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By Robbie Hill
For the 2021-22 school year, Cady Studios took charge of taking portrait photos of students for the yearbook. Their work ethic proved to be exceptional among the previous photography companies that were used in the past.
“We were very pleased with the quality of the pictures and with the customer service.” yearbook advisor Cathy Koke said.
Cady Studios was fast with their photo processes, taking photos of 1,400 students in an astounding 90 minutes. Although the student photo taking is meant to be a fast-paced job, many were surprised to see how fast Cady Studios were. In previous years, it had taken two days to take everyone’s photos.
“We took almost 1,400 pictures in 90 minutes. I think that is successful.” Koke said.
While the underclassmen photos were in their completion, senior portraits worked much differently. Senior students were given the option to take their senior portraits at Cady Studios, or at the school, all of which needed to be booked by appointment.
“If we’re talking about how I personally liked my photos, I like mine this year more than any other of my yearbook pictures.” Senior Maddie Mandl said.
If a senior student were to come to the school for their photos to be taken, they would have to go through different photo-taking processes based on the type of ‘package’ they purchased.
“Everything went well.” Senior Cheyanne Herrington said, “I loved all of the staff that was there to help us with every step of the way.”
With the changes that needed to be implemented to accommodate a new photography company, the processes and routines needed to be altered. While it was challenging at first, it did not take long for the photographers to immerse themselves into the new photo-taking process.
“We know change is hard.” Koke said, “We did not make the decision to change photography companies lightly, but it was something we felt was necessary to get the quality and customer service that our students and parents deserve.”
While senior portraits are still ongoing, the rest of the yearbook portraits were deemed successful.
“I enjoyed it and look forward to working with them (Cady Studios) in the future.” Koke said.