Graci's reviews

Tracey Franks is a photographer that 'shoots & burns' the photos onto a dvd. She does not check or edit any photos herself so you are responsible for correcting hundreds of adjustments via your own photoshop program & creating your own wedding album.

CHECK OUT THE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS FROM THIS VENDOR IN MY BIO.

There is little incentive to the photographer for thoughtful & creative poses if they are not the ones that are responsible for being able to print out and create beautiful portraits. There were so many gorgeous backgrounds that could have been used & weren't. We now have several poses of the wedding party in a generic line-up & everyone has squinty eyes because they were facing the sun.

Our favorite photos are the ones that several guests shot with a PowerShot. If the price was no more than $300 for a 5 hour wedding I'd say go with it, but for $1200, I am deeply disappointed.

I wish I had hired a professional photographer that would have been the one ultimately responsible for printing the photos and creating the album.

10/21/09: I respect the other poster's opinions, perhaps the photographer realized she was charging way too much. I on the other hand, was charged a ridiculous amount & I feel it is in the best interest of all brides to carefully check references, look at actual work, and ask for the names of previous clients that can be called & willing to show you examples of their work. Look over the vendors websites, as you can often gauge their attention to detail regarding updated info,etc. Make sure that the photographer you hire - uses a backup camera, or assistant! And if they don't, make sure they don't offer a laptop display of shots for the guests to view, as this takes an incredibly long time to set up and the best shots are lost.

UPDATE: ALMOST A YEAR SINCE MY DAUGHTERS WEDDING AND ONLY 5 PHOTOS THAT ARE DECENT. FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY-FORUM.ORG:

Hi - the exif data is showing this was taken on a canon 20D at 75mm, f10, 1/500th second at iso 800 - no flash. Im not sure how good the 20D is at that iso setting but there was no need for it to be that high...and I would imagine the exposure has already been 'pushed' on this resulting in the noise issues (meaning it was under-exposed to start with). If the shot had to be taken where it is with that background I personally would've reduced the ISO setting and opened up the aperture significantly (both to reduce any noise as well as to get the background out of focus). When you add in that the pose isn't great either, this all adds up to a 'bad shot' as Dave has said.
Hope this helps.
Mick

SO TRACEY, IF YOU ARE READING THIS, THE ABOVE IS A LITTLE SUGGESTION - TOO LATE FOR ME AND THE 500 PICTURES YOU SHOT ON THE WRONG SETTINGS OF MY DAUGHTER'S WEDDING ON A CD FOR $1200. SHAME ON ME.