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Next time I go to a wedding as a guest, I'm not taking my camera..... :bang: :bang: :bang:
cause Bridezilla has decided that the shots the tog didn't get, I must have got...cause I had a DSLR.
I gave B&G 6x4 copies of the 12 that I liked, processed and got for myself - tbh most of the time I was happy snapping and I only expected to get 3 that I liked. I thought it would be sweet to give them copies. Apparently, they want more....they want all the photos that I took - as full res files, cause I must have got ones that the tog didn't...cause I had a DSLR...
Didn't the tog have a DSLR?
As tempting as that sounds....it's more trouble than it's worth!send an invoice then
As tempting as that sounds....it's more trouble than it's worth!
As tempting as that sounds....it's more trouble than it's worth!
cause Bridezilla has decided that the shots the tog didn't get, I must have got...cause I had a DSLR.
I gave B&G 6x4 copies of the 12 that I liked, processed and got for myself - tbh most of the time I was happy snapping and I only expected to get 3 that I liked. I thought it would be sweet to give them copies. Apparently, they want more....they want all the photos that I took - as full res files, cause I must have got ones that the tog didn't...cause I had a DSLR...
That's what I did. One of the reasons that I started photography was because my memory is so poor. So, I took my DSLR, took a handful of shots and the ones that I processed were the ones that I wanted and I thought it would be sweet to send them copies of the prints too. However, I'm a bitch for not sending more and the files. *yawn*If you were just snapping for your own pleasure as a guest at their wedding, send the photos IMO.
Barely.... 1 body, 1 lens.....
This happened to me at a friend's wedding as well last year where they saw some of my photos and preferred it. In one particular shot I got a great shot of the bride's father as he gave a very emotional speech, which the actual tog didn't. They also asked for the entire set.
I gave them the entire set in digital form as they are close friends. I was never doing it for money anyway so I don't see what damage it would do to just give it to them. As photographers we also shoot for pleasure and if you see every shot as a possible money earner then your photography will eventually suffer as a result. Giving someone a photo can be a beautiful gift.
Consider it a wedding gift, knowing that your friends' most important day will be cherished even more because of your contribution.
its OK to say this, but the issue come for me, when it becomes an expecation that you'll give the set and not be grateful for recieving it
absa fecing loutleyAnyone who has a party or wedding these days EXPECTS digital files from their guests. To be fair, this seems to be common practice and most people are happy to share images with their friends.
Because photography is my job, I do not bring my camera when invited out socially. I don't see the electricians bringing their toolbox to a party, or the plasterer bringing his trowel, or the chefs being expected to cook the food!!
Chris.
I am sure they will be grateful and as you are only providing it in digital format it is not going to cost him a thing to simply load them up and email it to them. As someone else said above, it is a reasonable expectation for friends to send each other digital copies of photos at events.
To ask your friends for money for it is simply greedy and giving it to them would be a nice gesture as you lose nothing by doing so.
just reply, "sorry, I deleted all but the ones I was really happy with. I then gave these to you!"
Then two words, begins with 'F' and ends with 'F'Oh it was very much accompanied by attitude.
I shouldn't have been surprised really, knowing her for as long as I have,
Just be careful about it from another angle: what if she is then going to use those files as part of her wedding album from the pro, plus others from the official tog?
Personally I would say that you only kept those 12 and deleted the other ones as paying customers take up precious hard drive space. I say hard drive space because I suspect she wouldn't know about the effort and cost we go to back up the files and store nearly all the shots "offline"
Next time I go to a wedding as a guest, I'm not taking my camera..... :bang: :bang: :bang: