FiChai

Actually I'm glad that there are different photography styles on the market for different clients to choose from. But I am surprised that why your friend decided to pick this studio and turned out they don't like the outcome?!

FiChai

no it was my friend's friend who hired them
and her friend is VERY happy about the outcome

Just that both my friend and I are completely turned off by the images. I would be so ashamed to show these to my friends if I were the one being photographed.
快樂牛郎 發表於 2012-4-17 18:05

Ah I see.
Well honestly, engagement photos, pre-wedding photos and wedding photos should be treasured (or mainly treasured) by the couples themselves but not their friends and families. As long as the couples are happy, it's just not necessary (and actually can't) to please everyone they know. Maybe one day you pick your photographer to shoot for your wedding and turn out your friends feel the same as you feel today.

FiChai

Depends la, for example, couples may want to have their wedding portraits done in Europe but their wedding is being held in Vancouver, then they might want to have a portrait session done other than their actual wedding day, thus a pre-wedding or post-wedding might be needed. Besides, if the wedding day schedule is kinda tight and there won't be much time to do any portrait shots, then the couples might also want to have their portraits done in another day. Also, couples who want to share their wedding portraits with their families and friends on their wedding day, then they have to do a portrait session prior to the wedding day. Those are some of the very common reasons why pre-wedding and post-wedding photography exist. But I do agree that couples shouldn't spend all the money on pre-wedding/post-wedding but then they have no or very minimal budget on their actual wedding day.

Yea, every single shot could be an art (but also could be a shxt :b). Even the creator (the photographer) may intend to do an artistic shot and yes of course he/she is satisfied, maybe some people think they created art but also some people don't think so.