Does this seem right? Photo Shoot Result

[pixmedic]

But, why? I do agree it should be put into a contract for sure, but if you buy the disk, and the understanding it is your's to do as you please. Then why would a photographer limit the printing size and resolution. Let's get real...in the real world some people scan and make extra photo's in which I do not agree with. If I bought a disk from a photographer, and was told that I could print photos from it, then decent resolution photos should be on there. I think it is greed. I know how expensive it is to be a photographer, and the time spent in pp, but treating people decent has to be in the business, because Photography depends a lot on "Word of Mouth" for most.

Perhaps there's no written contract (that's my vote), and the OP was told the CD would be lo-rez images that could be posted on FaceSpace and MyBook... but he/she just either just didn't hear that part or refused to believe it.

your probably right...and this is EXACTLY why a contract is important. a lot of people think that they are just "getting lucky" when a photographer doesn't insist on a signed contract. in fact, it is very much the opposite. the contract defines the relationship of the deal, and should outline exactly what the photographer expects of the client, AND what the client should expect of the photographer. It protects BOTH parties, and is definitive proof as to what was promised and what should be delivered. without that signed contract, there is very little to no recourse for a client since they cannot "prove" what they were promised. it is all hearsay at that point.

so....contracts FTW!

 

[bunny99123]

Oh, well then I get it.

 

[Pallycow]

When I make cd's for customers I give them two folders on it. One for web usage, low res files, and one for printing, high res files.

I crop mine and prep for print based on their order. So if they are going to want different things printed later, they can contact me to prepare such images for new order, or crop themselves and hope for the best.

I see nothing wrong here, the OP just didn't know what he had. The photog gave them what they paid for, and those images can be printed at the sizes they ordered, just not at larger sizes they might want to order. So when seeking out a photog, make sure you mention you'd like higher res files for possible enlargements at a later date if that is what you want. If your "package" includes 8x10 sizes and lower...don't be surprised when you get something like the OP got.

Too many people focus on the wrong thing. They think every file has to be 300 for each print size. People forget you can print a good sharp 24x36 at 72.

keith laid out the numbers and links...so for any confused...read.

 

[Sw1tchFX]

My SO paid for a make over and photo shoot and she bought 10 pictures on CD for about $150.

She sent them to me and I was a bit shocked at the resolution / file size.

As an example:

0.2MB JPEG file with a resolution of 1463*2048 @240 DPI.

The images seem to blur with pretty much any level of zooming in.

All 10 images are about 3MB altogether - I was expecting about 3 or 4 mb per file!

Does this seem right/normal or are my expectations too high?

Thanks.

Mike

If the photographer is good, than you got a SWINGIN' deal. She's the one that got ripped off at only $150 for that.

 

[BlairWright]

Yea, that's super cheap, even at 4x8" printable resolution. We charge well over that for a single file.

I never saw you comment on the quality of the shots, how do they look other than the resolution?