Please see below for full terms and conditions relating to portrait photography services.
In the following terms and conditions “the Photographer” shall mean Wendi Kennedy trading as ‘Wendi Kennedy Photography’. “The Client” shall be those persons responsible for booking the photography services. It is agreed that the following terms set out the total agreement made between the parties and that no variation or modification of these terms shall be effective unless agreed by both parties in writing.
Booking & Cancellation
Portrait photography sessions, or any fixed cost discount packages that include additional products are payable at the time of booking. A booking is considered firm as from the date of payment. Accordingly the Photographer will, at her discretion, accept cancellations and issue a refund depending on the amount of notice received prior to the agreed date: More than 5 working days 75% refund, 3-4 working days 50% refund, 48 hours 25% refund. Cancellations with less than 24 hours notice will not receive a refund.
Copyright
The copyright of photographs remains with the Photographer. The Photographer grants the Client permission to make copies of the images under the following conditions. The images taken by the Photographer are for personal use by the Clients and their friends and relatives. Sale, Publication, Entry to awards or any Commercial use of the photographs is not allowed without prior written permission from the Photographer. The Client hereby allows the photographer to display any photograph covered by this contract and to generally promote the business in advertising, brochures, magazine articles, websites, social media, sample albums etc.
Images
The Photographer will be responsible for creative choices in terms of the images captured during the shoot, but will take into account the Client’s reasonable instructions in respect of the shoot brief. Following completion of the shoot the Photographer will provide a secure online gallery as soon as reasonably practical, but cannot guarantee urgent turnaround. Unless expressly agreed in writing the Client shall not be entitled to reject images on the basis of style or composition.
Additional Expenses
No travel expenses are charged for shoots up to a 30 mile round trip from the Photographer’s location. Additional mileage will be charged to the Client at .60 cents per mile. If the portrait session is taking place on location, any entrance fees, parking fees or related expenses will be payable by the Client.
Payment
Portrait photography sessions, and fixed cost discount packages are payable at the time of booking. Should the Client later order any additional printed products or digital files these will be payable at the time of order. All major cards are accepted.
Retouching
All images will be adjusted for exposure, brightness, contrast, sharpness, etc. The Photographer’s judgement regarding these corrections and the number of images put forward to the Client shall be deemed correct. Retouching, digital manipulation etc is available to the Client as an option at extra cost.
Confidentiality
The Photographer will keep confidential and will not disclose to any third parties or make use of material or information communicated to him in confidence for the purposes of the photography except where reasonably necessary to enable the Photographer to carry out his obligations in relation to the commission.
Liability
The Photographer will take all reasonable steps to ensure equipment is in good working order, backup equipment is available where appropriate and that images are backed up in a responsible manner. In the unlikely event of a total photographic failure or cancellation of this contract by either party or in any other circumstance the liability of one party to the other shall be limited to the total value of the contract. Neither party shall be liable for indirect or consequential loss.