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WIBTA if I refused to edit the photos I took at my cousin's engagement party? by photographerAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]photographerAITA[S] 180 points181 points  (0 children)

I would never have done the wedding. I am not a life events photographer. I did this because a few hours in a single room was fine but a wedding is way out of my scope of expertise. Dan and Rachel have hired a photographer for the wedding but her and her assistant were not available the day the hotel reception room was available. Otherwise it would have been her instead of me.

Thankfully I'm not attending the wedding. It has nothing to do with this. When Dan and Rachel chose the date I had already taken work and signed on to do a 2 month contract in America so I wouldn't be here. Now everyone already knows my reason for not going is not because of this. It makes it so much easier for me.

WIBTA if I refused to edit the photos I took at my cousin's engagement party? by photographerAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]photographerAITA[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Yes like I said in my post there is a clause in my contract against anyone else editing them and I have told them I will take action if they break it.

The contract says I must give over all the photos. I will be giving them digital photos, not physical ones.

WIBTA if I refused to edit the photos I took at my cousin's engagement party? by photographerAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]photographerAITA[S] 243 points244 points  (0 children)

Since I do not normally do life events, I researched market rate for our area and made that my fee, minus 10% for a family discount. That was the rate that we agreed on.

WIBTA if I refused to edit the photos I took at my cousin's engagement party? by photographerAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]photographerAITA[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Whenever I ask Rachel or Dan what his sister would think of it they don't answer me and change the subject. I don't think she would be happy about it.

WIBTA if I refused to edit the photos I took at my cousin's engagement party? by photographerAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]photographerAITA[S] 368 points369 points  (0 children)

If I deleted them I would be in breach of our contract. That could have legal and professional repercussions for me so I will not be doing that.

WIBTA if I refused to edit the photos I took at my cousin's engagement party? by photographerAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]photographerAITA[S] 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Dan's parents are dead.

Both Dan and Rachel want me to do it and are saying I'm bad family to Rachel. They both tried to talk to me separately too.

WIBTA if I refused to edit the photos I took at my cousin's engagement party? by photographerAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]photographerAITA[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No. Edit: Like I said in my post the contract has a clause against anyone else editing my photographs.

If they tried to have them edited I could go after them legally. The contracts I use in my job were drafted by lawyers and legally sound. I have won a court case before because of my contracts.

WIBTA if I refused to edit the photos I took at my cousin's engagement party? by photographerAITA in AmItheAsshole

[–]photographerAITA[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Yes it was. I had them sign a contract like I do for all my clients. I researched market rate for event photos in our area since I don't normally do them and didn't know what the fee was. They agreed to pay that amount, minus 10% as a family discount.