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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 298391" data-attributes="member: 9240">Unless the &quot;shots for review&quot; were explicitly labeled as raw proofs, I would be on the phone or in person rather quickly, demanding to see reworked versions by the following week, with the results being the basis for whether or not the contract would be terminated.&nbsp; The fact that there is poor spot healing tells me they tried to do something, so it's not pure raw, out of camera shots.&nbsp; As was suggested, for us to say anything more specific would required links or copies of the actual photographs, but from what I'm hearing I would be telling your sister that she could possibly be wasting her money.&nbsp; If for some reason she can't get out of the contract, she should add an addendum that gives her access to the RAW images should she find them unsatisfactory.&nbsp; At least she can find someone to do proper editing.&nbsp; No photographer in their right mind would do that, but this photographer doesn't seem to have it together.&nbsp; At my nephew's wedding last month, my brother in-law asked me to tag along while the photographer (a family friend) was doing prep shots.&nbsp; At one point I had to stop her and ask if she meant to have the extension cord running across the bottom of the frame as she shot the bridal party.&nbsp; The most bizarre thing was that the entire shoot was done with her holding the camera to her eye with one hand, while triggering it with an IR remote with the other.&nbsp; I don't know if she has an issue with camera shake as the shutter button is depressed, or perhaps the shutter button on one of her cameras was broken, but it made my head hurt watching her.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 298391, member: 9240"] Unless the "shots for review" were explicitly labeled as raw proofs, I would be on the phone or in person rather quickly, demanding to see reworked versions by the following week, with the results being the basis for whether or not the contract would be terminated. The fact that there is poor spot healing tells me they tried to do something, so it's not pure raw, out of camera shots. As was suggested, for us to say anything more specific would required links or copies of the actual photographs, but from what I'm hearing I would be telling your sister that she could possibly be wasting her money. If for some reason she can't get out of the contract, she should add an addendum that gives her access to the RAW images should she find them unsatisfactory. At least she can find someone to do proper editing. No photographer in their right mind would do that, but this photographer doesn't seem to have it together. At my nephew's wedding last month, my brother in-law asked me to tag along while the photographer (a family friend) was doing prep shots. At one point I had to stop her and ask if she meant to have the extension cord running across the bottom of the frame as she shot the bridal party. The most bizarre thing was that the entire shoot was done with her holding the camera to her eye with one hand, while triggering it with an IR remote with the other. I don't know if she has an issue with camera shake as the shutter button is depressed, or perhaps the shutter button on one of her cameras was broken, but it made my head hurt watching her. [/QUOTE]

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