Anyone Else Cancel their Photographer? & Vendor Rave

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Posted by MJDoc12

HELL YEAH!

i had another photographer booked and PAID, from one of those 'all inclusive' places....and then i saw some of their work and i KNEW i had to cancel

best decision i ever made. i discovered that just cause i was on a budget, didn't mean i had to skimmp on quality!

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Posted by vintagegirl

So anyway being an art and photography teacher had made me extremely picky about choosing a photographer for our wedding. I was getting frustrated because alot of the 'artistic ' photographers were also the most expensive photographers and way out of reach on my own budget. ( no way I can afford $3k - $6k)
So what ended up happening about 4 months ago after I booked our primary photographer,(from craigslist) I then booked a backup photographer (also on Craigslist )
I just didn't feel like I made the right decision on the second photographer soooo I started looking on craigslist again.. and came across this woman named Farnaz K. she is a freelance studio photographer for Martha Stewart Wedding Magazines, MAC, Vogue, Elle and some other big name companies. her work is amazing.. Detailed orientated, the coloring was exactly what I was looking for in the outcome of the work. She just started shooting weddings this year and was offering and incredibly low price. I went to go meet her on Wed. at her apt. and she is the sweetest and most professional person.
I made a deal with her to just get the digital and film negatives (yes she is shooting with 35mm and digital!) and she is bringing an assistant! I am really happy now :) & confident


I felt bad about 'firing ' the other photographer' but I just wasn't feeling it.. something would have been bothering me. Did anyone else feel doubtful about their photographer?

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Posted by Snickers76

I was going to go with someone from criagslist as well, but her prices were outrageous! She wanted 3K plus the cost of film (she said 20 bucks a roll) and transportation and she was only giving us the negatives and a list of people who could print them out. Granted, her work was amazing, but I mean...it would've cost me more than the guy I am going with now. I still think about changing my photographer from time to time, because the pics on their website are cheesy, but the shots they have up in their studio are breathtaking...and they did my brother's wedding, they have great shots.

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Posted by BunnyBride

Hi Laura! I think it's great that you went with your gut and found someone else..don't feel bad!
Tara (gettinhutched) fired her original photog too!

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Posted by BunnyBride

Hi Laura! I think it's great that you went with your gut and found someone else..don't feel bad!
Tara (gettinhutched) fired her original photog too!

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Posted by GettinHutched

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Posted by BunnyBride

Hi Laura! I think it's great that you went with your gut and found someone else..don't feel bad!
Tara (gettinhutched) fired her original photog too!

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OUCH- fired is such a mean word! I really loved that guy and felt awful...it was sooo hard to do!

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Posted by Becks526

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Posted by GettinHutched

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Posted by BunnyBride

Hi Laura! I think it's great that you went with your gut and found someone else..don't feel bad!
Tara (gettinhutched) fired her original photog too!

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OUCH- fired is such a mean word! I really loved that guy and felt awful...it was sooo hard to do!

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I was getting a little worried when I read this, b/c I'm using your original photographer! He's been so great to work with but I totally understand your reasoning for cancelling with him. I'm glad you didn't cancel b/c he s u cked or something! Whew!!

But to answer the original question, I'd cancel any vendor with whom I didn't feel comfortable. You're paying for their services, and you deserve to get what you want - especially in something like photography, which will be around for a long time!

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