Confirmation

A signed session agreement and payment of the retainer fee are necessary to confirm the services discussed.

Retainer Fee

In the event of the client cancelling the scheduled session, the retainer fee is non-refundable and becomes a “credit” that may be used towards a future session.

Payment

Full payment is required on the date of the session.

Copyright

The images that are being provided are licensed copies for reasonable personal and commercial purposes, including but not limited to: printing, copying, emailing and web publishing. This agreement is a Limited Commercial Use License which is laid out in clause below. Your purchase of the original files releases Photographer from any liability due to loss or damage of the images, and also releases Photographer from any obligation to maintain copies of the any digital file, image or photograph after they have been delivered. You hereby grant to Photographer the right to use and publish images and photographs taken at your session to further promote its service, including portfolio, web site and editorial use. Photographer agrees to limit the use of these images and photographs to promotional and personal use only.

Limited Commercial Use License

Images are purchased by Client for Limited Commercial use only. This includes but not limited to advertising, marketing, website usage and social media platforms owned or managed by the Client and its employees. The Client may not resell or loan images to a third party. Third parties may request usage permissions by emailing elise@elisewelker.com.

Limit of Liability

In the unlikely event that the photographer is unable to perform to the terms of this contract due to an injury, illness, weather event, act of terrorism or other cause beyond the photographer’s control, liability is limited to the return of all payments received from the client. In the unlikely event that digital files have been lost, stolen or destroyed beyond the photographer’s control, including hard drive or equipment malfunction, the photographer will offer to re-shoot the session at no additional cost to the client, or return all payments received.

Safety

Client will not hold the photographer, or the owner of any private property used as a location, liable for any injury that may occur during a session. Both photographer and client enter session locations at their own risk.

Skin Editing

Client understands that basic skin smoothing and retouching is included in the pricing. If extensive editing is requested an additional fee may apply. The definition of extensive is at the discretion of the photographer.

file delivery

Upon delivery of the digital images, client understand that they are responsible for the originals and all copies of their files, documents, digital images, photographs, albums or other products and Elise Welker Photography may not be able to reproduce or replace any such files, documents, digital images, photographs, or other products that are lost, stolen or destroyed. Creating a second back-up copy of digital files is highly recommended. Client must have a computer that is capable of downloading and storing large image files. In the event that client does not have file storage space, a flash drive of images is available for purchase.

I have read and understand the terms of this portrait agreement with Elise Welker Photography.