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Photographer Excuses...waiting on album almost a year later

Knottie65661219Knottie65661219 member
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Coming up on our first anniversary and have been in contact with the photographer with no progress on album. They have everything  they need from us for the last 5 months. Album was included in cost. Have handled the matter patiently up until now. She has told us every month that it will be ready with proof in a month and 5 months later....NADA.

Photographer now claims she is ill and has been hospitalized this summer yet she's posting instagram pictures protesting the Democratic National Convention. Suggestions?
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Re: Photographer Excuses...waiting on album almost a year later

  • SP29SP29 member
    Sixth Anniversary 2500 Comments 500 Love Its 5 Answers
    At this point, you're looking at small claims court.

    Do you have the edited digital files and are just waiting on an album? If so, you could ask for a refund for the cost of the album and get it made elsewhere. If you still don't have anything though, I'd keep pushing for the photos.

    Send a registered letter (that way you have documentation that she received it) detailing that you will take legal action if X,Y,Z (whatever you are waiting for) is not received by X date.

    You can also submit a complaint with the Better Business Bureau.

    Keep a record of all the times you tried to contact the photographer. Date, method of communication (phone, email, letter) and the result (no answer, left a message, she e-mailed you back telling you you would have everything by Y date). Keep a receipt of any money paid.

    We had a similar thing happen. We had a signed contract that stated we were to receive a photo gallery of proofs and all final edited images on a USB by 12 weeks after the date. Got nothing. At 16 weeks I started contacting our photog about the photos and she would say, "Oh I can't believe how quickly the time has passed! I'm just so busy! I'll get them to you ASAP" with no photos. Then she started ignoring e-mails and phone calls (I contacted her increasingly more often as the time went on). About 6 months out, we sent a registered letter detailing what was in our contract, what we expected (USB disc by X date) and what would happen if we did not receive (legal action). A few weeks later, a nice USB disc arrived in the mail. There were still some photos missing that were taken by the second shooter, so I had to go after the photog again a few times, but finally by 10 months out we had our photos. It was very frustrating. We paid all deposits regardless and kept a copy of the bank transfer information so that she couldn't come back and say she did not provide the images because we didn't pay.


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  • ernursejernursej member
    Knottie Warrior 1000 Comments 500 Love Its 5 Answers

    I would look back at your contract to see how long she has to provide the album and then send her an e-mail letting her know that she is breaking (or is close to breaking) the contract and that you expect the photo album by x date. If not received by x date you will take y action.

    If the album is not produced and you have a contract stating that you've paid money specifically for the album and she has not provided, I would threaten legal action.

    If you have the photos, I might take the easy route and ask for your money to be returned and make your own.

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