Wedding pics are for posterity. We don't look at them often, but we have wedding pictures from many of our ancestors and they are treasured and will remain so for many generations to come.
1. I would NOT have hired a photographer who did not have a form of backup. Digital or not.
2. because of #1, I would have been much less likely to be in that position.
3. If it did happen to me, as a client, I would be furious beyond belief. I would do everything I could to let as many people as possible know that he is irresponsible. Web page, newspaper ads, whatever.
4. As a photographer, I would not be foolish enough to NOT have a backup. ESPECIALLY if I went all digital.
Your photographer friend should have a lawyer queued up for this incident for sure. It may not destroy his business, but he should be prepared for some hard times and most of all he needs to learn from this.
1. I would NOT have hired a photographer who did not have a form of backup. Digital or not.
2. because of #1, I would have been much less likely to be in that position.
3. If it did happen to me, as a client, I would be furious beyond belief. I would do everything I could to let as many people as possible know that he is irresponsible. Web page, newspaper ads, whatever.
4. As a photographer, I would not be foolish enough to NOT have a backup. ESPECIALLY if I went all digital.
Your photographer friend should have a lawyer queued up for this incident for sure. It may not destroy his business, but he should be prepared for some hard times and most of all he needs to learn from this.