Wedding Photographer Charges $8,500 for “Blurry” Photos – Some Are Defending Her Pricing

"As a wedding photographer, don’t bash unless you know the market yourself. People WANT the blurry images. It’s requested in every shoot I have."

Mar. 20 2024, Published 5:38 p.m. ET

"You get what you pay for," is an outdated adage that seems to equate quality with monetary value. But ask somebody who works in the model industry and scrutinizes the workmanship at the back of posh luxury brands and they will tell you that this isn't always the case.

Things become even more troubling in terms of art and the story at the back of artists and artistry, which is the crux of the talk that surrounded the criticism in the back of a wedding photographer's prices.

TikToker @tripp.photo posted a video the place she shared her beginning prices for a wedding bundle: $8,500. Another user on the platform, after taking a look thru her art work, @haussdrama, determined to appear via Tripp's work to see what shoppers had been getting for the same price as a used 2012 Scion TC.

"When someone inquires for wedding photography with a $2k budget and I send back my starting prices of $8.5k," the stitched video begins with Tripp, who's rocking dyed red hair and glasses having a look into the camera. She lip syncs a rustic singer announcing, "You think I'm psycho don't ya Mama?"

The TikToker who stitched her video, Hauss, agrees with that evaluation because the video transitions to a screenshot of the photographer's TikTok web page, @tripp.picture. She advertises herself as a Wedding & Lifestyle Photographer who provides her services in North Carolina and California.

"Maybe just a tiny little bit. This photographer is getting a lot of backlash for releasing her prices which is $8,500 starting. Now I took a look at her gallery and let's see if these pictures are worth $8,500."

Hauss then starts to embark on a photo-by-photo statement of the girl's footage, which starts with a couple of undone leather shoes.

"Now with this picture I can see the intent, right? Going for that old, timey, rustic, I dare say you did not capture what you thought you did," she says paradoxically commenting at the, what appears to be, somewhat blurry photograph.

Next up is an overly blurry picture of jewellery scattered on what looks as if a counter most sensible. "What I did see is she's a very big fan of blurry photos. I just feel like the jewelry placement, it's just not working. It's really not."

Another image Hauss highlights is of a dress on a hanger draped in entrance of a door, "Possibly one of the most unflattering photos that you could take of a wedding dress is just on a blank wall on a wooden hanger, it's giving nothing," she says of Tripp's work.

Hauss has sure issues to mention about the bride featured within the subsequent image of Tripp's paintings, on the other hand, she does not in reality appear to think that the image taken of the woman truly does her any justice: "Now this woman is stunning but this picture looks like it was taken in somebody's backyard."

Next up is a black and white photograph of a bride adjusting what looks like her earrings in the mirror: "Again, she's stunning she's beautiful, she is giving. But the photographer it just looks like this is in somebody's bathroom. There's nothing special to the photo that's like that wow factor."

Following that picture is another picture of a wedding dress placing on a wall open air: "I would say posing wedding dresses for a photo is not her strong suit," Hauss says.

"Obviously everybody should charge what they think they're worth. If you think you're worth $8,500, go ahead and charge for the $8,500 but if I got my wedding photos back and they looked anything like those I would request a refund. Actually I would dispute it with my card company."

"Anyways go and take a look at her photos, come back to this video, let me know if she's worth the $8,500. I'll see you guys in the next one," she says at the finish of her clip.

While there were plenty of other people who seemingly agreed with Hauss' review of Tripp's prices, there were additionally other folks who idea that Tripp's paintings used to be consistent, with some calling it "story driven" and "high end."

What do you think?

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