This agreement is between the Photographer Zsuzsanna Uzonyi-Balogh and the Client.
Payment:
A non-refundable booking fee of €100 will confirm your booking, as well as full acceptance of the terms and conditions as published on the photographer's website. The booking fee will be deducted from the cost of the client's chosen package when calculating the final balance due. The remaining balance must be paid in full prior to, or at the time of, the photography session.
Packages fees are not refundable outside exceptional circumstances.
When ordering wall arts, album or any other prints a 50% deposit must be paid at time of ordering. The balance is payable on the day of collection.
Booking:
The Client will be required to sign the contract (via email or hardcopy). The Photographer will send an email as confirmation. The booking will then be considered Confirmed.
Once the Client has made a booking for a specific time and date and this date/time has been confirmed by The Photographer, The Photographer will not accept any other work from other clients for those times and dates.
Travel cost:
House call photography sessions have return travel fee outside of Drogheda town 30km radius approximately €1/km.
Cancellation:
In the event of cancellation of the portrait session by client the deposit are non-refundable. Deposit is transferable if a date change is necessary Forty eight (48) hours notice of cancellation is appreciated.
No refunds apply to cancelled sessions or no shows.
Due to Photographer’s illness or emergency, then the Photographer shall return the booking fee to the Client but shall have no further liability with respect to the Contract. This limitation on liability shall also apply in the event that photographic materials are damaged in processing, lost through camera or other media malfunction, lost in the mail, or otherwise lost or damaged without fault on the part of the Photographer.
Rescheduling:
For illness or injury, the Photographer will reasonably try to reschedule the Client's session to another date. If unable to do so, the request becomes a Client cancellation, relieving the Photographer of performance obligations beyond the original date. A single reschedule is allowed; no refunds apply to further changes unless agreed in writing by both parties.
Terminate:
If the Photographer cannot perform the Services for any reason, this Agreement will be terminated. The Photographer will refund the Retainer and any fees already paid to the Client, with no further obligations or liability owed thereafter.
Rejection:
There is no right to reject the digital images based on style or composition. There is no re-editing service available after showing the final gallery.
Client accepts that all photographs will be taken and edited at the photographer’s discretion based on the photographer experience and aristic view. Disagreement with the Photographer's artistic vision, aesthetic decisions, or editing style does not constitute grounds for terminating this Agreement or seeking any refund of fees. The photographer reserves the right to immediately terminate service if the Client or Client's participates bully, harass, threaten, abuse, use violence, discriminate or makes offensive remarks towards the photographer or photographer’s brand.
The Photographer makes no guarantee with respect to any issue of quality, type, style, number of photographs, visual or artistic appearance of the final product. Every effort will be made to ensure that the Client receives the highest possible quality product. Many factors outside of the Photographers control contribute to the outcome of a session, variety of images captured, number of images presented and the subsequent visual and artistic appearance of photographs. Factors outside of the photographers control include but are not limited to: willingness and ability of photographic subjects,newborn safety and temperament of photographic subjects, natural features, expressions, positioning produced by photographic subjects,
time remaining in the event of lateness or non willingness to participate in a desired manner, time required achieving specific image, change of mind, insisting on having services provided in a specific way against the photographer’s recommendation, lab processing delays, shipping delays, printed product unavailability, natural outdoor light and environmental conditions
Display:
Manipulation of the Images or use of only a portion of Image may only take place with the permission of the Photographer.
All images shall always remain the sole property of the Photographer
The client hereby allows the photographer to display any photograph covered by this contract and to generally promote the business in advertising on all social media included Facebook and Instagram, using for brochures, magazine articles, websites, sample albums etc. If you do not wish to be the case, please let Ladybird and co. Photography prior to the photoshoot.
Copyright of all images taken remains with The Photographer at all times. Commercial use of any images supplied by The Photographer is prohibited without prior consent. The Photographer reserves the right to use any of the images for promotional purposes except images with naked private part of the baby and images with breast feeding.
All original digital files created by the Photographer remain the property of the Photographer. No RAW files will be delivering to the client after photography session. Should the Client request copies of images after initial delivery, the Photographer will, where possible, make them available for future reproduction in return for the relevant fee.
Digital images:
Edited final images will be made available to the Client to finalize selections in a private link. Final images will be ready within 1-3 weeks from the date of the session. The Photographer will select images from the session for hand-editing and professional retouching. These edited images will be presented in an online viewing gallery, available for a limited time with watermark. Final digital files will then be delivered directly to the Client’s provided email address without watermark.
Prints:
Printed photographs/book are ready for collection within 2-3weeks from the date of the session.
Newborn safety:
The Photographer adheres to best industry practice for newborn safety. The Photographer is experienced in all aspects of newborn safety and posing. Posed newborn photography is subject to safety and individual temperament. Wrapped positions are great for highly sensitive newborns, unsettled or awake newborns. The session is baby led and the Photographer cannot guarantee specific poses.
Sibling attendance:
Siblings will attend the newborn photography session in the first 40 minutes for family portraits and for newborn and siblings portraits. After the family portrait session family members are not allowed in the studio. The photographer will create calm and relaxing environment for the baby for the best newborn photography results. This will be the time to create single baby portraitures and mom and baby portraitures. The Client shall be responsible to supervise children at all times. The Photographer will not accept any responsibility due to any accident to children or damage to public or private properties during a shoot. The photography studio is not suitable for large family group.
In the event of single baby portrait session siblings are not allowed in the studio.
Delivery of products:
The supply of products is provided of the photographer on the best endeavours basis. The photographer will not be liable for delays that are beyond her reasonable control. The photographer shall not be liable for any delays in meeting any of her obligations which were due to causes beyond her reasonable control included lab/ postage delay, government legislation, industrial action, adverse weather condition, fire, loss or damage in transit.
The Photographer is not liable for delays or non-delivery of images due to technical issues, service outages beyond their control (including Client delays in providing instructions), or Client/participant actions during the shoot (such as equipment malfunctions, camera failures, or lost materials). The Photographer also bears no responsibility for missed shots resulting from circumstances outside their reasonable control.
Any concerns or complaints must be submitted in writing to Ladybird and Co. Photography within 10 days of the shoot date or image delivery. All reasonable steps will be taken to address and resolve the matter promptly.
Price and terms:
All prices shown within the photographer’s price list are subject to change without prior notice. The photographer reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions without notice.
The due performance of this contract is subject to alteration or cancellation by either party owing to any cause beyond their control as in force majeure or the event of a total photographic failure.
A Force Majeure Event means an event beyond the control of a party, which by its nature could not have been foreseen or, if it could have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes, without limitation, acts of God, storms, floods, riots, fires, sabotage, civil commotion or civil unrest, interference by civil or military authorities, acts of war or armed hostilities or other national or international calamity or one or more acts of terrorism or failure of energy sources.
If, emergencies, natural disasters, strikes, pandemics, technical problems, or other uncontrollable events prevent performance, neither party is liable, and timelines will adjust for the delay duration. Should such issues last over 60 days, either party may cancel, with full refund of prepaid fees (except the Retainer) paid within 15 days.
Communication:
The photographer provides the client 30 minutes pre-session consultation before session. The photographer will answer your questions regarding your portrait session included style guide, session guide.
All other communication must be made in writing by email. The Photographer is not liable for any messages sent by mobile text or social network websites.
Archiving files, viewing gallery:
The online viewing gallery will be available for a limited time following the session. Images are archived for 30 days (1 month) from digital file delivery, during which printing services remain available. After 30 days, files are permanently deleted, and no printing services will be offered.
Signing this contract means that both parents are agree this Terms and Conditions above.