My professional photographer has me feeling jipped.

[ceemac]

Derrel is absolutely right. It's the marriage that's important. I can count on one hand the number of times I've looked at ours and it's been almost 40 years. We don't remember who half the people are and it's pretty funny seeing our fathers with sideburns to the chin. The pictures have never been removed from the album.
Spend some money and get a professional portrait of the 2 of you doing something special that you enjoy. A nicely framed 11 X 14 for the wall.

 

[booda303]

I’m glad to know it’s not just me who didn’t like the photos. I’ve never had a professional photographer so I was a little confused. I thank you all for the wonderful advice / feedback. I guess for my one year anniversary I will do just that , we will take pictures of us doing something fun.

 

[snowbear117 48]

I guess for my one year anniversary I will do just that , we will take pictures of us doing something fun.

This sounds like a winner. Sorry the others didn't turn out as expected, but unfortunately, that is the way photography has turned in a lot of cases.

 

[Light Guru]

Photos cost me 1,200

No offence but they look about like what I would expect from a photographer that charges that price to photograph a wedding.

 

[terri35 7]

OP: A link to his Web site might be better from here on out. We ask that you only post images that you have copyright to, and you're also claiming that some of these aren't even from your own wedding.

"Buyer beware" is a tough lesson to learn, especially connected with a once in a lifetime event. Budgets are personal and perhaps $1,200 is all you wanted to spend but, if you'd shopped around and realized this was a low-cost photographer, some warning bells should have sounded. I'm sorry you feel played, but if you couldn't or wouldn't spend more, it's not shocking to see results like this.

Still, I'm not comfortable with you showing up here and posting someone's work to get satisfaction from watching it get trashed. Looks like the price was commensurate with the level of experience, so you did in fact get what you paid for.

 

[480sparky41 40]

I wonder if the photographers online portfolio was really his work (bought-and-paid for, or simply stolen off the internet).

That, or you didn't get the photographer who actually took those online shots and you ended up with a 'second shooter' or some other newbie.

 

[booda303]

OP: A link to his Web site might be better from here on out. We ask that you only post images that you have copyright to, and you're also claiming that some of these aren't even from your own wedding.

"Buyer beware" is a tough lesson to learn, especially connected with a once in a lifetime event. Budgets are personal and perhaps $1,200 is all you wanted to spend but, if you'd shopped around and realized this was a low-cost photographer, some warning bells should have sounded. I'm sorry you feel played, but if you couldn't or wouldn't spend more, it's not shocking to see results like this.

Still, I'm not comfortable with you showing up here and posting someone's work to get satisfaction from watching it get trashed. Looks like the price was commensurate with the level of experience, so you did in fact get what you paid for.

Wow, satisfacción from watching it get trashed ? All I wanted to know if it was just me expecting too much of the photos. Also , I tried to blur out his name so that no one would say that I was trashing him. I never even said I didn’t like his other work from his pictures he posted on his own website. Maybe I shouldn’t have posted his work from his portfolio but still don’t understand from me posting meant to you I liked watching his work get trashed. Kind of didn’t appreciate that comment nor am I on here to argue with anyone.

 

[booda303]

Photos cost me 1,200

No offence but they look about like what I would expect from a photographer that charges that price to photograph a wedding.

Yeah , I know you’re right now. I didn’t even know 1200 inexpensive but it’s another new thing I’ve learned on photography.

 

[booda303]

I guess for my one year anniversary I will do just that , we will take pictures of us doing something fun.

This sounds like a winner. Sorry the others didn't turn out as expected, but unfortunately, that is the way photography has turned in a lot of cases.

Yeah , you’re right you live and you learn.

 

[DanOstergren28 3]

OP: A link to his Web site might be better from here on out. We ask that you only post images that you have copyright to, and you're also claiming that some of these aren't even from your own wedding.

"Buyer beware" is a tough lesson to learn, especially connected with a once in a lifetime event. Budgets are personal and perhaps $1,200 is all you wanted to spend but, if you'd shopped around and realized this was a low-cost photographer, some warning bells should have sounded. I'm sorry you feel played, but if you couldn't or wouldn't spend more, it's not shocking to see results like this.

Still, I'm not comfortable with you showing up here and posting someone's work to get satisfaction from watching it get trashed. Looks like the price was commensurate with the level of experience, so you did in fact get what you paid for.

Wow, satisfacción from watching it get trashed ? All I wanted to know if it was just me expecting too much of the photos. Also , I tried to blur out his name so that no one would say that I was trashing him. I never even said I didn’t like his other work from his pictures he posted on his own website. Maybe I shouldn’t have posted his work from his portfolio but still don’t understand from me posting meant to you I liked watching his work get trashed. Kind of didn’t appreciate that comment nor am I on here to argue with anyone.

I can see how Terri would get that idea. I had the same notion when I first saw your post. Either way, misunderstandings are common over the internet.

 

[Gillra]

So ... I got married last week and the next day photographer sends photos that look like this. Am I expecting too much ? Not a happy bride. What do you think ?

How do I see these pictures booda303?

 

[booda303]

So ... I got married last week and the next day photographer sends photos that look like this. Am I expecting too much ? Not a happy bride. What do you think ?

How do I see these pictures booda303?

I think this is page three of the replies. Click on the first page. It should be on there

 

[booda303]

OP:

Still, I'm not comfortable with you showing up here and posting someone's work to get satisfaction from watching it get trashed. Looks like the price was commensurate with the level of experience, so you did in fact get what you paid for.

Wow, satisfacción from watching it get trashed ? All I wanted to know if it was just me expecting too much of the photos. Also , I tried to blur out his name so that no one would say that I was trashing him. I never even said I didn’t like his other work from his pictures he posted on his own website. Maybe I shouldn’t have posted his work from his portfolio but still don’t understand from me posting meant to you I liked watching his work get trashed. Kind of didn’t appreciate that comment nor am I on here to argue with anyone.

I can see how Terri would get that idea. I had the same notion when I first saw your post. Either way, misunderstandings are common over the internet.

OP: A link to his Web site might be better from here on out. We ask that you only post images that you have copyright to, and you're also claiming that some of these aren't even from your own wedding.

"Buyer beware" is a tough lesson to learn, especially connected with a once in a lifetime event. Budgets are personal and perhaps $1,200 is all you wanted to spend but, if you'd shopped around and realized this was a low-cost photographer, some warning bells should have sounded. I'm sorry you feel played, but if you couldn't or wouldn't spend more, it's not shocking to

Wow, satisfacción from watching it get trashed ? All I wanted to know if it was just me expecting too much of the
I can see how Terri would get that idea. I had the same notion when I first saw your post. Either way, misunderstandings are common over the inter

Hi Terri , those weren’t my intentions but I guess next time I won’t start off saying I feel jipped The hotel where I was staying did charge the same price for photographers so I went and got my own because his portfolio was better. They charged pretty much the same prices out there. Being it was in Dominican Republic, I thought that was the average cost. Didn’t know that was so cheap for wedding photos

 

[astroNikon]

I think this is page three of the replies. Click on the first page. It should be on there

all the photos and links to photos were removed.

You'll need to provide a link to the photographer's website for us to see how good or not the photographer is with their online portfolio.

see post # 20 for reference on why this was done (ie, you don't own the rights to the photos) My professional photographer has me feeling jipped.

 

[Designer]

Photos cost me 1,200

No offence but they look about like what I would expect from a photographer that charges that price to photograph a wedding.

Where is it written that every photographer will price his/her services at a point that coincides with their ability? This holds true at both ends of the skill/ability/artistic spectrum.

I have not seen much regularity in pricing.

I have read on here that the occasional newbie will shoot a wedding for free, but that's only for the newbs who are asking for advice in pricing. Would everyone agree that $1200 is too cheap? For some people that is a lot of money, especially for photos, which they see as just one more expenditure that they have to meet, like flowers, decorating, cake, hall rental, food and drink, and music. Sometimes photographs will take the hit. The couple who can fork over upwards of $7,000 for a photographer will be few and far between.