Fotomedia Morgenegg

I found a Groupon here for a photo shoot with 12 photos on a data CD, including one outfit change, for only SFr. 30.- instead of 114. I don’t have any professional head shots of myself for what seems to be the norm for a CV here, so I bought the deal.
Dübendorf is about a 40-​minute train ride from my place in Zürich, so I made an appointment for Saturday morning at 11 am. When I arrived at 10:50, I was told that my appointment was not until 11:10 or 11:15. And then the guy said they were running late and I would have to wait 30 minutes.
This is terrible customer service, but I didn’t get mad because there could have been something lost in translation due to my nonexistent German skills… but still… it kind of sucked.
It was snowing outside and I didn’t know where else to go, so I settled down on the red IKEA sofa in the store to wait. Oh, by the way – this place turned out to be a professional camera shop with a photo studio on the side. Or maybe it was the other way around. At least the guy offered me some coffee and sparkling water to drink while I waited among all the tripods and camera bags.
It turned out to be a 45-​minute wait. I was getting pretty annoyed when the photographer (Fabienne Morgenegg) finally came out to greet me. Apparently the delay was caused by the previous appointment (a family with a baby) running late, so I guess it wasn’t really the photographer’s fault. But maybe she could have made them reschedule instead of delaying all the subsequent appointments. Luckily there wasn’t anywhere else I had to be afterwards.
Fabienne spoke good English and is a very experienced photographer. She showed me how to pose and selected the right backgrounds and lighting for the appropriate professional effect.
Afterwards, we went to the computer to select the top 12 photos, but we could only find 11 that we liked, so she offered to touch up a couple of my favorite ones instead. Score! She was really fast and efficient with the software, and I sat next to her and watched her throughout the whole process. Now I look even prettier slightly airbrushed and in black-​and-​white. ;-)
Although my session kind of got off to a slow start, Fabienne is an excellent photographer with 10 years of experience, so I would highly recommend her for photo shoots. She was fast and efficient, with high-​quality equipment, and she helped me select the best photos for my needs.