Idle Hands Photography

s was both our second marriage so we knew what we wanted. *We've asked if he knows how to guide/arrange people in photos prior to the wedding. He said yes. Well, He has zero skills whatsoever because not once he tried to rearrange us, anybody was able to jump in and take the photo as please . He isn't creative at all. *We showed him the room reception and told him that the room was equiped with dime lights which he can used based on his liking. Most of our pics were dark... *We've asked him if it would help him having the schedule of the event. He said yes, after the wedding, he said that he never received the email nor reached out to request it. He knew nothing about the program * We discussed meeting in both bride and groom's room to take candid pics, which we never saw him once!!! The meaning of having a professional photographer was not to worry about doing their job as well as organizing our event. *Because He had to poop, he missed a big part of the ceremony over 20 minutes which involved traditional dancers. He never bothered calling us or letting us know to hold off what was coming next. I had to leave my party and go up my room to get my phone and call him. *We saw the raw pics, and all the pics look like it was done by a guest. I call him the "happy shooter" because he had no skills getting good angles. He's just a guy with a good camera with no skills. I complained about it because my husband and I have no pics together worth putting in our living room. He apologised it and added that his friend loved the pics though. Did your friend pay $600 for this crap or was included in the contract? NO!!! *I had to call him during the ceremony to get family pics with the kids and extended family members because I noticed that we never took some. Most pics are taken far away and were never cropped in the edits... *Today, it has been 2months since the wedding, and he barely did half of the editing, but sent us raw pics and lied about it. He will tell you his personal issues, some of his financial problems to justify why he doesn't have time to edit your photos and have to take many other contracts. *BE expected to do his job and take people out of his line of sight while at your wedding because he won't tell them NOR tell you if there's an issue. Whatever he gets, goes! His answer: "was I supposed to move people out of my way? NO you guys were supposed to tell your guests". 🤦🏾‍♀️ * Just know that you're getting raw pics and nothing gets really edited because he has already moved on to another wedding. Fast money, zero quality work. * He's all about money and has whatsoever no ability to put himself in your shoes. IT'S ALL ABOUT HIM and his money, remember that. *You're expected to pay in full but will get your edits pics by chunks You definitely can use him for portrait pics in a calm and control environment, just make sure you know your poses prior the shoot (he agreed to take some family pics at the park mostly because he knew the wedding pics were trash, reason the 2 stars because they are beautiful) BUT I would NEVER RECOMMEND him for a wedding. PLEASE PAY EXTRA FOR A PROFESSIONAL! As a photographer, you must remember that the contract was a transaction but you've never fulfilled your part with honesty When you paid so much for a mediocre job, It's painful. We've been played and robbed.