About May of last year I decided I'd gift my estranged an informal photo shoot with the kids for Mothers Day. A guy from work did photography on the side so I figured it would be a cheap way of doing it.
I know him fairly well but I wouldn't say we are close. I helped him into cycling over the last year and introduced him to some groups and he's run with it. Anyway I asked him and he said $100 for an hour shoot and $150 for post production editing. That 'quote' is via text.
We met up at a park over the road from my place which coincidentally is 500m from where he lives. He brought along a lady who he said he often works with but which was not mentioned at the time of offer.
Shoot went fine. He took close to 200 pics but obviously multiples of same 'shots'. Many nice ones and many you'd typically discard. He told me to come around and have a look at which ones I wanted him to edit. Said to bring a thumb drive. I go around, pay him the $250 cash then and there and after scanning through for about 10 mins he says to put them all on my drive and go away, pick out maybe 15-20 and he can give them the treatment.
Fast forward to now and nothing has been done about it and to be honest not likely to. He's working in another office at the moment. I was going to message him and say I'm not likely to get around to the editing so could I possibly get a refund on the $150 after next pay day.
Should this be as awkward as it feels? What issues do you see and is it a fair request?
I've tried to stick to the facts and not try to influence responses.
I know him fairly well but I wouldn't say we are close. I helped him into cycling over the last year and introduced him to some groups and he's run with it. Anyway I asked him and he said $100 for an hour shoot and $150 for post production editing. That 'quote' is via text.
We met up at a park over the road from my place which coincidentally is 500m from where he lives. He brought along a lady who he said he often works with but which was not mentioned at the time of offer.
Shoot went fine. He took close to 200 pics but obviously multiples of same 'shots'. Many nice ones and many you'd typically discard. He told me to come around and have a look at which ones I wanted him to edit. Said to bring a thumb drive. I go around, pay him the $250 cash then and there and after scanning through for about 10 mins he says to put them all on my drive and go away, pick out maybe 15-20 and he can give them the treatment.
Fast forward to now and nothing has been done about it and to be honest not likely to. He's working in another office at the moment. I was going to message him and say I'm not likely to get around to the editing so could I possibly get a refund on the $150 after next pay day.
Should this be as awkward as it feels? What issues do you see and is it a fair request?
I've tried to stick to the facts and not try to influence responses.