Livingface Photography

I am responding to the business owner of Livingface photography, who has clearly invaded my privacy and lied in his response. First of all, I hate to do this back and fourth battle, however, Bard Azima’s response has left me no choice.
1. This response shows how unprofessional and cocky Bard Azima is, and how he DOES NOT LIKE CRITICISM! While he talks about my husband, its funny because my husband doesn’t even care about pictures and has never mentioned anything to Bard. He called him once regarding the first engagement shoot, which he was doing for me BECAUSE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH, NOT HIM. The pictures were not as creative as you make yourself to sound, (maybe since it has been 15 years he should try new techniques). And anyway, I am paying for a service, shouldn’t I be satisfied, he claims that is his goal. The only other time my husband had said something to Bard Azima was on the wedding day when Bard refused and got annoyed to take pictures of MY FAMILY. So anyway, of course Bard does not want to get into specific allegations because there are none LOL.
2. The second engagement shoot that Bard agreed to do after yelling at me over the phone and no didn’t charge when we offered, so THANK YOU FOR THAT-​BRAVO, I had ONE THING I wanted him to edit, I mean they are life long pictures, so even if it is minor, isn’t it my right? I guess according to him its not, and he could not even do it him self, another lady had to, but again he gave me a hard time because he does not like criticism.
3. Bard Azima has invaded my privacy by sharing private pictures and an email to the public in his response to my review, which is not okay and something has to be done. But since my private information is out there, if anyone wants to take a look at the pictures go ahead, but isn’t it my right to be happy with the pictures??? Again, I guess not. If I choose to focus on 1 or two things, isn’t it my right, why should it matter as he states that I focused on things that no one would notice or care about, BUT I CARE ABOUT THEM.
4. In response to my email stating «I love them», my response was out of skimming through the pictures briefly. After getting my wedding album, and taking the time to look at them, I was not happy, I guess to keep it brief I should say thank God he has a professional camera, but maybe he can learn a skill of editing, THEY ARE WEDDING PICTURES– I should have just got anyone for a cheaper price. I was also not happy because after inquiring if he could edit the water stain that was on my family member’s shirt, «he responded he needs a professional to do that and he should have just left it out», I responded to him saying no it should have not been left out and I asked the simple question if he is a professional, that is when he did not respond to my email I guess for «his sanity».
5. I truly believe that the reviews on wedding wire are filtered, as I have tried to write a review on there twice and they have not shown up, which is why I had chosen this site, because I did not know where to go. So of course all the reviews are great, because those are the only ones that make the cut!

We hired Bard for our wedding and we have no regrets!
At our first meeting with Bard, we were still in the early phases of planning out the day. He was gracious enough to help us draft an early wedding day schedule and talked about the logistics of how the day would run in regards to the photography. I was impressed that he knew about our specific customs and was able to navigate throughout the details. He definitely helped calm our nerves over worries about the big day. During the meeting, he also showed samples of his previous work as well as answered all our discerning questions. He clearly outlined in a contract what we were getting in our package and offered us exceptional value! Bard was very responsive in our subsequent communication and meetings and even gave us a few hours of his time for free when we had to tweak our original schedule as per our contract. I was skeptical when Bard told us that he was confident that he would be able to capture all our moments without any additional help as many other photographers offer the aid of a second and third person. Bard simply told us that other photographers may not be as confident in their abilities… and he was right!
On our wedding day, Bard comprehensively captured all our candid and emotion filled expressions of us and our family and friends! We were so impressed on how he was able to capture such raw emotions of joy, love and even sadness! He also captured the excitement of the after party! It seemed like he was also in two places at once! Bard was also excellent at taking group photo shots. He was very professional, arranging people around and giving people direction to produce the best possible shot. He was also good at giving direction for our engagement and wedding day bridal party photos to create artistic masterpieces!
Bard gave us some teaser pictures after the wedding to tide us over until the full assortment of photos were completed. He finished them on time and delivered a professional looking package. He created two amazing Umbra photo albums with a classic look to them — very tasteful. He also gave us 2 Blu ray discs containing the original digital copies as well as a slideshow presentation with music from our wedding! He also provided a soft copy on a USB key for easy showings for our family.
All in all, Bard is passionate about his work. It felt as if Bard was family at our wedding and it seemed like he was truly enjoying being a part of it. He was friendly and accommodating and I would recommend him to anyone without a doubt!