Episode 79
79. School Photos
Picture day is an annual tradition for American families — and, for the companies that take the photos, a lucrative one. Zachary Crockett smiles for the camera.
The Economics of Everyday Things
February 3, 202519m 22s
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Show Notes
Picture day is an annual tradition for American families — and, for the companies that take the photos, a lucrative one. Zachary Crockett smiles for the camera.
- SOURCES:
- Ken Murphy, C.E.O. of Lifetouch
- Jeremy McColm, senior manager of photography at Lifetouch
- RESOURCES:
- "The money and stress and failed hairdos of school picture day," by Kaitlyn Tiffany (Vox, 2019)
- "The School Photo Industry Is a Master Class in Drama," by David Gauvey Herbert (New York Times, 2019)
- "With Lifetouch Acquisition, Shutterfly Claims Leadership In Picture Memories Market," by Pamela Danziger (Forbes, 2018)
- "Exclusive School Photography Agreement" (Vernon Public School District, 2019)
- EXTRAS:
- "Money Schools Earn From Student Portraits Varies Widely," by Scott MacFarlane, Rick Yarborough, and Jeff Piper (NBC News Washington, 2016)
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