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£30 for a School Photo? Why We're a Nation Obsessed With Cheap
Parents are running school photo proofs through AI to strip the watermarks, and there are people locally who'll do it for a fiver. Is it theft, or a symptom of something bigger?In this episode, I get into the part of this conversation nobody wants to have. Many families are struggling, and £30 is a real decision. But parents don't see the safeguarding checks, the insurance, the paperwork and the hoops photographers jump through just to get into a school.I'm also turning the mirror on our own industry. Phone snaps are instant, packages can feel overpriced, and sometimes the photos just aren't…
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