What do you mean by insane costs!! What a ridiculous statement. Pixie were the cheap n' nasty of the photographic family portrait industry. It was basically the biggest 'sausage factory' in the name of photography not for art but purely for money which for years was a bug bear in some way to pro photographers (even though some may deny this). Yes, it is sad when a business shuts it's doors and it's ripple affects hurt staff, their families and the whole chain reaction down the line. The digital age has ushered in a revolution and made a huge change to media and the way we percieve it's value. The pro photographer was once considered an artist and producing beautiful imagery was like magic where as much of the public perception now is so focused on price and because everyone has a camera of some sort thinks they are a photographer. I ask the question: If you had a scalpel in your hand, does that make you a surgeon?? Think about it....
