Day Eight Studios

Chandler Wade
5/23/21
reviews

1 out of 5

Quality of Service:	1.0 out of 5
Responsiveness:	1.0 out of 5
Professionalism:	1.0 out of 5

Value for Cost:	1.0 out of 5
Flexibility:	1.0 out of 5

Absolutely TERRIBLE experience!!! We first “met” Scott and Tori on a FaceTime call since everything was closing due to Coronavirus. During our conversation we told them we wanted to have our engagement session done at Driftwood Beach. They told us that since we were all unaware if it would be open or not would check the location the day before our shoot to ensure it would be open for us. Come the day of our shoot, we receive a call from Tori telling us that the park was closed and had only checked few sources online if “parks”, not our specific location but just parks in general, would be open. We were half way there already and decided to meet up to explore options anyway. Once we arrived the first suggestion given to us was to shoot on the side of the road basically in a ditch because “the greenery and lighting was nice.” So going from a location like Driftwood Beach to a ditch. Second option was to check an inlet just up the road which just a parking lot on the water ... Read morenear an overpass. Seriously?! It was then up to us to suggest rescheduling. We decided to change locations to downtown Atlantic Beach, near shops and restaurants, for the next day. When we arrive the next day, we’re a little surprised with the amount of people in the area but it wasn’t too busy to still get shots. However, they decided to aimlessly walk towards and around the residential side of Atlantic Beach, nowhere near where we mentioned the day before. We were “posed” simply in front of bushes around people’s houses and sprinkled in a tiny bit of the beach at the end. There was clearly no research done about the area and all it offered. We finished our shoot hopeful the photos would turn out better than both of our experiences since we only got a glimpse of one photo on the back of the camera and nothing else. This is pretty uncommon in a photographer. Not get excited enough by a raw photo to show your client and get them excited but simply say, in an unenthusiastic voice, “y’all are so cute” over and over again. The day our photos were delivered, we immediately FIRED Day Eight Studios as our photographer/videographer and got our money back! Hair was messed up in multiple photos, ones not even taken on the beach! Just messy hair! Eyes were nearly closed from all of the fake laughing shots that were taken, which was nearly the only time we smiled. We stood straight on to the camera in majority of the “posing” making both of us look as wide as possible. Every spot used was just green bushes minus one where an arch of jasmine was used...shooting directly into someone’s backyard. In several shots where we were made to look like we’re walking together, there was a full size Lexus SUV and midsize sedan blatantly in the photo. Not a fender or headlight or peaking in the side, no, the entire vehicle was in the shot. Two in the driveway of a house and one parked on the road. There wasn’t a single shot of the ring. Sure they isolated our entire arms several times but nothing focused directly on the ring. We were even given multiple of the exact same shot. I don’t mean B&W and color, I mean the literal same shot, same angle, same edit, same everything. Duplicates! When it came to composition of the photo, we were simply stuck into the bottom corner of the frame by shifting the camera one way or another, stood straight on to the camera or left with an abundance of dead space losing us, the subject, to a cluttered scene. This was the experience we had when everything wasn’t chaotic and time could be taken to do it right during an engagement shoot. My fiancé and I were not about to stick around to find out how terrible our wedding day would turn out. No attention to detail, no research of locations, doesn’t stick to their word, gives you “this is good enough” work, lack of posing guide(though they’ll claim to know what to do), zero creativity, lack of basic photography 101 skills and premium pricing for overly amateur work. Stay far away from this cookie-cutter style company.

Frequently Asked Questions about Videography

What is the starting price for your wedding videography services?

$ 1,979.00

What is the price of your most popular wedding package?

$ 2,569.00

What primary style do you identify with?

Cinematic, Short Form, Storytelling

Which wedding events do you service?

Ceremony, Pre-Ceremony, Reception

What videography services do you offer?

Add'l Hours, Drone Footage, High-Def Video, Highlight Video, Liability Insurance, Multi. Cameras, Multi. Locations, Raw Footage, Save The Date, Slideshow / Montage

What final video formats do you offer?

Digital Download