PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This page contains Mana Photography services Terms and Conditions.

1.         Booking Deposit and Payment: The Client shall make a booking fee as per contract emailed to them prior to their session, to retain the Studio to perform the services specified in the contract. Once the booking is made, the deposit will be non-refundable.

2.         Changing the date: Any request about changing the date of the session should be advised at least 72 hours before the session for weekend bookings and 48 hours before weekday’s bookings.

3.         Photographic Materials and Copyright: All photographic materials, shall be the exclusive property of the Photographer. The Photographer shall own the copyright in all images created and may use the work for samples, contests, exhibition, advertising and self-promotion. Usage outside the bounds of this agreement will require the Client’s consent.        

4.         Social Media: This clause applies to all social media, including Facebook and blogs. When published online it is required that citation of photographer be made. The client agrees that they will under no circumstances alter any photographs that are placed in public on the internet. The client agrees to be responsible for any family member or friend who posts our photographs online and agrees that they cannot be cropped (with the exception of the forced cropping for Facebook’s Timeline), altered in color, or edited in any way.

5.         Failure to Perform: If the Photographer cannot perform this Agreement due to a fire or other casualty, strike, or other cause beyond the control of the parties, or due to the Photographer’s illness, then the Photographer shall return any funds previously paid to the Client but shall have no further liability with respect to the Agreement. This limitation on liability shall also apply in the event that photographic materials are damaged in processing, lost through camera malfunction, lost in the mail, or otherwise lost or damaged without fault on the part of the Photographer. In the event the Photographer fails to perform for any other reason, the Photographer shall not be liable for any amount in excess of the retail value of the Client’s order.

6.         High-Resolution: Images deliverable in High-Resolution (or known as High-Res) are 300DPI with 3000 Pixels in the longest edge.

7.         Mana Photography keeps client’s selected and purchased files of the photos for up to 2 years after the photography session, and is not liable for any claims after this period. All client files will be deleted and backups will be purged after this period.

8.         Liability: It is client’s responsibility to take care of the children; Mana Photography will not accept any responsibility due to any accident to children or damage to public or private properties during the photo shooting or consultation session.

9.         It is understood that no other photographer, amateur or professional, shall be allowed to photograph at the venue (wedding, portrait, family photography , etc.) while Mana Photography is working, and that any breach of this agreement will constitute a reason for non-completion of the job with no liability to the Photographer and loss of initial deposit by the client.

10.       Client accepts that all photographs will be taken and edited at the photographer’s discretion based on the photographer’s experience and artistic view. If the client has special requests shall create a “shot list” of all shots that they require.

11.       All the communications with the Photographer shall be made in Writing (Mail or Email or text).