Reacting To Photography HORROR Stories
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Today I read some terrible photography experiences....
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I'm a graphic artist at the only photography store for 3+ hours. We have heard so many stories. Usually it's my job to fix and help 😂
Has there ever been something u couldnt fix?
"They offered me a water bottle..." 😆
Jessica, you're in Detroit, as I am, so you know about the wedding atmosphere here. I'm going to one up you with two horror stories of my business partner/best friend:
1 - Back in the film days, my partner was shooting a wedding at a church that's currently closed on Woodward Avenue, near New Center. Just as he finished shooting the procession and was setting up for the Formals, he went to the back of the church where his camera bag was...BUT IT WASN'T!! Someone has stole all of his camera gear from the back of the church!
2 - Several years later, he was shooting another wedding. He was loading his car up to drive from the church to the reception hall. As he was starting to drive away, he noticed that something fell onto the ground as he drove over it. IT WAS HIS CAMERA BAG, with all of his gear in it. He had driven over his bag, crushing the contents... and this was the SECOND TIME that had occurred!
My partner has had a lot of bad luck with his camera gear over the years!
omg when my parents got married their wedding photographer also got his camera stolen rip those photos
Omg get this man a four leaf clover, some salt, sage, an egg cleanse - something. He needs all the help he can get 😂
Recently did an outdoor Winter boudoir shoot, model had 10 VERY specific shots she wanted. That day the weather turned colder and worse than was expecting from 30 F and clear to 10f and white out blizzard.
After getting the shots as quickly as possible and getting home I found I had completely over-looked a specific prop and cutting half of it off in almost EVERY image but two.
Thank God I am well versed in Photoshop and when I delivered the images she had no idea the prop she wanted in the shots was all shopped in 😂
My horror story was shooting pictures of the local covid-vaccine clinic to be used for social media, flyers, and a billboard. Used a two camera setup and would let the unused one hang off my neck by the strap to quickly swap. At the end of the day, getting some amazing shots, I got home started to review and noticed a picture from one camera was pixelated to hell and back. Checked the next one, same thing. My heart sank as I looked at the ISO in lightroom and it was cranked up high. Apparently when the camera was around my neck, my shirt hit the touch screen on the back and cranked up the ISO to the max. Still had images from my main camera but everything from the b-camera were unusable.
At least you had two cameras! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Maybe that's karma for shooting at a medical center?
I've had soooooo many "oh crap" moments in photography, from forgetting to charge all the batteries, leaving the memory cards at home to having the wrong lens with me and all the craziness in between.
UGH.... I have gone to a shoot with all my gear, set everything up just to find I forgot all my batteries on the charger. It was a meet and greet for a Dallas Cowboy Football player and the timing was very limited. My heart dropped to my stomach. I called a photographer friend to see if they might be able to fill in for me but they were not. Luckily, she had another photographer friend who lived about 15 mins from where I was at so she called them to see if they could help. Not only did they have the battery I needed, they were home and ran it over to me. I had no idea this was happening as I was scrambling with the event planner to see if someone else had a camera on hand. Out of nowhere, this other photographer shows up as a legit angel on earth with a fresh battery. I could not believe it. The event planner was really cool and remarked on how professional I was given the circumstance and praised the PHX photography community for coming through. AMEN. I still have nightmares about this...
the dreaded "looking for budget-friendly photographer for my Pinterest wedding."
I never got that before.
i’d be happy to help them 😂 i think my low prices are scaring ppl away honestly even though my work is quality. and i’ve seen worse photos being advertised at a price waaaaaay higher hahaha.
*Photography Nightmare:*
Half day shoot for a lodge. Agreed to $200 for 20 edited images.
Turned into a *4 DAY, 66 HOUR SHOOT* for 50 Images for $200 .......................... make contracts and seal them in blood
But why 50? :( wasnt able to hold those 30 extra hostage in exchange of more money?
ya i wouldn’t of given 50 and would’ve said it’s $200 each day especially if they do want 50
I'm a boudoir photographer and I use the spare bedroom in my apartment as my home studio. My apartment has a weird set up and you must walk through my bedroom in order to get to my only bathroom. I always make an effort to thoroughly clean my entire apartment before having a client over, but I had a really busy week with editing and worked a lot of hours at my day job before my last shoot, and I just ran out of time. I had enough time to clean everything except my bedroom and bathroom, so I just shut my bedroom door and prayed this wouldn't be one of the very few times a client would ask to use my bathroom. Well, she did ask, and my disgusting bedroom and bathroom were exposed. I'm not talking a sock here and there and an unmade bed... I'm talking about a tornado aftermath level situation. I was so beyond embarrassed, but I will never ever just hope for the best again lol. And hopefully one day I will have an actual studio so I can stop cleaning my house. Just kidding... a little! haha
As a videographer these are minor problems. Hahah omg all these situations are so relatable. As somebody that encountered fucked up that cost more than 100k. Al I can say is make a checklist in your phone. My biggest personal shame is arriving at a villa in Costa Rica on the top of an mountain with no drone propellers. 😑
Would love to watch more!!! I’ve just started studying photography since November and this kind of video is so interesting.
Tip one :
DO NOT WORK WITHOUT A CONTRACT!!
Family, friends, co-workers...doesn't matter! If my mother (had've {she's passed away}) asked me to shoot something important, she's got to sign a contract!
@@LaGaspa thank you! That sounds like a very important point!
@the leasphere
SSHHHHH! Don't tell anyone, but, years ago, I search for various contracts of other photographers, extracted the clauses that we're applicable to me and my demographics, compiled it together, adjusted it for MY A CLIENT'S PROTECTION and my studio, print them out and...TA-DAAA! I have my own contract!!
PLEASE make ur videos longer I can't get enough of u
I was fresh out of highschool and my friend's childhood friend was getting married. He asked if we could shoot his wedding (with all of our experience equal to highschool photography class...) it was quite a fun day and everything was running smoothly, until i got home to start editing my photos and they were all slighlty blurry... i checked my lense and the autofocus was switched off! 😅
Yes, another video please, what I learned is its best to keep some cheap memory cards in the car
Nothing rounds out the most depressing month of the year like some horror stories!
AHAHA i made a free photoshoot date with an instagram friend a month in advance, got to the destination an hour north of me, started grabbing my props and I reached for my camera bag....I LEFT IT ON MY DESK. we shot on her iphone and the pictures of her looked fantastic, but I ended up hating every picture of me.
On a different note, that t shirt/ makeup/ hair combo makes you look extra cute. And the earrings, you look great!
Right! the girl is stunning
I like that the half battery guy was like "I had 5 hours of continuous shooting" then said "in my defense, I stood around doing nothing for a long time cuz of these women." PICK A STORY BRO
I remember this time in early 2018 when i was barely charging anything for my photography and i was just one year into it, i got hired by these girls to shoot their bachelorette party. They hired me for 1 hour btw and promised to arrive to the club with a whole Limousine. Ended up literally coming on foot to city center instead, half an hour late. Never paid me for wasting my time and even cussed me out for not bringing any requisites as if it was ever my responsibility.
Oh and what's worse is that they started laughing straight to my face with words "ahahhaha professional photographer at the age of 16" like being 16 prevents you from being good at some skill??? You could hire 30 yo man and there's no guarantee that he would be better than me back then
@@olesia9047 I'm 33 and I'm completely oblivious, so you're absolutely right! 🤣
Girl i loveee longer videos so make it 20+ minutes long if you want hahahah
I’m a sports photographer. I usually carry a super telephoto lens. Usually a 400/2.8 or 600/4.0. It was raining that day so it was already crazy. I got to the field. As I was unloading my gear I couldn’t find my monopod. I ended up putting my lens on someone’s back.
we need part two!
Once I went all the way up the Pão de Açúcar in Brazil to take pictures at sunset... I forgot the batteries 🤦
I'm not the photographer, but a witness to this tragedy. I was up high taking video of a juniors roller derby tournament, so I had a great view of the sports photographer who was hanging out in the middle of the derby track getting closeup action shots of the skaters. I watched in horror as a jammer jumped the apex and (very accidentally) slammed right into the photographer, who watched helplessly as camera and lens flew out of his hands and crashed to the floor. I couldn't tell how much damage, but he quickly picked up camera and lens and hurriedly left the track. I never saw him back in the middle of the track for the rest of the tournament.
WELP I have a tragic one: one of my first gigs was shooting an old man and his 19 year old labrador who was on the verge of death. He wanted one last memory photographed with the pup. The shoot went great but... hehe... leave it to me to drop the memory card into a grate at the shoot location. I had to bike home (I don't know why I rode a bike that day to a shoot... don't ask) and I somehow forgot about the whole thing. I was an idiot then. Well... the next week the guy calls me asking about the photos because his dog died the night before. I panicked, made up some story about how I was still editing them and loaded my car with a ladder, a crowbar, and gloves. Would you know it? I found the card! Delivered the photos that evening.
it wasn’t even ruined ? you’re so lucky
When I took telecommunications for a TV station back in high-school, we were taught always bring 3x the amount of resources and media as you think you'll need.
I only have one battery tbh but if you know you have a shoot and your battery isn't full or whatever you try bring the charger in case you can plug it somewhere, specially if the models were taking long to change
My parents were silly enough to ask a friend to take pictures at their wedding, this was in the days of using film, their friend Bob used the same film twice. We have no photos of their wedding day 😭
Omg this video stressed me out and I ain't even a photographer, I do paint tho so I totally can relate to some of these 🥲🥲🥲
😂😂😂the singing for me! Love you Jessica ❤️❤️❤️
Love your videos! ❤️ Hope you have a great day / night. I don’t usually watch youtube videos but always watch yours! They are always very entertaining and can be educational! Thank you ☺️
I've had multiple cards that got corrupted, full with wedding photos. Boy, that sucks!
Girl your hair looks AMAZING
these somehow manage to be funny 😂😂😁😁😀😀
I adore you. You're so kind and your comments are hilarious.
Make a part 2!!
Please make a part two!!
You're just effortlessly funny Jessica
I just did a shoot the other day, only to load the SD card on the computer & find that I shot everything in JPEG 😭😭😭 worst feeling!!!
Doing a local photoshoot at the stables I go to.I ran out of space on my photo card and didn't have a back up so I deleted some old photos I had but ended up accidentally deleting the best photo I had took. But it's a learning curb 😬😅
this ✨ mic ✨ makes it look like a stand-up, and I'm here for it 🤣 great video idea and great execution 🥰
lol. This was great. Do another one of these and keep the music.
More of this, please
Funny do more and great tips!
Also like what do you mean "they took forever getting ready"? Turn it off in between, idk what camera they were working with but on mine at least the settings stay the same and I think that's pretty standard?? Like it's the flip of a switch, a second of your time at most
Well with the memory card I am sure they only realized at the shoot and a run to find a store in a weird place and maybe no transportation of their own it would take the whole hour they had to shoot with the artist.
This video is hilarious and also really helpful for me as a beginner photographer! Learning mistakes to avoid haha
More jessica more. Also I could watch u forever make your videos even longer alwayz
The eclipse one was such a bruh moment
me: knows nothing about photography
also me: wow they didn't even fully charge the battery 🙄
Hahahahahaha
I love your videos and the way you talk and you really look like my dermatologist
Pre-set up camera, double check lists, test shots, 3-4 charged batteries, 6-card memory case and cards....check them off as you load😜
Great leadin for site...crack me up
More please! 😁
Haha loved today’s squarespace transition😂
Part 2 yessss
just gotta say your hair looks beautiful :)
I love your channel I’m mad I’m just now seeing this lol I just had to subscribe you always make me laugh 🥰😂💜
Jessica you look so pretty today! Excited to see what kind of nightmare fuel you come up with hahaha
I shot a wedding a long time ago with a 5D Classic and in the middle of the wedding MY MIRROR FELL OUT (a known Canon defect in a certain batch of production).
At least I had an older crop sensor DSLR packed in my car I could use... so I shoot with that the rest of the day. But the main point was that the client was happy ... which she thankfully was.
That's a yes on part 2...
I would like to hear more!
Love your look and your clothes on this video. So cute!
My favorite world tour! ❤️😆
Thing is that even if you did notice that camera lenses were not there, they would be gone. I keep my lenses and camera in a Ruggard Cabinet with a glass door so I can see them and put them in my bag when ready to go. It has a lock.
Carry extra batteries in your bag. Always charge
We made a system for batteries. Two bags 1 with full one with empty! Smooth sailing
Yes I wanna hear more! 😂
part 2 please
This makes me feel soooo much better, I did however grab my back up light the other day without taking the correct trigger! Lol shot it all with natural light and the shoot still rocked but I did feel like an idiot for doing it!
I need more of these stories hahaha. I'm sorry for everyone, as a photographer myself, I can relate and some of those stories are my biggest fears 🥲 I also love it when the photos look sharp on the camera screen but when you check them in Lightroom they're actually out of focus or blurry 🥲
Thisssss oh my goodness do I hate when this happens in Lightroom.
You should do a reaction to Tyras "apology" if you can even call it that but they had her on the CZcams Channel Chick's in the office
Super content ❤️
My horror story was from high school, when I went for a bus school trip from slovakia to England for a whole week. I really wanted to make some nice photos of the coutryside, trips, etc. We first arrived to Berlin and everything went well, untill My battery was maybe at half of it´s capacity. I didn´t think anything of it, since I had one extra battery and charger in my suitcase. Well guess what :D we arrived at our hostel in France and I went straight into my suitcase for the battery and charger- they weren´t there, because my dad took them, because he thought that I wasn´t going to bring my camera all the way to England and he wanted to use it while I was gone...
For his defence, we split the money needed to buy that camera years before, whn we both wanted a camera, but I didn´t have enough money and he didn´t want to spend a lot of money (stupid idea I know, luckily now I have my own camera)
OMG Jessica, You are Hilarious!!!!
Get a battery grip!! Saved my bacon so many times.
Hey Jess what happened with the doll/golf thing , were you able to solve it?
I just had a recent client of mine ask why is the background so blurry
Jessica: “if you have 1 battery, you have no batter”
Me: 👁 👄 👁
Nice singing!
I'll be back to finish this💓
I also thought about the weight of the lenses.. 🤔
Omg the over charging batteries 😂 I will show up to a shoot and if there’s power I’m plugging in my fully charged spare battery 😂😂😅 not today
I shot in Fine (JPG) for an entire hair color shoot. Perfect lighting, minor content aware fill….aaaand no RAW data. I’m thinking about not even charging for it. 🤦♂️
I have one. I went to my first Boudoir shoot in a town an hour away. I made sure to bring anything I thought id need, reflectors, lights, Tripod, props. We started setting up as she was still getting her hair done and I went to get my camera to start getting settings ready... I forgot the camera at home.
jessica can we do a shootout thing i'd die a happy photog, i'd never be where i am without u 🥺🧡
I live a horror story everyday editing photos 😭😂. My laptop is so slow. Lightroom freezes like every 10-30 seconds and then goes back to runnjgg my normal 🙂
More please...
Lol I only know to develop black and white. My sister taught me and at the time I only shot in B&W.
finally a content other than ANTM
yep i agree i hate those videos :/ but they do well for her so she does a lot of them...
What edit app you use to edit your photo??
Check list are important
Left my bag of gear outside my car by my tire.. drove over it with all my stuff, fortunately only broke My battery charger and chipped my 70-200 but still works like a charm 😳😳😳 never again letting go of my bag EVER.
This reminds me of the day I hired a d600 and reaching on the shoot I was given wrong triggers and I had to get a flash
this is the content i am here for! not ANTM reruns. hate that show with a. passion
My horror story is very mild in comparison and has a happy ending. I never take my cards out of my camera, but for some reason I had removed the cards to upload this time. I had a booking at 1pm (very bright sun) and arrived on location, took the camera out, only to realize that I had no cards. There was only one thing to do. I told the client about my mistake and offered to go for the cards and return within the hour, or, if they preferred, do the shoot later in the day. They opted for the latter and got some great sunset shots. All's well that ends well, but I will stick to not removing the cards. 😅
jajaja no entiendo nada pero me gusta ver los videos de ella
“Goddamnitt, I shot in jpeg”
Lol Fuji users can’t relate 😎
where can we write our horror stories for this series ?
There was one time I went to a photo shoot and there was a murder scene of some sort. I don’t actually know what happened, or if it was an actual murder scene. Here’s the scene: I walk into my shooting location in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The spot I was in has a large footbridge and a huge auto bridge that both span a river. There is a crowd of people all gathered in a circle. One guy is away from the crowd with his dog speaking to who I assume was the emergency dispatcher. He was describing the scene, saying, “Yeah, he’s laying down on the ground.” I didn’t want to stick around. But next thing I know, an ambulance and two police cars in the parking lot. I left very soon after. As I was leaving, I saw five more police and park ranger vehicles come flying into the location. If I had to guess, they were going about 55-60 mph down back roads. I don’t know what happened beyond what I saw, but this was not the average photo shoot.
I say minimum 3 batteries and bring the charger.