping Ground Photo. It is among a handful of companies trying to recast school pictures.
Stomping Ground photographs are taken against a plain background and capture kids doing kid stuff: jumping, laughing, pouting. It is now photographing about 20 schools in New York and Los Angeles. Parents can view proofs online and decide which photos to purchase.
Related Businesses in the Directory
Related Posts
Related Resources
cindy hawkins on November 12th, 2011 11:30 am
Given children’s natural exuberance and often ‘antsy’ energies, these pix are just what the school should order. And unlike our school pictures of fifty years ago that we look back on with a blush and roll of the eyes, these are funny, sweet and I bet will be a pleasure to look at again – six months, or ten YEARS from now!
Kelsey on November 13th, 2011 7:44 am
Thanks Cindy. We think so too.
Kelsey@stompinggroundphoto.com
Leave a Reply