Free Wedding Disaster!

[Mike_E]

Tell her to have them all processed as best as can be done to mimic ISO 400 and then have them printed in B&W.

They'll look fairly authentic and she have an 'Artsy' album.




And then she can pay you for the maternity and baby photos.

 

[kathyt]

is there a link to these photos?

Yes. Yes. We want a LINK!

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Yeah, cuz that ALWAYS ends well.

 

[rexbobcat]

Yeah, cuz that ALWAYS ends well.

Let's all take this literally and push for the link to the photos!

 

[Andrei_316]

I understand it being ''free'', but if I was the friend I wouldn't take a risk going into something big like this, I understand if it is like a birthday party but not a wedding especially if I did't know what I was doing. I actually just photographed my aunt's wedding for fun and practice, I had a great time ,and even knowing I wasn't the only one shooting I still got scared, she had her own photographers and it was actually pretty cool talking to 40 year olds when your 13

Lesson learned I guess?

P.S Also want to see those photos, I want to see how they look like

 

[Scuba]

I can try and get a link on Monday. I am out of town for the weekend. I will have to upload them somewhere first because I don't see her posting them to fb anytime soon.

 

[Pallycow]

I read a few and then skimmed, then skipped, so sorry if redundant.

You can help your friend out. Fake it. If she don't have dress, rent one, he rent tux, pose a few "bridal" shots for them. Not the same, but only they and you will know, and they can have a few big prints for wall anyway. Easy to help them out in that regard.

I liked on Tylers post back on page one, and just to reitterate, I preach this every day almost. Even at work when local photogs come in with chit work or learners who like to talk about a wedding they are doing for free for their friend to learn on. I tell them how it's going to end, some listen, some don't. Yeah, I do it tactfully, but sometimes you just wanna grab their neck while you say "Stop hurting America". lol.

It amazes me how clueless people still are about what it takes to be a real photog, and a wedding photog at that.

 

[Tee]

I love a good train wreck as much as the next person but I don't think there's anything to be gained by posting the images. You've told us everything we need to know and we're commiserating along with you and the bride.

One question, though. How does the friend/photographer feel about the final product. Like, is she totally aloof and thinks she knocked it out of the ballpark? If she waited six months to give them to her was it because she was afraid of the reaction?

 

[nycphotography]

I'd have to think it too 6 months because either she didn't know how to get pictures off the camera... or more likely she was just too embarassed to show them.

 

[Scuba]

I don't know how the photographer feels about the images. I will have to find out. I know she got pregnant since the wedding which may have delayed the pictures.

I would help her out but I haven't done much in the way of portrait work so I wouldn't feel comfortable. Doesn't make sense to try and learn something new while trying to fix a big screw up by someone else new. She still doesn't have the money to pay anyone now for the make up portraits either.

 

[BrianV]

Did anyone else at the wedding take a camera? I typically bring my camera when invited to a wedding. On a couple of occasions, my pictures ended up being the make-up photos. One, years ago, the Lab that the Professional Photographer used ruined all of the negatives. It happens, and worse then this.

The suggestion to salvage some of the images is the best yet, but someone with some good Photoshop skills is required. Ask your friend to post some images.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I don't know how the photographer feels about the images. I will have to find out. I know she got pregnant since the wedding which may have delayed the pictures.

I would help her out but I haven't done much in the way of portrait work so I wouldn't feel comfortable. Doesn't make sense to try and learn something new while trying to fix a big screw up by someone else new. She still doesn't have the money to pay anyone now for the make up portraits either.

Let it go.

 

[Designer]

pixmedic has the right idea: Offer to do her first year anniversary. Then she will have some pictures, and forgetting the wedding fiasco will be easier.

 

[Scuba]

Yeah I think the best thing is to let it go too...nothing good can come from saying anything. The wedding is over and getting too upset won't make the pictures better. I think she should get dressed up and get some formals taken and then get some great 1 year shots...just not from her friend.