tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post3721743894495633388..comments2023-06-25T18:01:34.208+09:00Comments on Busan Mike / 부산 마이크: Busan e-FM Week 27: Baby Photo ShootsMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-3836513941361095792011-09-25T19:07:27.907+09:002011-09-25T19:07:27.907+09:00I gathered that other mothers might not be above p...I gathered that other mothers might not be above pinching a rival baby when you're not looking to make them cry and look more effort to work with. But I think it's supposition rather than based on any evidence of this happening. On the other hand, reading the comments of mothers online makes me think anything may be possible.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-47024499476950565672011-09-23T10:14:40.618+09:002011-09-23T10:14:40.618+09:00Thanks for the information!
I had no clue baby co...Thanks for the information!<br /><br />I had no clue baby competitions could be so cut-throat. "We’d have to be careful not to take our eye off him around any of the other mothers." That line scared me. What would they do?Anthonyhttp://www.anthonyteacher.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-1047520702794114602011-09-13T20:59:57.307+09:002011-09-13T20:59:57.307+09:00Hi Anthony,
The studio where a photographer did o...Hi Anthony,<br /><br />The studio where a photographer did our baby's 200th day shoot is 'Studio Bloom' near Kyungsung National University subway station, and I think his work was good, but I'm not the best judge of artistic quality and I'm not sure there's any guarantee that you'll be getting the same photographer if you go there. My experience is that sometimes these places are owned by the photographer themselves, and sometimes they’re just businesses that bring in freelancers and it’s something of a revolving door. In fact my friends had a problem with their wedding shoot under the latter circumstances, and the studio just had them come back, providing another photographer.<br /><br />As far as price is concerned, it's not a particularly cheap place I think, but not outrageously expensive either.<br /><br />You're probably right about the rarity of your baby in Korea so I think she's probably highly marketable if you decide to go down that road. If you do though, I’d just say be sensible about your baby’s security. Baby competitions and the desire for child stardom are activities which are taken extremely seriously in Korea, and both my wife and mother-in-law said that if our baby ever participated in something which led off-line, we’d have to be careful not to take our eye off him around any of the other mothers. That sounds a little ridiculous, and yet having seen the hysterical rantings of women online whose babies haven’t made the finals of competitions, it has left me with a lingering doubt as to their mental states and just how far they would go to win.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-39089026181658234732011-09-11T09:49:04.587+09:002011-09-11T09:49:04.587+09:00We're both American with a little one in Korea...We're both American with a little one in Korea, so I am glad we didn't have to go through that! It sounds confusing, expensive, and stressful. Can you recommend a good (and decently-priced) photographer in Busan?<br /><br />How can I learn about these photo competitions too? Having a completely foreign baby in Korea (blonde hair, blue eyes) literally draws crowds, which makes me think she has something (which I don't!).Anthonyhttp://www.anthonyteacher.comnoreply@blogger.com