S3E11 Picture Day - Helpful Tools to Make the Most out of School & Sport Photos, with Frank Lombardo & Inter State Studio

Welcome to this episode of Alopecia Life. We have 3 guests here with us today, Frank Lombardo, the National Photography Manager and two of his team, Erin & Steve from Inter-State Studio & Publishing Company.Frank and I connected a few years ago when I was reminded of my own school photo experience after hearing numerous discussions come up about the unpleasantness of school photos. It may be strange to hear how traumatic a school photo can be, especially if your own experience was only one of fun anticipation and excitement. While I was extremely bummed out to hear kids still having the same kinds of things come up - photographers asking them to remove their hats, support staff not being knowledgeable about alopecia, no real communication between home and school, and the results being a photo where it's evident the child is just not a happy camper - I wanted to know who to talk to and what could be done to change things.I found Frank, and the follow-up conversations I had with him, and his whole-hearted openness to make school & sport photos a better experience for children with alopecia was so easy. I'm happy to have all three team members share with all of us today. Thank you for listening to Alopecia Life today. Thank you to those who wrote in and shared your own school photo experience with me. Listening to what was a problem back in the day, and continuing to hear similar stories today is something that needs to change. Thank you to Frank, Erin, and Steve for helping be a catalyst of change. We appreciate you.Support the showAlopecia Life provides free resources for school and home education, including a growing list of alopecia books, education videos on YouTube, links to support groups within the US, UK, Canada and more. You will also find access to Head-On, Stories of Alopecia, the Alopecia 101 free course, paid Alopecia Roadmap course for parents of children living with alopecia, and personalized coaching. Together, we can make a difference. To find out more, https://www.alopecialife.com/