A month and a half is the turn around time for a wedding photographer delivering 700-1400 images. Not normal for 40. He sounds inexperienced and kinda scammy (no contract) so maybe he screwed up and wants to make you wait until you can’t do a charge back with your bank. Take this as a lesson and hire a real professional next time. You get what you pay for with this stuff.

What does your contract say?

Uh. Wow. I don’t think I have to, with those replies you are your own worst enemy.

Nahhh. I’d rather hire a chill guy in jeans and a tshirt over you and your obnoxious personality. Can’t sell me the story is real. Loud mouth bc you have a lot to prove and little going on. Good luck out there champ.

Lmao thanks for the entertainment. If I’m late I wear a ball gown. It makes everything better. 💃You’re never going to convince me you were hired 500 times, you’re just a try hard.

op already said they were an hour early and I wouldn’t presume to tell someone to dress nice in a professional setting (and assume they don’t). Bit overkill. Sounds like talking down “say thank you and please little jimmy”

I don’t do product or food photography but isn’t a lot of the op’s problems normally covered in the contract reqs? Starting on time, using models, etc? I know I go home if my engagement session couples are more than 15 min late. The shoot depends on lighting and unless we scheduled (and charged for) a night shoot I won’t have the gear on hand or an assistant there to help with it.

You’re going to work for $100 hr? That’s lead/associate pay for when you get hired on under another company and don’t have to edit or deal with the client. I wouldn’t even do it if it was next door to me. Get out.