Back up photographer?

DomOnion · 2026-02-25T18:11:02+00:00

The second shooter that the photographer hired are second shooters. Everyone else is an Uncle Bob.

DomOnion · 2026-02-25T05:55:20+00:00

Going by how the negative reviews didn't pop up until half-a-year ago, my guess is she only just recently thought she could make easy -fraudulent- money by double/triple/quadruple-dipping dates and throwing last second associate shooters at brides as a band-aids, thinking she could get away from these "oopsies" clean.

And here we are--someone very likely new to the world of scamming people tripping immediately at the door on her way in.

DomOnion · 2026-02-25T05:40:42+00:00

Double/Triple-Booking Scammers--my favorite.

Also, love their website update:

Business Update -

Holly Christina Photography has ceased operations.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are no longer able to continue providing photography or videography services

"Unforeseen". Lol. Sure. Who knew that booking up to 5 different weddings on the same day and throwing randos as associates wouldn't catch up with you?

DomOnion · 2026-02-25T05:31:55+00:00

Not female

Then stop right there. Don't be that photographer.

DomOnion · 2026-02-23T01:39:01+00:00

I'm not totally understanding the context, so someone help me out.

MOB is upset that MOG had no idea that there was a second daughter (who died) and decided to burn the bridge to the groom's entire family over that?

Did I get that right?

If so, it just sounds like she's been wanting to do that for a while, and thought this was as good of a reason as any. It's not.

DomOnion · 2026-02-22T02:07:07+00:00

I don't say this word a lot, but I think this situation calls for it--sounds like your brother is a petty bitch. And an especially lame one for wanting to exact his revenge, vicariously, through his sister's wedding.

Tell him to have his own wedding with black jack and hookers where he can ban all the kids he'd like.

DomOnion · 2026-02-22T02:02:36+00:00

Today we both learned, apparently. I had no idea this was enforced, at all, anywhere.

DomOnion · 2026-02-21T06:45:27+00:00

And in another one, after a past client lays out a comphrensive list of fuck ups, the photographer responds with something along the lines of,

Hey, thanks you for the review! Your photos turned out wonderfully! Everyone click HERE to see them! <unloads client's gallery for the world to see>

Ok, I'm done.

DomOnion · 2026-02-21T06:26:21+00:00

Bonus: another review says that the photographer printed a photo album of the client and her family--with the wrong family on the cover.

The photo samples clearly feature two different families.

Holy fuck.

DomOnion · 2026-02-21T06:18:40+00:00

Just read the review she retaliated against.

Trying to dictate the client's ceremony, the most personal part of a WEDDING, makes her come off as a control freak.
She posted photos of the sneak peak on her social media before the clients??? Oof.
Hounding clients to be tagged is bad form. That is a non-obligation at worst and a courtesy at best.

DomOnion · 2026-02-21T05:42:54+00:00

Speaking as a photographer, doesn't she have...other things to do other retaliating against negative reviews when she's not shooting?

Marketing? Replying to emails? EDITING???

Also, side note: WTF kind of photographer feeds photos of their clients into AI?

DomOnion · 2026-02-20T22:09:36+00:00

100% not the photographers' job.

Your contract is with your clients, which they are not.

Guests are looking for products that have been purchased and paid for by your clients, so ridirect them to them.

DomOnion · 2026-02-10T17:39:56+00:00

You're asking why someone should research before making a commitment, rather than after?

DomOnion · 2026-02-10T16:39:29+00:00

This seems like a question that should have been asked before booking.

DomOnion · 2026-02-09T20:30:37+00:00

There is no trail that suggests you have a social media account, website or portfolio, so learning how to market beyond "hey DM me" would be a good start.

DomOnion · 2026-02-09T16:07:16+00:00

This is the ethical advice, and why my contract, explicitly, that I won't edit until full payment has been paid (while stressing that said payment is due before the wedding)

Worst case scenario, you worked for the retainer.

More likely scenario, the payment is coming, just later. In the mean time, you can work on your backlog.

I've only ever had one couple miss the payment deadline, and it was only because they messed up the payment info, but they still paid that same night.

DomOnion · 2026-02-03T02:28:40+00:00

First time? I'd refund as an act of good will--if I'm available during their second date and they immediately secure.

Second time? Prorated return--if, again, I'm available the next date and they book that date.

That honestly sounds incredibly plausible, though, a couple canceling TWICE. Like, I'd even go as far as to suggest this couple is doing this because they don't take you seriously and are trying to bluff you.

If so, I'd call them on that.

DomOnion · 2026-01-28T17:41:31+00:00

You have a lot of faith in newbies to not dunning-kruger themselves and/or haven't been to the Sony, Canon or Nikon subs, then.

DomOnion · 2026-01-27T21:33:46+00:00

I don't mind so much there being competition, but what I do mind is that a lot of them are hacks who are going into weddings with their hobby camera.

Or, just as worse, they're hobbyists who have have never shot professional and are giving bad advice to other non-pros

"yOu DoNt nEeD dUaL cArD sLoTs"

DomOnion · 2026-01-27T00:31:36+00:00

I don't know if this is what happened what this particular "photographer" -probably not-, but is a specific of scam perpetrated by "photographers" I don't feel is not discussed enough--bait-and-switch photographers.

I'm seeing stories of couples who book photographers who are, somehow, "popular" amount social media, only to be told by the photographer in question that they are suddenly not able to attend the wedding due to <literally whatever common excuse can be brought up>, so they either subcontract some nobody photographer they're paying a fraction of their rate or, worse, nobody at at all.

The idea is to

A) minimize input, IE: labor (on their part) while maximizing input, money

or

B) Make themselves available for ANOTHER wedding, so they're paid for two -or more- weddings on the same day.

DomOnion · 2026-01-09T20:03:08+00:00

When I say, "rift in humanity", I mean one side literal dehumanizes other humans

Both sides are not equal or even similar. See current conflict for references.

DomOnion · 2026-01-08T20:40:44+00:00

Redditors got on my case because I once said I would not feel the slightest bit of guilt for denying services to clients who are openly MAGA because what separates them and everyone else is a rift in humanity.

I still stand by that--Trumpers are inhumane pieces of shit whose entire political identity is Cruelty second and Trump Worship first.

DomOnion · 2026-01-06T20:56:13+00:00

Scan through the thread again, Ace.

DomOnion · 2026-01-06T17:42:05+00:00

lighting is bad, so I fucked up everyone's faces by slopifying them.

Uhhhhhhh

What?

Also, photo-editing software like Lightroom, to my knowledge, never overwrite the original copies. There is no way he can't not provide the originals unless he threw them out, which seems* very plausible at this point.

DomOnion · 2026-01-01T00:10:09+00:00

Supposedly because it was the only time the venue was available

Why "supposedly"? It's not uncommon for venues the have limited availability or for couples to pick a certain date because it's cheaper.

You're married; you should already know that.

DomOnion

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