PICTURE DAY PRE-PAY
Introduction & Frequently Asked Questions

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GPA's Pre-Pay for Picture Day brings innovation and ease to Picture Day! Pre-Pay gives parents the luxury of ordering ahead of Picture Day, paying online as well as viewing the products available on Picture Day! Pre-Pay gives the photographer ease of collecting credit card orders, easy to track order info and ease of submitting orders to GPA! Leagues will love the versatility of this service and so will you!

What is the Pre-Pay Picture Day Program?
The Pre-Pay Picture Day Program allows parents to order and pay online for their photos before your scheduled Picture Day.

How does it work?
  • You complete an Online Work Order and choose the Pre-Pay option.
  • A Pre-Pay link is created and emailed to you.
  • You share the link with your league, and they post it on their web site and email it to parents. It is your and the league’s responsibility to promote the Pre-Pay option to the parents.

  • Parents visit the league’s web site and click the Pre-Pay link.

  • Parents follow 3 simple steps: They enter their personal information; select the
    packages and a la carte items     based on the Sales Envelope created for the league;
    and pay with a Visa, MasterCard or Discover card.

  • GPA processes the payment and transfers the order information to our database.


  • Once the order is submitted, the parent and photographer receive an email notification, confirming the order and creating an order receipt and Pre-Pay Picture Day Form.
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  • The parent then brings the Pre-Pay Picture Day Order Form to Picture Day, whereby you photograph the child and write in the Frame/Image # and Team #.
    • (Think of the e-ticket program airlines use.)

  • You send the Pre-Pay Picture Day Order Forms, Sales Envelope Picture Day Order Forms to GPA just like a normal job. (Sorry, not currently compatible with MODE jobs.)


  • GPA then processes the order as specified on the original Work Order.
    What’s required from the league?


  • The league must have an official web site.


  • It’s also recommended that they have an email notification program in order to promote the Pre-Pay program to their registrants. It is vital that the parents know that Pre-Pay is available and that the league prefers this method of ordering.

What’s required from the photographer?
  • An Online Work Order. The program is available to both film and digital photographers.

  • What if the parent doesn’t bring their Pre-Pay Picture Day Form to Picture Day? You can print a Missing Pre-Pay Form Sheet that shows all of the successfully processed orders. Take this with you on Picture Day. If a parent doesn’t have their Pre-Pay Picture Day Form, you can look up the individual’s name and enter their Image # and Team # on the Missing Pre-Pay Form Sheet. You would then send this sheet with the job to GPA.

How does the Photographer keep track of orders?

Please Contact Customer Services for full details on GPA's PRE-PAY FOR PICTURE DAY!

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