Professional Photoshoot at Oia Village Santorini

Posted By : Stefan_S
Don't let the relatively lower rate trick you.. I would say my experience with the photographer, Tahir, was poor from start to finish. I booked the photoshoot for my engagement proposal in Santorini. I had already picked out the location where I wanted to pop the question, so I reached out and let Tahir know I would like it to be a surprise. To try and coordinate, I told him specifically that we will walk up to the spot and that he would have to secretly capture the moment when it happened. Instead, he almost blew the surprise entirely! He walked up to us right before I was going to propose and called me by my name in front of my fiance... This lack of awareness of the situation was not surprising though considering his poor communication beforehand.

The morning of, I tried to confirm we can still meet at the time we agreed. He didn't get back to me until 20 minutes before the time. So I essentially had no clue if it was going to happen or not until right before the shoot.

When we got the photos taken, in 5 or 6 different locations/backgrounds, it all felt rushed and he seemed to be getting frustrated with how the shots were coming out. Come to find out, he only was able to get about 19 photos that were good quality (we paid for 25). Aka 19 photos that didn't have us in an awkward position, fixing hair/blinking, have a stranger in the background, etc... Not to mention, out of the 5 or 6 different locations, we only got photos from 3 of them!

When I asked if we could at least just see ALL of the photos we took and not just the ones he thought were decent, I was met with attitude and what seemed like defensiveness. As if "how dare I question the service he provided". He told me that they had already erased all of the other photos and that they can't be recovered. So we essentially spent 30-45 minutes taking photos to get maybe half of the shots we actually took. And out of those, only 19 were remotely usable!

After I expressed my concern and he said there's nothing that can be done, I asked if I could at least get a partial refund for not receiving all 25 photos I paid for. He then accused me of trying to blackmail them and made me sound like I was just doing it to take money from his business...

All in all we got a few good photos along with a bunch of cheesy photos in poses that don't look natural... for $145... So even if you're trying to get the best price, I highly suggest going with someone else. I feel as though we wasted time and money with this experience.
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Posted On : 2024-05-05 14:35:35

Posted By : mwendwa m
Our day started in the morning with a beautiful text from our photographer of the day, Shaqayeq, who was kind enough to share a closer location to our hotel. She was very creative with her shots and went the extra step to make sure that our poses were right. She was keen on the sunlight and also extremely knowledgeable on the perfect spots.
Our photos were delivered 24 hours earlier than the agreed time and we looooved them! Thank you, Shaqayeq, for the amazing job!
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Posted On : 2024-04-01 10:42:41

Posted By : 279minac
Ergest was great! Punctual, he put us at ease straight away. We walked a lot to find a good spot but he did a great job helping us with the poses. I really enjoyed the experience. He sent us the photos as soon as they were edited, and WOW! We were very impressed. A great experience overall!
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Posted On : 2023-10-03 09:26:39

Posted By : Anthony A
The photographer, Konstantina, is very friendly and professional. She showed us places in Oia without tourists for wonderful photos.
The only downside is that the photo on TripAdvisor does not reflect reality.
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Posted On : 2023-09-14 03:27:54

Posted By : 651adelinat
We are very happy that we decided to book the photoshoot!
We were worried because the city was very crowded, but the photographer knew the perfect spots to get lovely memories without people. He is very professional and helped us to get the pictures we wanted to have !
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Posted On : 2023-09-07 09:02:50

Posted By : Cruiser51560116371
Her photographer was awesome, I highly recommend if you book a photoshoot to ask for Shaqayeq ! She made our experience so nice !
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Posted On : 2023-09-01 04:00:38

Posted By : Pete_C
I did vacation photos with my family previously, and we were amazed. I had hoped for something similar now that my kids are older.

The photographer was late, we were rushed from the start, and she never really slowed down. In one of the most beautiful places in the world we got shockingly bad pictures. There did not appear to be any editing done. The file size on the pictures was ridiculously small, so we can't even crop the pictures to try to get something better.
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Posted On : 2023-08-31 20:15:54

Posted By : Juan_P
I booked this for my son and it tuenee to be for both him and I. First and for most, our photographer “Shaqayeq” was AMAZING! She’s so gifted and talented at the same time. She made our experience soooo much better. If you decide to book a Photoshoot, I highly recommend you ask for her. This was an overall great experience! I highly recommend it.
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Posted On : 2023-08-31 15:40:52