How soon is too soon to be buggin your photographer to see work from a shoot?

[Sunny DeVille]

Sooooo I did a shoot about a month ago, and was suppose to be given a USB with copies for myself. Now the Photographer is out of town and suddenly doesn't know how to use e-mail!
Now what???

[The Trousseau]

A month is quite awhile, unless he had some emergency come up. What do you mean by bug him? I mean, did you email him already?

Now, if it was a TFP, and he does not plan to use your pictures, that is one thing. You can try and make it easier on him by asking for high-quality emailed copies and/or offer to do the processing for yourself.

If you paid him or he plans to use your pictures commercially, he owes you what you agreed upon when you did the shoot. Time to bug him.

[Sunny DeVille]

He did have to go out of town for a month, but did promise to meet up with me before leaving which never panned out for whatever reason or another. I did e-mail him, tried to keep it light but did ask how the progress was going. No reply.

Our deal was TFP so its not like I had paid him. I'm hoping that this is just because he is out of town.
I think I'm going to try again once he is back in the city (which should be soon).
I was just so excited to see the results but didn't want to be a pest.

[Stephanie Jay]

I have this sometimes too. It's quite tricky because I don't want to seem a pest but I love seeing the after results of a shoot! I have to hold my fingers back from typing sometimes! xx