Retainer fee(s) paid applies towards Session Fee. The session fee covers time and talent of photographer.

Only cash and card are acceptable forms of payment.

• Cancellation . If the Client requests to amend or cancel this Contract 10 or more calendar days before the agreed upon photographic event date, the retainer shall be applied to a mutually agreed upon reschedule date. If the Client fails to show or cancels 48 hours before the agreed upon photographic event date, the retainer shall be forfeited.
• Rescheduling/Late Arrivals.  In the event that the Client requests to reschedule a photographic event, the retainer shall be applied to a rescheduled event if notice is given at least 2 days prior to the scheduled event. Reschedule must be within the same calendar year. Any Client that is late arriving to the event will have the amount of time late deducted from the time allotted for the event. Clients shall not be compensated for the time deducted from the event due to late arrival of the Client and regardless of how much time is spent during the session, the full amount of the session fee is required.

• Completion Schedule . Completion schedules and delivery of products shall be determined from the date of final approval by the Client. Third-party manufacturing laboratories are utilized for products and may provide restrictions on an order not outlined in this Contract.

• digitals shall take 2-3 weeks to complete. 

• Use of Independent Contractor. In the event a third-party Independent Contractor is hired for services and/or products for the photographic event, the Photographer is not liable for any actions by the Independent Contractor. This includes, but is not limited to, allergies as a result of use of the products/services by the Independent Contractor. It is the Client’s responsibility to convey all allergies to the Independent Contractor.

• Photographic Materials. All photographic materials, including but not limited to negatives, transparencies, proofs, and previews, shall be the exclusive property of the Photographer. All orders must be placed within the outlined schedules within this Contract. No products, including digital files, will be released until the agreed upon amount is paid in full per the payment schedule outlined in this Contract.

The Photographer shall make gallery proofs available through an agreed upon in-person product consultation.  These proofs shall be available for viewing by the Client within 1-2 weeks of the photographic event.  All orders shall be placed during the in-person consultation.

• Copyright and Reproductions. The Photographer shall retain copyright ownership of all works created in the course of this Contract, including but not limited to all images in their original and processed formats. It is understood that any duplication or alteration of original images is strictly prohibited without the written permission of the Photographer. Alterations include, but are not limited to, application of filters, cropping, or modifications of any kind.

• The Photographer DOES NOT provide the Client permission to resize photographs for Internet-based usage or use of filters and editing that alter the image in any way.

  The photographer DOES NOT hold on to nor is responsible for storing images after emailing web digitals, dropbox link or any other form of digital downloads. All Images are purged automatically after 120 days of delivering images. 

   

  • Client Usage. The Client shall only use the photographic prints, including digital files, in accordance with the permissions within this Contract. photos may be used for clients up coming books and promotions. 
  • Social Media . The Client may share web/blog post links and social media albums through use of the share functions and dissemination of direct links.The Client shall not copy, download, screen shot, or capture the photographs in any other fashion. The Client shall identify the Photographer business name in the caption of all photographs uploaded to social media websites and profiles.
  • Photography and Videography. The Client shall not engage in photography or videography during the course of the session.
  • Failure to Perform. If the Photographer is unable to perform this Contract due to illness, emergency, fire, casualty, strike, act of God or causes beyond the control of the Photographer, the Photographer and the Client shall make every attempt to reschedule the photographic event. If a reschedule is unable to be agreed upon, the Photographer shall return the retainer to the Client and shall have no further liability. Further, if the Photographer is unable to deliver photographic materials due to technological malfunctions, including but not limited to the equipment operation and image processing, or photographic materials are otherwise lost or damaged without fault of the Photographer, liability shall be limited.
  • Photographer’s Standard Price List . The charges in this Contract are based on the Photographer’s Standard Price List. This price list is adjusted periodically and future orders shall be charged at the prices in effect at the time when the order is placed.

  MODEL RELEASE. 

  The Client authorizes the Photographer to use and to create images for promotional materials, online usage, and other areas of marketability.  The Client further authorizes the distribution of photographs to potential clients of the Photographer for portfolio purposes.  The Client agrees and understands that the photos will be taken digitally.

  The Client further acknowledges that the Client will not be compensated, either now or at any time in the future, for any use of marketing and that the Photographer of such photos exclusively owns all rights. 

  The Client acknowledges and agrees that the Photographer shall have the exclusive, perpetual, and irrevocable right to take, use, re-use, publish, and republish photographic materials which contain the Client’s image.

  The Client hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Photographer may modify, change, or alter such images without restriction. 

  The Client hereby acknowledges and agrees that the photographs created by the Photographer shall become and remain the exclusive property of the Photographer, and that the Client retains no rights to said photographs unless specified particularly in this Release. 

  The Client, also hereby waives all rights and claims and releases the Photographer from any claim or cause of action, whether now known or unknown, relating to the sale, display, license, use, and exploitation of the photos. The Client hereby covenants and agrees that the Client shall not bring any action or proceeding or maintain a complaint against the Photographer in any court of law, state or local, or before any administrative body, related in any way whatsoever, to the use of the photographs. 

  The Client also consents to the use of the Client’s own name or any fictitious name, which may be chosen in connection with the aforesaid photographs.  The Client hereby releases any and all claims whatsoever in connection with the use of the Client’s photographs and name and the reproduction thereof as aforesaid.  The Client hereby waives any right that the Client may have to inspect and/or approve the photographs or any advertising copy that may be used in connection therewith or the use to which it may be applied.