DJ Sparks Outcry From Photographers After Shooting and Sharing Wedding Photos

DJ Sparks Outcry from Photographers After Shooting and Sharing Wedding Photos

Not sure if this is the right place to put this but I'm wondering what you guys think. Personally, I think it says a lot about him. I mean you're not much of a DJ if you spend so much time taking so many photos, he's probably one of those wannabes that just uses a laptop with the Shuffle feature on iTunes turned on hooked up to speakers. Anyway, my point is if you were hired as a DJ then be a DJ, leave the picture taking to the photographer. Also, the fact this guy is spreading lies like his claim that the photographer is fining the couple shows how unprofessional he is. Seems to me like he wants to be at the center of everything and was only doing this to promote himself as a photographer as well as a "DJ."

"They never told me that I couldn't bring a camera," the DJ said.

Hang on a second. It never would have occurred to me to tell the DJ not to bring a camera. In fact, there are infinite things that I, as the groom, likely don't want the DJ to bring to the wedding, such as firecrackers, bombs, propaganda (religious or political), lots of his friends and family, U2, and so on. Similarly, I wouldn't expect the caterer or photographer to bring equipment to be a DJ, and I wouldn't expect the photographer to bring supplies to make meals. I don't think the contracts we signed for our wedding included a list of allowed/disallowed items. In short, I don't buy that logic.

The DJ has to market, sure. But that can be accomplished with a FEW pictures. So I don't buy that logic, either.

I don't know what to think about this one...it's pretty bizarre. Creepy, even, if he was actually posing people as was claimed. Again, I can see it for a marketing shot, but that should be a one-and-done affair that no one would notice... you'd think.

Seems like he was trying to just do his job enough while he tried to get pictures to use as a way of advertising his other business. Like I said, it makes me think he's not really a DJ and the couple should try to get their money back.

The logic he uses to try and justify his actions is weak.

Also, I laughed when you mentioned U2 in your comment. Lol

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DJ is, IMO anyway, clearly a d-bag of the first and highest order. We all know what he was doing and, just as apparently, NOT doing and we can all see why. For him to pretend he was doing otherwise is just sophomoric.

So, the question then becomes, was d-bag legally in the clear doing what he did and I can't see why he wouldn't be...

The B&G hired a photographer and a DJ, not a photographer and a competing photographer. The Photographer hired by the B&G clearly had an exclusivity clause in her contract but the contract was with the B&G who, once again, hired only one photographer and a DJ. What d-bag DJ/photographer wannabe did of his own volition pretty much sucks all the way around IMO, but I don't see anything anyone could do about it except leave him a scathing Yelp! review because being a d-bag is not illegal. I at least hope the B&G are happy.
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Considering how big this story has gotten I think he's going to be getting more than one scathing review which can have quite the negative effect. Who knows?

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xlDeMoNiClx said:

Also, I laughed when you mentioned U2 in your comment. Lol

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Yeah, not a fan (I'm not alone in that feeling, but I get the impression it's rare). But really I just wanted to make the point that there are things people could bring that might be considered a good thing by someone that I wouldn't be happy about. And if I started listing things he could bring to the wedding, inevitably I'd leave something out that's necessary to play music, like the wires for the speakers or something.

Short version: we should expect people to act like pros when they are selling themselves that way.

Sadly people just don't understand what actually being a professional entails. They don't get that being a professional means that you're being held to a much higher standard.

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