A QUESTION OF CLASS - PHOTOS THAT IS

REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE GETTING YOUR CLASS PHOTO TAKEN BACK IN THE - OH - SAY THE MID SIXTIES? On the big day, you'd wear a white dress shirt and a spiffy tie and Mom would make sure your hair was combed (and spray a goodly amount of sticky hairspray on the do just to make sure it didn't - get mussed up that is). And a few weeks later, the photo package would arrive. The wallet sized snaps would be handed out to Grandpa and Grandma, Auntie Mildred and little Suzy Mae next door. The larger photos would be framed with one kept by Mom and Dad and the rest would wind up as Christmas presents. But all that is prehistory. Nowadays, Senior pictures as they're now known, comprise a specialty that rivals wedding photography both in technical sophistication and cost. In my opinion, it's a shame, but there's no going back. So, Mom and Dad, just grit your teeth and ante up. LARRY ELKINS ELKINSPHOTOS