I recently needed some photos for my clothing brand. I hired this dude who I wouldnt say he’s a friend but definitely an acquaintance who’s close with a lot of my close friends. Whenever I brought up the idea for the shoot to him he seemed really excited about it and out of trust and all the good things i’ve heard about him, I booked the shoot with the entire payment up front. Fast forward month and a half now and I still haven’t received those photos. We only shot for 40 mins to an hour and he probably took close to 50-80 photos. I’ve already hit him up asking for the photos and he tells me he’s still working on them. I don’t want to keep asking him like some crazy ex to deliver the photos that I already paid for but at this point idk what to do.
I’m not a photographer so i don’t know, but am I being too impatient or is a month and a half too long for him to edit some photos? I’m considering whether I should keep bothering him or if I should just consider this a lost cause and hire a different photographer
I’d say it depends on whether you’re paying him standard rates for the type of shoot it is, and how experienced he is.
Yes, at a professional level, that is too long. A week to two week turnarounds are normal, depending on the shoot. However, if he isn’t experienced it might take him longer to edit them.
Alternatively, if he’s charging you less than he usually charges or he’s giving a “friend” rate, he might not be prioritising it. Which can be understandable. Unless you’re paying him to work full time on it, he might be getting to it in his spare time.