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<p>He was recommended thru word of mouth, we saw his (hopefully they were his) samples and website (won't share prices). not sure about definitions and any technical terms but we just want the photos. nothing more nothing less. I would never have dreamed that he would not honor the contract by not give photos, so just questioning his motive. maybe he wants more money. maybe not. hard to say since he's not saying anything at all. we do not want the money back, but cannot afford to pay any price. we just want the pictures and hopefully we will get them. </p>

<p>Will, <br>

Thank you for you perspective and well response. I think if there are other things going on, photographer should be up front. But back to the contract- the specified time frame has come and gone, we've seen none of the images (at this point we don't even know if there are any pictures), and the contract explicitly states all photos would be provided on disc and that there would be no editing done. While it doesn't say this in the contract, the intent was for my spouse and i to choose which photos to edit and process, what to put in albums , what to enlarge... -- not the photographer. We want to be patient but the photog is also not being forthcoming with info other than the photos look great, and he's also not directly addressing why the disc hans't been sent. We're being nice, but really who's holding the cards. Now it seems we've got to walk on eggshells to appease him. How long do you suggest to prod? He could very well ask for thousands of dollars more, and our choice is to pay or not get our pictures. LIke there is not in between - he either wants to give them or he doesn't. It's an awful position to be in.</p>

<p>Wedding was 5 weeks ago, contract states we'd have photos 3-4 weeks after. Since we didn't order prints, seems all he had to do was copy to cd (but i'm not a photographer so what do i know). We've seen nothing, but according to him the pictures are beautiful. </p>

<p>We contracted, and paid in full, for full day of wedding photography and picture cd. Now photographer is not giving us the cd. He's stalling, and skirting our direct requests, talking about editing and proofs and other stuff that was not discussed in our package or our contract. We didn't want or request any work done on any shots. He's not requested any additional money - I guess legally he cannot not becuase of the contract. he's got the only record of our wedding and he's holding our pics hostage but not making demands. How can someone be so evil. What to do?</p>