Apparently it is common for photographers to not give you your digital copies after the shoot. It's common, but not the only option. There are plenty of skille

Apparently it is common for photographers to not give you your digital copies after the shoot. It's common, but not the only option. There are plenty of skilled photographers who will just charge you for the time spent on the shoot and hand over the digital copies. You just need to search them out and realize that you may or may not get the same caliber of artist as one who can dictate their own terms.