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Yesterday I was booked to act as a second photographer to shoot a wedding. When I arrived I discovered that they had not booked a prime tog and I was the only one. The groom lied to me as he was entering the venue and everything seemed a bit cloak and dagger....it was actually the mother that let slip.

Question is should I be annoyed? Or just let it ride?

It has left a foul taste so to speak!
 
I presume you stayed and completed the job? well done you, I'd have walked! Seems like they we're taking a big risk on their special day....

question is , what would you have charged for bing prime and not second? Adjust your bill accordingly and go see the mother for payment?
 
I think you should be rather annoyed if this is correct. It's obviously desirable to know when you turn up for a wedding whether you're the support tog or whether you're it! The main tog will usually have done all the necessary recce work beforehand, which a support tog would be unlikely to have done. Having the full job dropped on your toes at the last moment isn't remotely funny.

So what's the reason for all this subterfuge - securing your services for less money?
 
Thing is I was expecting the 'posed' shots after the ceremony by the prime tog and kept asking where they were going to be...."oh, I'm not sure of the details" (best man)....."just follow everyone else".....followed the crowd only to find out there were not going to be posed shots and I ended up waiting outside for a couple of hours....I eventually cut my losses and went home.

A real shame as I would have been quite happy to do the posed shots for them if someone would have had the decency to explain.

Lesson learned!
 
Their loss in the end though really. they won't have any of the expected posed shots. I'd charge them for your wasted time as well, complete the job and cut them off. Count it as a lesson learnt(Although im not quite sure what you could learn from this other than demanding to know who the other tog is before the job.) Well done on keeping your cool though.
 
Cheeky barstwads..:thumbsdown:

As you stayed and took the shots the ball is now in your court.

Play them at their own game. You have the shots, They pay full price.;)

Don't be soft with them cos its their wedding day, They dribbled up your back now its your turn.:woot:

I will lay odds on they pay your asking price for them..:rules:

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EDIT:
Just re-read the following posts, I presume you did get some shots..:thinking:
 
Stick em on a CD and ask for £1750. This gives you plenty of bargaining room. They can sort the prints out themselves. This cuts any possible quoble over print costs etc,..
 
To be honest it seems that you have not been diddled in any way if all you have done is the job they asked you to do, i.e. be the second phot. The losers here are the bride and groom who have no 'proper' shots of the wedding. You supply your shots and charge whatever you agreed if you have not already been paid. If you've done more than your agreed work, hold back the extra shots until a new price is agreed, if they want them.
 
Give them what they paid for and nothing else.
 
give them what they paid for and anything else adjust your pricing upwards (obviously!)

sting them right in their pocket

yyou have the upper hand:D :D
 
did you actually take some posed shots? if so give them the "second tog photos" as you would have anyway but make sure you come to some sort of arrangement fincially over the remaining photos before parting with them, they pay you to be a second tog and as such any work you undertook over and above that (at their behest or otherwise) you need paying for
 
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