CONTRACT (a copy will be sent to you)
Booking & Fee Detail
A signed session contract and a $150 non refundable retainer is required to reserve your session date with Anona Adams Photography. The session fee covers the time and talent of photographer during your session along with the hours spent editing and preparing your files for your future use. Until your retainer is paid, your session is not placed in the schedule and therefore, is not guaranteed.
Rescheduling
If an illness or situation prevents a photo session from taking place, client may reschedule their session at least 24 hours prior to their shoot without penalty. The session must be booked for a time within the next 3 months (this does not apply to newborn sessions, they must be done within 5 days of your newborn session date). Should a client fail to give 24 hours notice, or decide to completely cancel the shoot, the retainer fee of $150 is forfeited and will not be refunded. This fee will make up for that date being taken from a potential client. Photographer reserves the right to reschedule due to illness, weather, equipment malfunction, or other circumstances beyond their control.
In the event that Anona Adams Photography has a sickness or family emergency, your session may be rescheduled. If the rescheduled session is not appropriate for your needs, you may choose to cancel your session, and the session retainer will be refunded at that time.
Re-shoots / Refunds
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. Refunds will also not be given due to unhappy or uncooperative children.
Please do not book your session the same day as vaccinations or circumcisions. For newborn sessions, I prefer you do the circumcsion after your session. We will be swaddling your baby tightly while he is naked, and moving him from one position to another constantly during the session. This is very painful for a child who has just been circumcised. We will NOT photograph a newborn who has been circumcised less than 6 days prior to the session. For vaccinations I prefer those are done at least 4 days before your session. Anona Adams Photography will not do a newborn session if baby has just been circumcized.
Archive
After (1) one year, all images will be deleted from Anona’s hard-drive, except as needed for promotional purposes, to be determined by photographer at photographer’s sole discretion.
Photographer is not responsible for loss or damage to the digital files due to circumstances beyond photographer’s control. We strongly recommend you make a copy of your images as soon as you receive your USB or DVD. DIGITAL FILES CAN BECOME CORRUPT AT ANY TIME. We suggest you print 5x7s or 8x10s of each image and store in a dry cool area for longevity of your images.
If you require Anona Adams Photography to make you a duplicate of your images due to loss or damage there will be a $50 fee.
Payments & Ordering
All payments are due in full at the end of your session, unless payment arrangements have been made, and payment arrangements can be made upon request. Orders for prints or products will not be processed until payment is received in full. If client has arranged a payment plan, order will be placed after the final payment has been received.
Payment can be made by email transfer, paypal, cash, cheque (made out to Anona Adams), or VISA/MC/AMX with a $2.50 fee.
Images will be posted on a private online viewing album on the website www.anonadamsphotography.com under the client tab, and you will be supplied the password. You have 14 days after being given the password to choose the images you would like for your package. Anona Adams Photography will give you a reminder at 12 days if your images have not been sent to her. If you do not send her your images within the 14 days, there will be a $25 fee to put the album back up for your private viewing. If an emergency comes up, where you are unable to make your decision before your 14 days, you can ask for an extension. You must ask for the extension BEFORE your 14 days is up or the $25 fee to put the album back online will be required.
Prints/Products or credits cannot be transfered to another future session. They must be used on the session they are connected to.
If your package includes prints, those prints must be ordered within 30 days of receiving your images on USB or DVD. If you do not use them within the 30 days, they will not be available at all.
Client’s are required to pick up their images, prints, products, and any other items from Anona Adams home. If you would like them to be mailed to you, you will be charged for postage.
Digitals
Each package comes with a certain number of digital images. I have all my images printed at a professional lab that my computer screen is calibrated to. If you have images printed privately, I cannot be responsible for those prints.
Images will show exactly as seen on your USB or DVD if printed by Anona Adams Photography. If you have images printed yourself, please note they may not look as shown on your computer screen. London Drugs and Costco have come the closest to the original files in Anona's opinion, though, they are still unpredictable.
I hereby grant printing rights for unlimited reproduction of the images within this USB or DVD, for personal, non commercial use. You may not alter these images in any way including photoghopping or using any other editing software. You may, however, change your images to B&W or sepia. But no other alterations maybe done as they remain the property of Anona Adams - Anona Adams Photography.
Damage
Photographer is not responsible for the damage of portraits after delivery to client, including damage caused during transit by Canada Post. Client assumes all responsibility for the safety of all portraits upon receipt.
Model Release
I grant to the photographer, its representatives and employees the right to take photographs of me and my property as deemed fit by the photographer. I authorize the photographer, its assigns and transferees to copyright, use and publish the same in print and/or electronically. I agree that the photographer may use such photographs of me with or without my name and for any lawful purpose, including for example such purposes as publicity, illustration, advertising and Web content.
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.
Liability
Photographer is not responsible for any injuries inflicted 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.
Sharing
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. It’s nice to share with family and friends, however, I ask that you simply link back to my blog/website/facebook 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.
Session Requests
Session starts at the agreed upon time. It is strongly encouraged that client arrives 10 minutes prior to the start of session. This allows for any last-minute feeding, changing, and relaxing before session begins. If client shows up late, their session will end at the time it was originally planned for. For example, a 45 min session starting at 1pm will end at 1:45pm whether the client arrives on time or not.
Please do not bring any children not being photographed to the session.
Please make sure hair is combed and face is clean and free of runny noses or teary eyes. If there is post editing needed due to unclean faces there will be an additional charge to edit out.
Parents, please have clean and trimmed nails as I often request a few set ups that may include the showing of your hands (newborn/family sessions).
Pricing
Current prices for session fees and products will be guaranteed for 30 days after receiving your images. If client’s order is not placed within that time frame, items may be charged at a new rate. Prices are subject to change at any time without notice.