I could be looking into this too much, as usually it takes my photog a day or two to respond to my emails. But I wanted to get your opinion.
Short Version: I asked my photographer if I could use our engagement images to create a photo guestbook myself instead of buying one through her.
Long Version: As part of our wedding package, we are given all engagement and wedding images on a flash drive in high resolution along with rights released. I really like this photographers work, but she was almost double of what I wanted to spend on a photographer. I justified it because we get the high res images. I understand I can use these to have printed whereever, but I wasn't sure how else I could use them. One thing that I do want to do is have a photo guestbook, but I can do it a lot more cheaper online through Shutterfly versus going through her. (Saves me about $200) We have been cooresponding this week about our engagement pictures. At the end of her last email she wrote:
"I'll put everything on a flash drive for you- high res and low res images- high for printing, low for facebook and web. If at any time between now and the wedding you decide you want something specific, like a guest book with your images in it, I will be happy to help.
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I responded to some of her earlier questions, and then at the end of the email I wanted to verify how we could use the high res images. Part of my response was:
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I did want to ask and verify, once with get the high-res images, can we use them however we would like? I do not want to step on anyones toes, but I do want to do a guest book with our engagement pictures. I can create one online through Shutterfly a bit more reasonable than having you create one. You were definitely my wedding 'slurge' so I'm just trying to save pennies where I can. Lol. But again, I don't want to step on your toes or somehow breach our contract without knowing, and wanted to make sure before hand that that would be ok to use the images."So was I out of line to ask this? I sent over this email yesterday afternoon and haven't heard back from her yet, but as I mentioned ealier that is not out of character. But now I'm fretting that I have managed to piss off one of the most important person for our wedding day. Lol.