r/Santorini

Have been to Santorini today, Imerovigli, and OMG… what is wrong with some of these flying dress photographers? 😂
They literally block the streets and pavements while doing their shoots and then get pissy and super rude when people actually need to get past. Do they own the streets and pavements, or rent them, to have such a disgusting attitude?
I was actually considering doing a photoshoot with one of them, but after today’s experience, absolutely not. We waited around 5 minutes for one Greek photographer to finish taking her shots, and she reluctantly moved aside to let pedestrians through. I said “thank you” just to be polite, and her Chinese assistant, who was wearing huge dark glasses, was extremely rude in response.
Jeez… how entitled can you be?
And honestly, after seeing the dresses in real life, I’m even less tempted. They don’t look that great in person they’re basically one-size-fits-all, look pretty awful from the back, and I’m guessing the final photos are edited to oblivion to make everything look good 😂

I know flying dress shoots get mixed reactions here, but if you’ve already decided to do one in Santorini, I wanted to share my experience with Santorini
Habibi.

He has a terrible attitude. He tells you not to be late, then shows up late himself. He stacks his bookings, so if the shoot before yours runs over…tough.
He also made several inappropriate comments toward me, including comments about my name & what he expected me to look like….I had already paid my deposit, so I tried to make the best of it but we had some words.

The biggest issue for me was the lack of privacy. There was no changing room, pop-up tent, or private area. I had to change on the side of the street while he held the dress over me and physically helped/touch me while I was changing. What’s frustrating is that I looked over & saw another flying dress photographer nearby who did have a pop-up tent for their client.

He also had noticeable body odor 😭 which made the experience even more unpleasant.With that being said, he does take great shots and he knows how to get you to pose, but if you’re spending your money on a flying dress shoot, please choose another photographer. I wish I had known all of this before putting down my deposit.

Update: this post did what I intended for it to do and that was to share my experience with those interested in doing a flying dress shoot. For those that are not, we can argue until we’re blue in the face on the originality, cost and why anyone would do it… you don’t have to get the appeal….Everything is subjective. The cost ranges from $80 to $3k and not a dime came out of your pocket. With that being said I’m no longer responding but will continue blocking rude comments. 

💃🏾 oh look there’s even a flying dress emoji.

I'm making a birthday gift for my boyfriend and trying to collect photos from different places around the world.

Would anyone around Santorini be willing to take a photo holding a short handwritten birthday message somewhere cool in the city?

I'll provide the exact wording. It would take literally a minute or two. ❤️

I'd be incredibly grateful!

Hi All!

I am going to be in Santorini from October 21 thru 24th with my partner, and we just learned that Katikies Gardens in Fira where our reservation was is now closing earlier than expected for the season, so they transferred our reservation to Katikies Gea House just outside of Oia... A big draw to Katikies Gardens was the outdoors jetted tub and now we have been moved to a room with an indoor tub. Another draw was being right in the middle of Fira vs having to take a car into town.

What are your thoughts? I know it's a champagne problem but this trip is really important to me. Trying to decide whether I just cancel and look elsewhere or stick with it. Any experiences?