For that kind of money, she should be TOTALLY photoshopping shit. And that includes making him less mottled and/or less gray, and just generally making sure it looks as nice (but real) as possible. She should TOTALLY reprint for you.
Is what she had matted the "digital collage"? Or is it a collage of pictures, matted? I mean, really what she's giving you should be exactly what she has matted, y'know? I understand ordering without matting if she didn't offer that, and having that done elsewhere, but what she gets shouldn't look any different from what you get. (Also, I know matting can be expensive, but $500 for one picture, even if it's actually a collage of several pictures, is completely outrageous).
She should have shown you actual options of photos she's taken and had printed--like "this is the matte look, this is the glossy look, this is the wrinkly paper look" etc. And if what she gave you was not what you looked at, she needs to fix it.
I mean, sure, be all polite and diplomatic about what you want, but don't back down. Shitty photos for a month of your salary?! Don't be ridiculous. I don't know what your monthly salary is, but for $100 you could have taken him to Sears and gotten some cheap shots--so what she's offering should be AMAZINGLY more awesome, y'know?
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Is what she had matted the "digital collage"? Or is it a collage of pictures, matted? I mean, really what she's giving you should be exactly what she has matted, y'know? I understand ordering without matting if she didn't offer that, and having that done elsewhere, but what she gets shouldn't look any different from what you get. (Also, I know matting can be expensive, but $500 for one picture, even if it's actually a collage of several pictures, is completely outrageous).
She should have shown you actual options of photos she's taken and had printed--like "this is the matte look, this is the glossy look, this is the wrinkly paper look" etc. And if what she gave you was not what you looked at, she needs to fix it.
I mean, sure, be all polite and diplomatic about what you want, but don't back down. Shitty photos for a month of your salary?! Don't be ridiculous. I don't know what your monthly salary is, but for $100 you could have taken him to Sears and gotten some cheap shots--so what she's offering should be AMAZINGLY more awesome, y'know?