‘It was pretty obvious… I haven’t been that skinny since I was 10’: Couple slam their wedding photographer who Photoshopped their images to make them look thinner on their special day
- Irene and Andrew Leathwick Mike Sheng to take pictures of their wedding
- They paid the Auckland-based photographer $4,000 for his services
- They were horrified when they received Photoshopped images of the wedding
- Bride said images had been edited to make her face and arms look thinner
A couple claim their wedding photographer edited images of their big day to make the bride appear slimmer.
Irene and Andrew Leathwick got married in November last year and hired Auckland-based photographer Mike Sheng because they admired his ‘flair for colour’.
The couple were shocked when they received the final edits and found the photographer had Photoshopped some of the images to make them look thinner.
Irene and Andrew Leathwick got married in November last year and hired Auckland-based photographer Mike Sheng because they admired his ‘flair for colour’
Talking to TVNZ’s Fair Go, Mrs Leathwick said her wedding was perfect and they were happy to pay the photographer’s fee of $4,000 because they loved his work.
But when they received the photos, Mrs Leathwick said she looked noticeably slimmer.
‘It was pretty obvious… I haven’t been that skinny since I was 10,’ she said.
She said Mr Sheng never discussed image retouching with her, and it was mostly noticeable around her face, arms and on her chest.
‘I was pretty disappointed because I just wanted to look (in) the photo how I actually looked on the day,’ Mrs Leathwick said.
The couple contacted the photographer and asked if they could have a set of original images, but he said he was too busy and never sent them over.
He has since claimed to have deleted all of the originals.
The couple were shocked when they received the final edits and found the photographer had Photoshopped some of the images to make them look thinner
Talking to TVNZ’s Fair Go , Mrs Leathwick said her wedding was perfect and they were happy to pay the photographer’s fee of $4,000 because they loved his work. But when they received the photos, Mrs Leathwick said she looked noticeably slimmer
Mr Leathwick said his ‘alarm bells went off’ when the Mr Sheng said he deleted the raw images.
‘We thought, oh dear. How is he going to be able to do a good job, like his other work that we’ve seen?’ he said.
After months of waiting the married couple have only received two untouched images and has stopped communication with them.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the photographer for comment.