I just re-read the last bit of your initial post, I'm sorry that your wife is in great distress over this whole incident.
Biggest Nightmare of a CSer Bridegroom
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There are a few company that offers data recovery services, pay them a visit. Some will not collect any $$ if no data was recovered. As mention before, the chances of recovering the data is actually high if you done mind the $$ Hope that there will be a happy ending for you and your wifey...
Thanxs all for the advice, comments, support, views...
Really appreciate it bigtime....
Yap, many lessons learnt that I will impart to my pals who are preparing for weddings..
Right now, the photographer said he will try again to recover from his pc and memory card.
Will update you guys on the happy ending...hopefully....
Really appreciate it bigtime....
Yap, many lessons learnt that I will impart to my pals who are preparing for weddings..
Right now, the photographer said he will try again to recover from his pc and memory card.
Will update you guys on the happy ending...hopefully....
You should learn how pros do it . Read Michael Reichmann for instance.
If they are out on an expedition, they copy their CF card every night to those battery powered portable hard disk things, they then copy it into their laptops, and they make DVD's after that. In their office, they have RAID 5 systems and SAN's.
In other words, anything other than Sep 11 will not cause them to lose your valuable pictures.
Very sorry to hear about that brother. I too am planning to have my big day later this year, and this is one of the horror stories I'm giving a wide berth to.
Firstly, like many have said, ask him to use file recovery software to get the files back. That is, of course assuming his words are true, and that the pictures truly got deleted/corrupted.
However, if he's lying to you simply because those photos were poorly taken beyond any form of photoshop salvaging, no amount of software will help. Have a face to face chat with him. Ask him to be honest. Last thing you want is to waste time/money as he "ke-ke" trying to salvage the already screwed up photos.
Footnote: To the rest of the wedding photog wannabes out there. Pls take this as a reminder. You know your skills (or lack there of). Don't f**k around with other people's once in a lifetime moments. No amount of money will get these moments back.
really sorry to hear that frm TS... tis could be a wake up call for other couples in CS finding for AD photog... it is better to find a backup photographer for your wedding, even it cost more...
and the issue about hiring a pro or a amateur, it really varies, to me i still **** myself an amateur but i do deliver what i am expected of... it is how professional the photog is, mayb gd PR wif your photog is also a good way to understand him... to that guy who lost the pictures, well, i dun noe wat to say..
and the issue about hiring a pro or a amateur, it really varies, to me i still **** myself an amateur but i do deliver what i am expected of... it is how professional the photog is, mayb gd PR wif your photog is also a good way to understand him... to that guy who lost the pictures, well, i dun noe wat to say..
:thumbsup: that includes those who 'help' to shoot when the couple already hired a main photog. Don't block his way!
Yup. Kind of irritating when that friend photographer not "automatic". But sometimes, you meet nice ones.
tats a the worst ever scenario...
well, not adding salt to injury, but probably if its important, then dun save on things that are on priority...
cos i know most people on budget on their wedding day, photos dun turn out good normally bo chup too... u pay for what u get mentality.
ya, went to a wedding, saw a CSer practise wedding photography... then keep following the AD photographer around...
ppl invite u to dinner, then eat the dinner, dun geh kiang be wedding photographer and din teh... (unless pro lah...)
imagine 2 photographers shooting same angle, then both shoot flash, newbie flash interupt pro flash... ho say, either one will have white out and darken pic... turn out both CMI... who to blame?
It was completely unprofessional for him to not tell you until you went to see the photos. I would demand a full refund if I were you. Maybe with the money, you can pay for a professional photographer to at least take some great shots of you and your wife to remind you of this year. I know it's not the same, but at least you will have something.
Actually the free recovery software that comes with my Extreme 3 CF cards are very useful. My 320GB external HD crashed last year and I manage to recover about 200GB of the photos. You need another bigger HD space to store the recovered files. Not 100% recovery but at least still can save most of it. My HD was formated so that I can access it and yet I can still recover. Its the Rescue pro File recovery utility.
That the reason I dont do weddings unless the couple totally have no other choice like the recent case where my wife's nephew's AD photog went MIA.
That the reason I dont do weddings unless the couple totally have no other choice like the recent case where my wife's nephew's AD photog went MIA.
First thing I'll do before I delete the cards are to burn the images into DVDs. Even then during the shoot when I change cards, I will make 2 copies into a photobank just for redundancy!
well i guess such thing can also happen to a pro.
i'm quite sure there is some clause in the pro contract that will say something like return all phototogs fees paid.
the only diff i can see is that the chances of it happen to a pro should be greatly reduced.
good luck in trying to save the images...
i'm quite sure there is some clause in the pro contract that will say something like return all phototogs fees paid.
the only diff i can see is that the chances of it happen to a pro should be greatly reduced.
good luck in trying to save the images...
Maybe you can e-mail to any of your friends or relatives who have taken shots of the dinner, and ask them to send you their pics? Doesn't matter if it is taken by amateurs with P&S. In this kind of situation, it's probably better than nothing?
Other than hoping that the photographer manages to recover the images, I don't think there's much you can do. I guess this is a harsh lesson for all:
Just because the photographer is from CS, doesn't mean he's a good photographer.
And just because he takes nice pictures, doesn't mean he's a good wedding photographer.
Other than hoping that the photographer manages to recover the images, I don't think there's much you can do. I guess this is a harsh lesson for all:
Just because the photographer is from CS, doesn't mean he's a good photographer.
And just because he takes nice pictures, doesn't mean he's a good wedding photographer.
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