Chris McGuinness Photography Reviews
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4.7 out of 5 rating
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Meredith Sent on 06/20/2011Chris did our Engagement and Wedding photographs and he did a PHENOMENAL job! He was so easy to work with and made us feel completely comfortable in front of the lens. The location choices, lens selection, and composition were all perfect, and our photos look like works of art. We put our engagement photos on our wedding website and it started a huge buzz - all of our friends and family commented on how fantastic the photos were (we heard "they look like a magazine spread" a lot) and everyone wanted to know if he would be our wedding photographer because they couldn't wait to see more of his work.
For both the engagement and wedding photos, Chris sent us preview photos the next day! The full resolution digital files arrived in a timely manor just a few short weeks later. I can't tell you enough how wonderful it really was to work with someone just as excited as us and the fact that he couldn't wait to share some of the photos speaks miles about his enthusiasm. Be sure to check out his photos here on weddingwire and his website, you will instantly see that the quality of his work speaks for itself. -
User1132324 Sent on 04/11/2013We hired Chris for our engagement and wedding pictures. Somehow we left photography for last, and he was the only person available. His prices are also very low, but you get what you pay for.
He was really nice at first. He was new to the area and had very little wedding experience. We asked for a few accommodations, and he threw a fit and even offered me marital advice.
It took forever to get our wedding CD. Friends that were married after me, got their CD and prints before we did. I don't know what took so long considering there were no edits. We were very disappointed. We even considered hiring another photographer to capture some photos that Chris missed.
He put us facing the wind, and everyone's hair is blowing back...it looked awful, and as a professional photographer, he should've chosen a different spot. There were just so many little details that left us thinking, "WTF?"
I would not recommend his services.Chris McGuinness Photography's reply:
I am sad to have a bad review as I work very hard for my clients. With that said…
This client asked to change her contract a couple weeks before the wedding. She asked that the contract include that I not photograph the mother of the groom because she "HATED" her and if I got her in any photos I would have to edit her out of the photos. I said I would not make this change to my contract, but would be happy to offer a full refund if she wanted to find another photographer who would do this. She did not want to step out of her contract. I asked if the groom wanted this to which I got no reply. I asked how would he feel in the future if his mother was not photographed at the wedding. I pointed out that the groom might regret not having any photos of his mother at the wedding, especially years from now when his mother may no longer be alive. This is the "marital advice" she speaks of.
I color correct all delivered photos. Average is close to 800 per wedding. So I do edit, quite a bit. The photos on wedding wire are almost all standard color corrected photos with no retouching. Retouching is not included in package but offered on the side. This client wanted difficult retouching under her chin. This is extremely difficult and time consuming work and it would have been on hundreds of photos and she was not willing to pay for the work. I always mention this upfront at client meetings and say that we handle retouching on a picture to picture basis at an additional charge.
Wind is something I honestly have no control over and was not a big issue in this client's photos. Wind against face is really the only option that makes sense for portrait "family" photos. There was a massive but brief thunderstorm and formals had to be quick to get back under the tent before the rain started.
Contract says delivery up to 3 months. Photos delivered in just over 2 months.
My assistant and I where very uncomfortable around this bride, as she was very unpleasant to us from the time we arrived 30 mins early to the time we left 15 mins past time.
I was indeed new to photography, something I did not hide, but I would still be happy to show this entire wedding to any future client who wish to see it and judge for themselves the quality of the photos.
Points of this review would legally classify as slander.
This client was a very mean-spirited individual. Unfortunately, some people just can't be pleased. Oddly, the client waited 2 years to give this review.
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