General Terms and Conditions 

All photo sessions will be subject to a signed Agreement between Ronnie Gaye Photography and the client, the details of which are provided here for reference. 

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Bookings and Payment:  

 

A minimum of 50% of the session fee is required to secure the booking, and the balance is payable on the day of the photo session. The deposit is non-refundable, however, if circumstances arise that prevent the photoshoot from going ahead on the planned date, the photo session can be rescheduled to another date by giving notice to the photographer not less than 24 hours prior to the planned time and date of the photo session.  In the event that notice is given less than 24 hours prior to the photo session, a rescheduling fee $35 may apply. Gift Certificates are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash in part or full.

 

The Photo Session:   

 

The photo session may be held in indoor or outdoor locations in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, QLD, and other locations by request.  The photographer reserves the right to refuse any specific location requests, in particular with respect to safety, practicality or travelling distance.  In the case of travelling distance, the request may be accepted subject to an additional fee.

The photo session will be conducted over a period of at least 60 minutes for Session + Printed Artwork, Session + High Resolution Digitals and Just the Session fee packages, two hours for the Ultimate Print + Digitals Collection package, 30 minutes for the Complete Mini package, and multiple 15 minute sessions for the Club Mini package. The photographer may adjust the length of the photo session as necessary to obtain a satisfactory number of images.

Safety Considerations:

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The client acknowledges that they are aware of and understand the presence of outdoors dangers including but not limited to snakes, ticks, other animals and road traffic. The client agrees to be present during the entire photo session, and acknowledges that they are and continue to be responsible for their pets' health and safety during the photoshoot, and the health and safety of all other people and animals that may come in contact with their pets during the photoshoot.

The client’s pets must be accompanied by at least one person per pet. In the event that the client is not able to arrange sufficient persons for the number of their pets, the photographer will arrange for a professional handler(s) to attend the session. The fees of the professional handler(s) will be paid by the client, in addition to the photo session fee.
 

Rescheduling due to adverse weather:

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The client understands that adverse weather conditions may require the photoshoot session to be rescheduled to an alternative date, incurring no additional photo session fee. Fees of any professional handler(s) engaged for the session will be subject to that handler(s)’ conditions of engagement.

 

Image proofs:

 

Following the photoshoot, the photographer will release the photo images or photo image proofs to the client within 14 days, according to the purchased package:

Session plus Printed Artwork : 15 image proofs

Session plus High Resolution Digital Images: 15 image proofs

Just the Session Fee, Please: 12 image proofs

The Ultimate Print + Digitals Collection: 20 image proofs

Complete Mini Session: Five edited high resolution digital images

Club Mini: three edited high resolution digital images per session

 

Image proofs will be made available at an Image Reveal / Artwork Consultation appointment. High resolution digital images will be provided by way of digital transfer such as, but not necessarily, Dropbox.com or Wetransfer.com.

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Purchase of Artwork:  

 

A detailed price list is provided to the client in Appendix A.  The prices detailed in the price list are guaranteed for a period of three months from the date of release of the image proofs to the client, after which time the photographer reserves the right to alter any or all of the prices.  

 

In the case of photo session packages which include an artwork credit, the credit will be applied to the total price of the client's order and the client will pay any balance over and above the credit amount.  The artwork credit must be redeemed within six months from the date of release of the image proofs to the client. No refund will be given for any unredeemed artwork credit or portion thereof. 

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In the case of printed artwork of images purchased as part of the Session + High Resolution Digital Images package, a credit of $35 per image will be applied to the artwork order.

 

Payment for artwork is payable at the time of order placement.  Once the order has been placed with the printers, it cannot be refunded. 

 

​Copyright and Use of Image Permissions: 

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All images are and remain copyright of the photographer.  Images resulting from the photoshoot may not under any circumstances be altered or cropped in any way. The client is not permitted to reproduce any of the images resulting from the photoshoot, with the exception of cases where the client purchases high resolution digital images with a print licence.  Purchase of high resolution digital images and/or session packages which include high resolution digital images will be subject to a Digital Image Licence Agreement for Personal, Non-Commercial Use.

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Web optimised images provided or purchased in addition to an artwork order may be shared on social media platforms, subject to the condition that credit is given to the photographer.

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The client grants the photographer unrestricted and irrevocable right and permission to use any photographic images taken as part of the photographer's engagement on the photographer's website, and in other social and marketing media forms including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram and physical promotional materials.

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