TERMS AND CONDITIONS
50% booking fee is payable upfront and the balance upon delivery on images. Terms for all clients are strictly COD, unless otherwise agreed upon.
All Raws, concepts and final artwork are the creative property of the ‘Photographer’ and may not be reproduced in any way without the ‘Photographer’s’ prior consent. The entire copyright of the photographs is retained by the ‘Photographer’ at all times throughout the world.
All RAW files have a 6 month archive from shooting date and will be deleted thereafter. Only edited TIFF and JPEG files will be handed over to the client, RAW files are the sole property of the Photographer unless a license buyout arrangement is made.
All images supplied are copyrighted. It is a violation of copyright to reproduce or distribute any image other than the agreed purpose of the images without a license agreement or written authorisation from the holder of that copyright
Permissions: No use may be made of the images before deposit payment of the relevant invoice(s) without the express permission of the ‘Photographer’. Any permission which may be given will automatically be revoked if full payment is not made by the due date or if the ‘Client’ is put into receivership or liquidation.
The Photographer will retouch, digitally manipulate and finish according to his/her own discretion. Any additional retouching, digital manipulation or finishing which is requested by the Client may be subject to an extra charge at the discretion of the Photographer.
ANPHOTOGRAPHER’S FEE
PHOTOGRAPHERS FEE
Photographer’s fee includes gear, travel (up to 50km return), insurance and 6 month digital image archive and is charged per hour. Day rate based on an 8 hour day with an additional fee for every additional hour incurred thereafter. Minimum project / shoot rate charged at 2 hours.
QUOTES
Quotations are minimum and dependent on the brief supplied. Quotes are valid for a month after the date upon which the quote is issued. Cost differences between quotes and invoices can occur because of changes in rental gear, specific retouching requests, extra retouching time, or unexpected extensions of shooting hours. The shoot will only be confirmed upon acknowledgment and signing of quote. Shoot is null and void without signed quote.
BOOKING FEE
The Booking Fee (50% deposit) secures the time and services of the Photographer and is non refundable or transferable in the event of cancellation, it being the agreed loss suffered by the Photographer due to cancellation. Any postponement to a later date will retain the booking fee as long as the Photographer can re-schedule for the new date and time but may be subject to a further booking fee. Should the Photographer cancel prior to the shoot date or fail to be present on the day, a refundable booking fee shall be made to the client.
PAYMENTS
Following payment of the booking fee (deposit), the balance of payments must be paid on, or before the handover of images. Proofs / photographs cannot be delivered unless payments due have been paid in full.
CANCELLATIONS
The Client may cancel this contract at any time by giving written notice to the photographer but in doing so shall forfeit any monies already paid. Cancellation less than seven days before the shoot date will result in payment in full by the client for the agreed package.
IMAGE FEE
Image fee includes processing and licensing and is quoted per image select. A minimum of 10 images will be processed on all projects.
A Contact sheet will be provided after the shoot for client to make selects. Additional selects will incur an additional fee per select.
This rate is only effective up to 60 days after assignment completion. Any additional images requested after 60 days will incur an additional fee.
IMAGE DELIVERY
Contact Sheets will be supplied to the client within a reasonable time frame after the shoot.
Final image delivery to be discussed with client and is dependent upon timely receipt of client selects.
If images are required sooner, a rush fee will be charged.
USAGE
All projects based on basic image usage i.e. social and website. Client to advise if images need to be supplied for multiple usage - digital and/or print. Commercial Usage fees and rights to be quoted and discussed separately. Photographer retains creative copyright over the images and must be credited alongside image usage wherever possible - unless otherwise discussed with client.
THIRD-PARTY IMAGE USAGE
Clients cannot share any images that have been provided to them with others for profit, advertising, or promotional purposes without obtaining prior agreement from the photographer. As the initial intended application and usage of the shoot can change, all Third party image usage and fees to be discussed with the photographer. This is to ensure that all parties are aware of and agree to the terms of use, protecting the rights of the photographer and the integrity of the work.
ASSISTANT AND STYLIST FEE
Should the nature or scale of the project require the logistics and aid of a photographic assistant or stylist, this cost will be an additional quote and made known to the client prior to the shoot.
ADDITIONAL GEAR FEE
Should the nature or scale of the project require any external, special or specific gear rental, this cost will be an additional quote and made known to the client prior to the shoot.