For some reason we felt we had to have these "studio" photos taken. Frankly, I believe I have taken much better pictures of my son in this past year (even if I have never made him pose or sit still for one). Being a web developer, I'm perfectly able with graphics and photo editing software to put any background to any portrait. And with services like Snapfish.com getting professional prints is easy and cheap. So what's the point really?
We did get a diskette with digital copies of the photos. But I knew they were of poor quality (low resolution) because they all fit on a regular 3.5 inch diskette. Also, I believe it's ridiculous that they make the very first photo you Ok the one printed as a "package" before you have a chance to evaluate the rest of the pictures. Why? How can you decide without all the options?
Never mind my dissatisfaction with these studio photos. Everybody who we sent one to loved getting it.