Please read the following Contract carefully
A. Session Fees & Payments
The client agrees to pay the photographer a non-refundable retainer fee (deposit) at the time of booking which equals $25 to secure their appointment date and time. The client's appointment date and time will not be scheduled until the non-refundable retainer fee has been paid. This is a non-refundable retainer fee that goes toward your session. The balance is due at or before the time of the session. The session fee covers the time and talent of the photographer, basic retouching and creative editing of images, as determined by the photographer, and images (amount depending on session) to be stored in the client's password protected online gallery through Pixieset. Additional editing is available at additional expense to be determined by the photographer. Additional prints or digital images may be available for purchase.
Other than the non-refundable retainer fee, all payments are due in full by day of session. The client will not receive any products, including "sneak peek" photos, until full payment has been processed. If ordering prints, the client's order will not be processed until payment in full is received. If the client has arranged a payment plan, the order will be placed after the final payment has been received.
B. Rescheduling & Re-shoots
If an illness or situation prevents a photo session from taking place, the client may reschedule their session one time at least 24 hours prior to their shoot without penalty. Should the client fail to give 24 hours' notice, or decide to completely cancel the shoot, the non-refundable retainer fee is forfeited and will not be refunded. Photographer reserves the right to reschedule due to illness, weather, equipment malfunction, or other circumstances beyond their control.
Re-shoots are determined at the discretion of the photographer. Re-shoots and refunds will not be given for poor choices of clothing, make-up, hair or weather-related issues, or by not following the recommendations of the photographer.
C. Archive, Delivery & Damage
After six (6) months, all images will be purged from the photographer’s hard-drive, except as needed for promotional purposes, to be determined by the photographer at the photographer’s sole discretion. Images will be stored in the client's password protected online gallery through Pixieset for up to twenty-four (24) months. The photographer is not responsible for loss or damage to the digital files due to circumstances beyond the photographer’s control.
Client will receive their final high resolution, edited images via an online gallery no later than four (4) weeks following the date of the session. This does not include any requests by client for further edits, enhancements or prints.
Photographer is not responsible for the damage of portraits after delivery to client. The photographer is not responsible for any prints that are not ordered directly through Flash Forward Photographers’ website.
D. Liability
The photographer is not responsible for any injuries inflicted or sickness contracted upon any participating parties. Client(s) will be responsible for their children and for themselves and release photographer from any claims against their person or their business.
E. Model Release
I hereby give to Flash Forward Photographers the absolute and irrevocable right and permission with respect to the photographs that they have taken of myself and/or my minor(s) in which he/she may be included with others; To copyright the same in the photographer’s name or any other name that they may select; To use, re-use, publish and re-publish the same in whole or in part, separately or in conjunction with other photographs, in any medium now or hereafter known, and for any purpose whatsoever, including (but not by way of limitation) illustration, promotion, advertising and trade; Flash Forward Photographers, LLC can grant the use of the images to third parties and all compensation for use and credit for the images remain the property of Flash Forward Photographers, LLC.
I hereby release and discharge photographer from all and any claims and demands ensuing from or in connection with the use of the photographs, including any and all claims for libel and invasion of privacy.
The client waives any right to inspect or approve the photograph(s), finished version(s) incorporating the photo(s) or the use to which it may be applied, included written copy that may be created and appear in connection therewith. This release is binding on the client and their legal representatives.
F. Copyright & Penalty
Emily Mullins of Flash Forward Photographers retains all copyrights to all images created during the client’s session. A print release will be included with digital files to print portraits for personal use. The print release does not allow publication of your portraits (i.e. entering in contests), selling, or altering of your images without the photographer’s written permission. It is illegal to copy, scan, download, print, share, alter, or otherwise steal any image created by Emily Mullins of Flash Forward Photographers during the client’s photo session. This applies to "sneak peek" images, images posted in an online proofing gallery, blog, Facebook, Instagram, or hard copy images. If the client steals images via any method listed above, or any other method, the client will be invoiced for the cost of EACH digital image client has stolen, at the photographer’s current price per digital file ($10).
Note from photographer: I work very hard to create images that reflect you and your family while keeping in line with my artistic vision and creativity. I know you will want to share them and include a sneak-peek for that very reason. I ask that you simply link back to my/website/Facebook/Instagram page instead of right-clicking, saving, and sharing the image via your own page. I hope that you will respect not only my hard work, but the time, money, and dedication that I have put into training and equipment to capture these images for you.