Doug Higgins Photography

We had a 1 hour horseback ride on the beach with the Monterey Bay Equestrian Center. The ride was great. The guide was really nice and did a great job. She took some really nice pictures of us riding. I would definitely go back again except for one thing. The photographer Doug Higgins Photography is quite unethical. I decided to have him take a picture of our group and asked him if he would send me the digital version as well. He said he would so I signed up. The actual photo was ok, but the Photoshop processing was sub par. I wasn’t too concerned because I was getting the digital version and I would be able to re-​process it and fix the exposure level. However when I received the digital image, it was a 0.072 Mbyte photo. It also was watermarked with Doug Higgins Photography. After emailing Doug a couple of times to get a proper image, with no response, I decided to warn people.
Update: Bev G. wrote me recently and pointed out to me that I was not thorough in my review. In reality the process did not end where I left it. I did not bother to write an update, but I should and I am writing it now. Better late than never.
After receiving the 0.072 Mbyte photo, I wrote Doug explaining that we had discussed a full resolution file. His immediate response was «I’m sorry Michael. I tried to attach it was too large». He uses Yahoo mail. Following that response, I wrote the above review. After the review was posted, he responded, offering «Would you like me to snail mail the image on a cd?» At the time, I was really not concerned about getting the photo. I moved on and just chalked it up to experience. So I told him don’t bother to snail mail it. He promptly emailed it to me. Funny how Yahoo accepted full resolution files. In any case to be fair to Doug, he did send me the file. Doug, I hope that clears the air.