Someone asked me to send unedited photos
Oct 24, 2020 17:56:09 #
I did my first wedding for free. Spend time editing the photos & sent them to the couple. Now they want me to unedited them & send them to them. Do I go back & unedit them, & resend them? I am kind of socked & somewhat offended. What do I do???
Oct 24, 2020 17:59:45 #
I think you meant "shocked"? If you are going to do weddings, paid or unpaid, a thick skin helps a lot! Your first mistake was agreeing to do a friend's wedding for free. It's difficult to please people at times, maybe most of the time, and some people, perhaps such as in this case, have a definite idea of what they want. Did you discuss their expectations of the images? I think your decision should be based on what you think is the right thing to do and, perhaps, how your decision will affect the relationship with this couple. It might have been interesting to see how you edited some of them...and, you don't have to unedited them, just send them the original images if you decide to do that.
Oct 24, 2020 18:04:42 #
Put the originals on a disc or thumb drive, send them to the couple, dust off your hands and walk away. There are far, far worse stories about similar situations. Next time, if you ever decide to do it again, a contract would be a good idea.
Oct 24, 2020 18:15:20 #
SABugl123 wrote:
I did my first wedding for free. Spend time editing the photos & sent them to the couple. Now they want me to unedited them & send them to them. Do I go back & unedit them, & resend them? I am kind of socked & somewhat offended. What do I do???
Put the originals on a thumb drive unedited and give it to them.
Oct 24, 2020 18:46:25 #
If it is a friend, send them what they want.
If it's a acquaintance tell him what you charge.
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If it's a acquaintance tell him what you charge.
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Oct 24, 2020 18:48:29 #
The next time do as I do; say no and start walking away, keep saying no, even if they have stopped asking, just keep walking away and keep saying no,. Easy
Oct 24, 2020 18:56:06 #
Unless they are very close friends or family, your first mistake was photographing a wedding "for FREE".
At this point in the relationship, just send them the files and be done with it.
Dis you ask them WHY they want unedited images?
At this point in the relationship, just send them the files and be done with it.
Dis you ask them WHY they want unedited images?
Oct 24, 2020 18:59:22 #
SABugl123 wrote:
I did my first wedding for free. Spend time editing the photos & sent them to the couple. Now they want me to unedited them & send them to them. Do I go back & unedit them, & resend them? I am kind of socked & somewhat offended. What do I do???
Send them raw files if they want, but only of the shots you are proud of or think they would have bought had you been charging. When you do a wedding for pay, you can still send the raw (only the good ones) but charge them for what you were going to charge for finished pictures. Finishing the photos and selling them a package is where most of the money is made on a wedding.
...Cam
Oct 24, 2020 19:41:13 #
I asked friends to take pictures and give me the film unprocessed. But I asked them before hand.
Oct 24, 2020 19:50:59 #
quixdraw wrote:
Put the originals on a disc or thumb drive, send them to the couple, dust off your hands and walk away. There are far, far worse stories about similar situations. Next time, if you ever decide to do it again, a contract would be a good idea.
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Oct 24, 2020 21:16:42 #
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Oct 24, 2020 22:32:07 #
My brother's granddaughter asked me to shoot her wedding and I told her to hire an experienced wedding photographer. I did shoot it but not as the primary photographer. The official photographer was the groom's boss and I was told his pictures came out pretty bad. If you're not an experienced wedding photographer it's best to just say no. I would definitely ask why they want the originals.
Oct 25, 2020 05:27:56 #
SABugl123 wrote:
I did my first wedding for free. Spend time editing the photos & sent them to the couple. Now they want me to unedited them & send them to them. Do I go back & unedit them, & resend them? I am kind of socked & somewhat offended. What do I do???
Why would they want the unedited photos—unless they plan to have someone else edit the images for them?
Something amiss here.
Oct 25, 2020 05:41:11 #
SABugl123 wrote:
I did my first wedding for free. Spend time editing the photos & sent them to the couple. Now they want me to unedited them & send them to them. Do I go back & unedit them, & resend them? I am kind of socked & somewhat offended. What do I do???
Send them the pictures. All of them. Let them sort it out. Get over it and move on. Never, ever, ever do work for free, outside of immediate family.
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