This sounds like an old school photographer. That's the how the model used to work, especially wedding photographers. Being a professional glamour photographe

This sounds like an old school photographer. That's the how the model used to work, especially wedding photographers. Being a professional glamour photographer (www.topmodelphotography.com) I can say that is not how all photographers work. I always give all the RAW photos immediately after the shoot. Some photographers want to pick out the good ones, retouch them, and only give those out. This ensures that there is nothing out there that would reflect badly upon them. Personally, I'm not as concerned with this and I'd rather have less friction with clients.