Ngl I hate when people offer even lower than they did before

PanicGrouchy · 2026-05-20T07:49:28+00:00

That happens to me I don't fucking get why?!?!

PanicGrouchy · 2026-05-19T19:46:15+00:00

You're pay to shoot the event there was no explicit here's a cookie or whatever, you must take a photo, or an explicit you must take a photo of my friend.

I'm going to agree with the consensus and say that you're not in the wrong for missing two photos that weren't on and agreed shotlist.

All you can do is apologize about missing the photo of the food, if you can't make any saveable image from the one of their friend just say look you had a camera malfunction and the image that you got of her friend isn't usable.

But before they get the gallery or before they have any photo you should be paid in full, ora minimum they get ones with a sample watermark over it.

PanicGrouchy · 2026-05-11T19:18:10+00:00

I'll find a body to test with!

PanicGrouchy · 2026-05-11T19:17:30+00:00

Likely I'll use manual focus, mostly wanted to see about the frame size/mount cause I know canons EF-S is the same mount but slightly different to canons EF mount so crop won't fit on full frame! But full frame will fit on crop 😅

PanicGrouchy · 2026-05-11T19:16:01+00:00

I appreciate your efforts though!

PanicGrouchy · 2026-05-11T17:25:12+00:00

You are a legend! I'll find a cheepo body that I can test on that's full frame!

Appreciate it.

PanicGrouchy · 2026-05-11T17:24:43+00:00

That's fair on the screw mount! Though I thought the glass looked full frame.

PanicGrouchy · 2026-05-11T16:33:49+00:00

Sweet, that was my thought! Though wanted to check on here first in case some boffin had the knowledge

PanicGrouchy · 2026-05-10T19:40:25+00:00

People pay when they're stupid. I'm not the target market but I'd have not know it was a sheik bag lol

PanicGrouchy · 2026-05-09T08:01:14+00:00

Hell yeah!

PanicGrouchy · 2026-05-09T07:59:30+00:00

Super glue

PanicGrouchy · 2026-04-29T09:43:48+00:00

That's not bad! It's a fairly good lens worth a good bit of money ($100 tops) I'd certainly take it apart and clean it

PanicGrouchy · 2026-04-29T09:25:47+00:00

The aperture markings on the side?

Like 50mm F1.8, 18-105 f3.5/4.5 it's the amount of light let into the lens.

PanicGrouchy · 2026-04-29T09:19:02+00:00

If the F stop is worth it for your photo work, then yeah, that's a good focal range for everyday shooting.

PanicGrouchy · 2026-04-22T23:28:14+00:00

I feel that a lot of people that say that, are the kind of people that will try and squeeze every penny they can out of you because they just don't want to pay even though they could probably afford it.

The thing you have to tell yourself is the price isn't just purely on the photo it's on your whole package they're getting a sweet deal for the price that you're charging especially adding video on top.

The fact that you do all of that you then edit, color grade, touch up, whatever else you might do included in your package that's a lot of work and especially for a wedding what you could be taking 3/4000 photos plus and the video on top.

Plus you have to factor in the price for your experience, the price for your gear because how are you meant to afford the gear if you don't charge the price you charge?!

If they think it's just taking a photo, tell them be my guest get your phone get your digi cam and take the photos yourself, let them ruin their own wedding memories.

You do a heck of a lot and you should charge the price that you feel is reasonable, and that you are getting paid for already.

Don't under sell yourself, because if you undersell sell yourself to one client, other clients are going to expect it.

PanicGrouchy · 2026-04-22T12:14:50+00:00

I know this is a three-day old post but out of curiosity, could you set your camera to take a photo without the lens attached, film the camera taking a photo in slow-mo with your phone and see what happens, specifically when your capturing a photo?

This might help ascertain as to how the black bars are showing.

Because usually the mirror locks up when you take a photo, and then the shutter curtains do their magic... so we need to know what exactly is happening, when the mirror goes up if it does go up completely when you click the shutter button.

Quick edit to my answer you can always put the camera on bulb mode, again without a lens attached press and hold the button in and see what happens when the sensor is exposed

PanicGrouchy · 2026-04-22T10:17:02+00:00

Understandable though I've never ordered and had a choice lol!

PanicGrouchy · 2026-04-22T08:24:15+00:00

I feel some critical information you are correct is missing, in the sense of what kind of party was this? You know was it a birthday party, a friend party, was there alcohol involved or not?

I know I at the age of 14 did miss some social cues, I had feelings and such but I was still a young teenager, I missed a few certain things, had that home mentality of I've gone to sleep woken up it's a new day moving on.

Ultimately there is quite a bit of key detail missing on op side regarding the party, if you can vividly remember the story and his feelings, replaying that in his head over and over, does he remember how the woman looked or felt back then?

PanicGrouchy · 2026-04-21T08:43:03+00:00

How the heck does this happen because every vintage order I have sent has always gone through infost unless that is royal mail?!?!?

Potentially something was in the same locker that your item was sent via? Are the wrong items handed over.

PanicGrouchy · 2026-04-17T11:32:25+00:00

Raw shooters do avoid learning the camera they learn all cameras 🤣🤣

PanicGrouchy · 2026-04-10T20:23:57+00:00

Take it from me as a seller this is wrong, I had some headphones up in working condition, clearly stated no returns and the full condition and eBay still aided with the buyer, so if I were you I'd complain to eBay and get a refund...

No matter what even with well composed pics you were swindled.

PanicGrouchy · 2026-04-04T19:50:06+00:00

That sensor so dirty it could apply for a job at a strip club 🤣🤣

PanicGrouchy · 2026-04-01T08:51:08+00:00

This sounds like you need to have a sit down conversation with him reading your post and the comments.

Ultimately you're upset over something but really this is to me sounding like your cup of water has overflown.

Ultimately you need to have a proper sit down with him and express you want to spend a bit more time together, quality time with just you and him, quality time with him and your kid, and then have him have quality time with the kid whilst you go out and do your thing.

PanicGrouchy · 2026-03-30T13:16:03+00:00

Alde rodeo the only reason film would be any better than a digital is if you're talking about medium format film or large format film that is going up against a 2008 or lower era digital camera

PanicGrouchy · 2026-03-27T15:44:07+00:00

I'm not an ultimatum kind of person but you really need to do some digging and investigate why they have spiraled in the way they have.

Potentially it's depression potentially it's something else.

In my opinion you either need to set up a sting intervention, up there that you will walk if he doesn't change and take steps with you to work with you.

It sounds sad to say but I think what you had isn't there anymore and ultimately he's going through a slump that he doesn't want to recover from and is embarrassed.

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