Wedding photographer

Undervalued

Lavendyr said:

Sandtree said:

Lavendyr said:
something goes wrong on your wedding day it isn't something that can be recreated. 

Technically it can, or at least photographer insurance covers the cost to restage the event in the event of lost photos etc

Restaging isn't the same though, is it. You can't recapture those moments. I'm divorced now and I still see my wedding photos as a day of complete joy. While things went downhill after that, that was a day of happiness and that isn't something you can recreate after the fact. 

Indeed. However in any type of work, despite taking all the precautions that can reasonably be taken consistent with providing a cost effective service, there is a possibility of something going wrong.

If that happens with wedding photography and all images are lost, the only options are either re-staging or financial compensation.

As far as I know, no legally binding precedent has been set in the High Court about the "value" of lost wedding photos. However many years ago a County Court judge made a sensible ruling that is often used as a yardstick.

He ruled that as the couple had been willing to spend £1000 (say) on photographs of their wedding, that was the value they put on them. So, if they were totally lost they should be entitled to the same amount in compensation, plus of course a refund of anything they had paid up front.

Ath_Wat

Sandtree said:

Lavendyr said:
something goes wrong on your wedding day it isn't something that can be recreated. 

Technically it can, or at least photographer insurance covers the cost to restage the event in the event of lost photos etc

Seriously?  "Hi, thanks for coming to our wedding last month, however the photos have all gone wrong so can you all turn up again next Saturday in the same clothes so we can  shoot a load more?  Thanks."

Has this ever happened?  I can't see it would possibly work.  

olgadapolga

Ath_Wat said:

Sandtree said:

Lavendyr said:
something goes wrong on your wedding day it isn't something that can be recreated. 

Technically it can, or at least photographer insurance covers the cost to restage the event in the event of lost photos etc

Seriously?  "Hi, thanks for coming to our wedding last month, however the photos have all gone wrong so can you all turn up again next Saturday in the same clothes so we can  shoot a load more?  Thanks."

Has this ever happened?  I can't see it would possibly work.  

It happened with one of DH's friends. The guests were all asked to go back for a reshoot. DH, being the person that he is, decided to wear a different suit the second time.

Sandtree

Ath_Wat said:

Sandtree said:

Lavendyr said:
something goes wrong on your wedding day it isn't something that can be recreated. 

Technically it can, or at least photographer insurance covers the cost to restage the event in the event of lost photos etc

Seriously?  "Hi, thanks for coming to our wedding last month, however the photos have all gone wrong so can you all turn up again next Saturday in the same clothes so we can  shoot a load more?  Thanks."

Has this ever happened?  I can't see it would possibly work.  

Yes, though most are pragmatic and will be just inviting key people and not the cast of thousands... restaging the event isn't a full rerun with food/drinks etc. As others have said, it'll never be the same so no point trying to get everyone.

Ath_Wat

olgadapolga said:

Ath_Wat said:

Sandtree said:

Lavendyr said:
something goes wrong on your wedding day it isn't something that can be recreated. 

Technically it can, or at least photographer insurance covers the cost to restage the event in the event of lost photos etc

Seriously?  "Hi, thanks for coming to our wedding last month, however the photos have all gone wrong so can you all turn up again next Saturday in the same clothes so we can  shoot a load more?  Thanks."

Has this ever happened?  I can't see it would possibly work.  

It happened with one of DH's friends. The guests were all asked to go back for a reshoot. DH, being the person that he is, decided to wear a different suit the second time.

How many turned up?

Ath_Wat

Sandtree said:

Ath_Wat said:

Sandtree said:

Lavendyr said:
something goes wrong on your wedding day it isn't something that can be recreated. 

Technically it can, or at least photographer insurance covers the cost to restage the event in the event of lost photos etc

Seriously?  "Hi, thanks for coming to our wedding last month, however the photos have all gone wrong so can you all turn up again next Saturday in the same clothes so we can  shoot a load more?  Thanks."

Has this ever happened?  I can't see it would possibly work.  

Yes, though most are pragmatic and will be just inviting key people and not the cast of thousands... restaging the event isn't a full rerun with food/drinks etc. As others have said, it'll never be the same so no point trying to get everyone.

It's not so much "it will never be the same", it's just "some photos of some of the people who came to our wedding".

Sandtree

Ath_Wat said:

Sandtree said:

Ath_Wat said:

Sandtree said:

Lavendyr said:
something goes wrong on your wedding day it isn't something that can be recreated. 

Technically it can, or at least photographer insurance covers the cost to restage the event in the event of lost photos etc

Seriously?  "Hi, thanks for coming to our wedding last month, however the photos have all gone wrong so can you all turn up again next Saturday in the same clothes so we can  shoot a load more?  Thanks."

Has this ever happened?  I can't see it would possibly work.  

Yes, though most are pragmatic and will be just inviting key people and not the cast of thousands... restaging the event isn't a full rerun with food/drinks etc. As others have said, it'll never be the same so no point trying to get everyone.

It's not so much "it will never be the same", it's just "some photos of some of the people who came to our wedding".

Depends on the couple... the one I knew of they restaged the walking the aisle etc just the angle was changed so only the front two rows of full seats were captured and not all the empty rows behind, rings on the registry book, apparently having just signed the certificate, throwing confetti as they came out the church doors 

Undervalued

Ath_Wat said:

Sandtree said:

Ath_Wat said:

Sandtree said:

Lavendyr said:
something goes wrong on your wedding day it isn't something that can be recreated. 

Technically it can, or at least photographer insurance covers the cost to restage the event in the event of lost photos etc

Seriously?  "Hi, thanks for coming to our wedding last month, however the photos have all gone wrong so can you all turn up again next Saturday in the same clothes so we can  shoot a load more?  Thanks."

Has this ever happened?  I can't see it would possibly work.  

Yes, though most are pragmatic and will be just inviting key people and not the cast of thousands... restaging the event isn't a full rerun with food/drinks etc. As others have said, it'll never be the same so no point trying to get everyone.

It's not so much "it will never be the same", it's just "some photos of some of the people who came to our wedding".

But what is the alternative? As I said earlier it is either this or financial compensation (or a combination of both).

Ath_Wat

Undervalued said:

Ath_Wat said:

Sandtree said:

Ath_Wat said:

Sandtree said:

Lavendyr said:
something goes wrong on your wedding day it isn't something that can be recreated. 

Technically it can, or at least photographer insurance covers the cost to restage the event in the event of lost photos etc

Seriously?  "Hi, thanks for coming to our wedding last month, however the photos have all gone wrong so can you all turn up again next Saturday in the same clothes so we can  shoot a load more?  Thanks."

Has this ever happened?  I can't see it would possibly work.  

Yes, though most are pragmatic and will be just inviting key people and not the cast of thousands... restaging the event isn't a full rerun with food/drinks etc. As others have said, it'll never be the same so no point trying to get everyone.

It's not so much "it will never be the same", it's just "some photos of some of the people who came to our wedding".

But what is the alternative? As I said earlier it is either this or financial compensation (or a combination of both).

I don't think there is any alternative to financial compensation. Asking friends and family to give up their time for a set of artificially staged photographs  is to me a nonsensical non-solution.

Sandtree

Ath_Wat said:

Undervalued said:

Ath_Wat said:

Sandtree said:

Ath_Wat said:

Sandtree said:

Lavendyr said:
something goes wrong on your wedding day it isn't something that can be recreated. 

Technically it can, or at least photographer insurance covers the cost to restage the event in the event of lost photos etc

Seriously?  "Hi, thanks for coming to our wedding last month, however the photos have all gone wrong so can you all turn up again next Saturday in the same clothes so we can  shoot a load more?  Thanks."

Has this ever happened?  I can't see it would possibly work.  

Yes, though most are pragmatic and will be just inviting key people and not the cast of thousands... restaging the event isn't a full rerun with food/drinks etc. As others have said, it'll never be the same so no point trying to get everyone.

It's not so much "it will never be the same", it's just "some photos of some of the people who came to our wedding".

But what is the alternative? As I said earlier it is either this or financial compensation (or a combination of both).

I don't think there is any alternative to financial compensation. Asking friends and family to give up their time for a set of artificially staged photographs  is to me a nonsensical non-solution.

For the photographer that is certainly the preferred outcome, their insurance pays out and they move on. Whilst their insurer will payout on the cost of rehiring the church etc to repeat the photos the photographer themselves has to reinvest a lot of time in taking and editing the photos etc.

It comes down a lot to how you view photos... would you rather tell the grandkids that the photos were lost after the tog had their bag stolen or would you rather show them the photo of you in the dress (its up to you if you elaborate on the fact its a restaging)