timothy_d._mcnair Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 <p>I am an attorney, and if these folks came to me with this case, essentially suing for $70.00, I would tell them I could get them all of that and more if they just pay my fee of $750.00 plus court filing fees.<br> No attorney is likely to take their case. They may go to small claims. Best case, you wind up in front of Judge Judy with an all expense paid trip and someone else paying the award.<br> I wouldn't lose any sleep over this.</p> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald_miller5 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Having just done some research on small claims courts in virgoinia if you do not agree to small claims court it gets turned over to the general court and like Ellis said no attorney is going to waste his time ( $150 / he plus a share of the settlement. You can represent yourself for the pittance and the judge will not be happy with them wasting. Computers can crash or files lost in power surges. You still own the files and you can "give" them to a friend on loan etc. I loose my thumb drives all the time or you can always run them through photo shop with all kinds of casts that you can reverse later. But there is no attorney that would take their case and you did state you policies on Your page which means that they implicitly accepted your terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel_cope Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 <p>After I'm done editing and once the images are delivered to the client, I completely delete any blurry, poorly exposed, or just bad pictures. They are gone. They never even existed to me and especially not the client. If someone were to ask for "all the photos," I can easily say that I have given them all the photos.<br> #1 Charge more. You deserve better.<br> #2 Don't go delete happy, but definitely get rid of the bad photos.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impr_pht Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 <p>just give it to them and move on<br> come on, whats the big deal</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samantha_gribble Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 <p>So what was there eventual outcome? I agreed with the advice - I think she was totally trying it on....</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norma Desmond Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 "Glitch" rhymes with "bitch," You've been given some really good pieces of advice. The above is not among them. Resorting to calling a woman this name is never a good idea and generally comes out of the mouths of inadequate men. We didn't need dialogue. We had faces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBen Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I would send her the regular USB with about 30 photos and a letter saying "here are your photos, which constitute a full, final and complete fulfillment of our contract." If they do anything, it would be to file a small claims action. If the story is exactly as you have explained, you will win and they will lose. In that case, they will get nothing from you and THEY will lose their court filing fee, which might be as much as they are asking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelchadwickphotography Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Why is this two year old thread being resurrected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norma Desmond Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Why is this two year old thread being resurrected? Renewed interest? We didn't need dialogue. We had faces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Michael Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Why is this two year old thread being resurrected? Renewed interest? More likely that SPAM post earlier today (USA time) and which has been removed, bumped it to the top. WW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norma Desmond Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Thanks, William. I wonder if there's a way, once SPAM has been removed, to have the thread moved back to its original location in the queue so that it would not remain at the top. Of course, by that time, a legitimate post might already have been added which ought to keep it at the top. There's something to be said, though, for the luck of the draw. By that I mean that sometimes a resurrected thread, for whatever reason, will generate new interest and give people an opportunity to add to a thread they may have missed the first time around. We didn't need dialogue. We had faces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_barnett1 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 My wife was wrongly fired from a job. She saw a well known labor attorney who worked on contingency. If he doesn't get a judgement or settlement for her he does not get paid. Sounds great. However, he did require a $5,000 payment for his up front expenses. The only contingency was his fee not his staff time, filing fees, etc. I find it hard to believe an attorney will take a $70 case after this experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcstep Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Why not simply give them what they ask for and learn your lesson? As we move from hobbyist to professional, we move from casual to formal. Looks to me like you're at a crossroad, where you need to decide if you're going to be professional or not. You're charging ridiculously low prices, that don't even begin to pay for your equipment costs, much less your time. You've tested the waters and, apparently, people like your work, so adjust your prices, get a written contract and set up shop as a "professional", OR NOT! Get out of this grey zone. You can resolve this matter for free. Just give them what they want, lick your wounds and learn from the episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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