My son and daughter in law hired him for their wedding in August. I feel bad because I actually…read moreencouraged them to look at his work. He had a great display and seemed very nice. They did hire him even though he was a little on the pricey side and had to pay the difference of what the venue allotted. They did their engagement session with him and the pictures looked good. I ordered a few for myself and grandmothers. When I received them, it was evident that he did not edit them. My son had breakouts and nothing was done to fix that. When I saw Everett in person I asked about this and his response was that he did not edit. WHAT?! He said that most photographers do not edit their work for free or at all. What we learned was - he did not know how to edit (self professed). He was great at removing stop signs out of pictures but apparently not a pimple. He said that he would ask around on how to do that. Then we didn't hear back from him. My daughter and I were looking for a photographer for her wedding this year and at a wedding show in Loveland. We looked at a few different photographers and asked about editing etc. All, and I mean ALL, said that editing skin was included. Each and everyone photographer said that they did not want their work to be anything less than perfect upon presentation. Thank you!!!!! Funny but true, one of the photographers was a husband and wife team and when we asked them about skin retouching being included they said, "Of course, everyone does that". Well, we said not everyone, that my son and daughter in law hired a photographer that would not and could not, but he was asking around for help. They both looked at each other and the wife said, "Is it Everett by chance". They said he had called them for help. Seriously, at those prices he charges he should know what he is doing.
When he came to the wedding, he was very curt and downright rude. He said several times that his camera was not working right and that it might be time to get a new one. Seriously?! A few of the guests and a couple of the grandparents thought he was very rude in general and asked how we found him. My brother in law heard Everett say his camera was on the fritz and stood behind at a respectable distance to take pictures just in case nothing turned out. He was very rude to him and told him to stop. Several of his asked if he would do family photos with the bride and groom and he said "No, if it its not on my list, I'm not doing them". So much for being flexible. Sadly, we missed the opportunity for generational pictures because the bride and groom did not think to ask for them beforehand.
We know that he may not normally act like this, our first impression was very good, that's why they hired him. But heaven forbid you question his professional, or lack thereof, abilities. It was a terrible experience for my son and my daughter in law. She was constantly in tears. She tried to see if he would not do the album and refund some of the money and all he kept saying is that it was in the contract and he would refund nothing. She asked about the editing he was going to look into and apparently he was not able to learn it because he said well its not in his contract. He would do it but at a heavy additional price. A professional photographer friend of mine said that what he was saying was ridiculous and offered to retouch his photos for free. He made life very difficult for my daughter in law, I felt bad for her. Every time she asked for something he kept saying its not in his contract and would tell her it was additional. Everything!
I don't recommend him unless your skin is flawless and nothing goes wrong. We will never use him again. We have four kids, and it could have been a good business for him. And in case you are wondering, yes we initially were very respectful and kind to him when we asked about the editing and apologized about it, also mentioned that his picture layouts were great. But apparently his pride had been wounded and it was all downhill from there. I have no vested interest with this photographer. I paid him no money out of pocket therefore have no reason to complain if I had not witnessed and heard what he was saying and doing firsthand. Please don't waste your time with him. I saw that others really like him and I am happy for them. Unfortunately, that was not our experience and I would be surprised if we were the first and the last.
