I'm really disappointed with the engagement pictures we had done. And no, it's not just me disliking the way I look because I aboslutely loved the pictures done for my last wedding. It's not me, it's the photographer. We did inside and outside shots. She was snapping pictures for about an hour, and when I got the CD, there were 20 pictures on it. That's all she got that turned out after an hour of shooting? I really disliked about half of the inside shots - the poses were goofy and unnatural and there were things about our positioning that was off and she should have seen and corrected it - and the other half I'm lukewarm at best on. The outside shots I received look great. But, of all the pictures she took outside, we got three. Our wedding is outside, so I would think the pictures will turn out better - but if we only got three from this, how many is she going to miss at the wedding?
It's been a week since I got the disc. FI told me to wait at least a week to "cool off" before I made any decisions, but he is less than thrilled with them as well. He used to be really into photography and actually knows quite a bit about it, which is both good and bad in a case like this. Looking at pictures he's taken of his kids, though, they're a lot better than anything we got from the "professional". Obviously not the same kind of shots, but is it too much to ask a photographer not to take "formal" pictures and just make us look like, well, us?
So, what do I do? She obviously has a different style than what we were looking for. Do I give her another shot and have the engagement pictures retaken, or do I cut my loses now and find a different photographer? The wedding is in about 6 and a half months. If I decide to hire someone else, I'd probably want them to do egagement photos as well so I make sure I like what they can do too.
You ladies are always full of practical advice and I'm sure you'll tell me if I'm being an unreasonable brat on this one. What would you do?
