Client Agreement
Welcome to the Steph Jordan Photography Family!
I wanted to say first, Thank you for choosing me to capture some precious moments in your journey!
Here’s what you can expect during your session.
- Before your session, you and I will discuss different locations that will best suit your vision and which package fits your needs.
- Payment: The session retainer fee is not refundable and due in full upon booking, unless other arrangements are made. Your session date and time are not secured until the retainer fee is paid in full.
- RESCHEDULING: If you or someone in your photo group is ill, showing signs of illness, or has a fever, please provide a notice before your session as soon as possible so we can reschedule for a better time. If we have inclement weather, I will be in touch with you and closely watch the weather app and make a final call within one hour of your shoot. If a reschedule is needed, we will work together to find a date that works for both your schedule and mine. More than two reschedules on the client's behalf due to poor planning that is not due to illness or weather will result in a 50.00 fee per reschedule.
- If you are more than 10 minutes late to your session, it’s likely that we will have to reschedule, with a 50.00 rescheduling fee. A no-call no-show will result in a forfeit of your retainer fee. If you find out within 24 hours that you are not going to make it to the session, don’t worry, just give me a call and we’ll work together to reschedule a new time that works for the both of us.
- What you wear is your choice; there are no refunds post-production if you are not satisfied with your wardrobe selection. We can reshoot the session for an additional fee. For ideas on what to wear, refer to the Steph Jordan Photography Pinterest page for ideas.
- After your digital images are delivered, you are granted unlimited, non-exclusive rights to print at your printer of choice. Steph Jordan Photography will retain the copyright of the photographic images you have paid for. However, SJP provides the option to print through a professional print lab as a bonus perk!
- You agree that Steph Jordan Photography is the author and copyright holder of these images, and you agree not to alter, edit, or resell any image without written permission from Steph Jordan Photography; this includes AI, filters, and words placed over images.
The photographs delivered by Steph Jordan Photography represent the photographer’s time, knowledge, and expertise of finished artistic work. Clients may not materially alter, edit, manipulate, or transform the photographs without prior written permission from Steph Jordan Photography.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Applying Instagram or other social-media filters
- Applying presets/actions
- Changing facial features
- Background replacement
- Generative AI editing
- AI image-to-image alterations
- AI retouching that materially changes the photograph
- Having another photographer substantially re-edit the image
- Having a third party create a materially altered derivative version of the photograph
- You’re free to share all of the photos that you purchased on any social media platform! Accrediting @Steph Jordan Photography to help spread the word is greatly appreciated, but not required.
- Client shall assist and cooperate with the photographer in obtaining desired photographs. Photographer shall not be responsible for photographs not taken due to the client’s (and client family members) failure to provide reasonable assistance or cooperation. The client will be respectful to the photographer and all parties being photographed. The photographer has the right to end the session without a refund if there is a lack of cooperation or respect.
- The client will not hold the photographer or the property owner liable for any injury that may occur during the session. The client and all members attending the session will respect the studio and/or property and assume liability for any expenses that occur.
- Please know that I have my own aesthetic and retouching style; you can view these in action on StephJordanPhotography.com. Please review my style of editing before booking to ensure my style is what you are looking for in your gallery. Original RAW photographs are not included under any circumstance. SJP retains the right to edit the photographs and omit any images. It is understood that Photographer will not deliver every exposure taken. The client agrees to abide by Photographer’s editing decision.
- At times, the photography images are published on Steph Jordan Photography’s website, social media, or articles for promotions when you check the give "I consent" for online use option below. If you wish your session images are not used for this purpose, please choose ‘I do not consent
- No other photography equipment may be used during the duration of your session. This includes but is not limited to Mobile Phones, Tablets, Cameras, and any device that can take a photographic image or record video.
- If you book and pay for a cake for a cake smash session and have to reschedule, there is not a guarantee that the cake business will be free to do so for the new date, and if so, there will be an additional cost for another cake and you forfeit the money for the original cake. Cake Smashes are not available for mini sessions.
- Senior Sessions are Silver Sessions and above and do not qualify for mini or bronze packages.
- When booking online, there is not a guarantee for your date until until confirmed in writing by Steph Jordan Photography to ensure no double bookings.
- Steph Jordan Photography strives for the utmost excellent service in photography, however, in the event of anything catastrophic on our end, such as a family or medical emergency, equipment failure, or any other unforeseen circumstance – If that occurs, a reschedule will be accommodated, and if we are not able to reschedule a future session that works for us both, you will receive a full refund for any money collected by Steph Jordan Photography. Excluding Rentals, permits, and outsourcing fees.
- There will be an additional charge of $0.76 per mile If the shoot is over 15 miles from Franklin County, Ohio.
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*This final section applies specifically to clients photographed while portraying Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, an elf, or another Christmas/Claus character or Christmas performer.
Steph Jordan Photography recognizes that these photographs may be used as professional branding assets for the Claus Performer. Claus Performers may use purchased photographs to promote themselves, their Claus character, and their own Christmas-related business or services.
Permitted uses include, but are not limited to:
- Business websites
- Social-media accounts
- Business pages
- Marketing materials
- Business cards
- Flyers
- Promotional materials
- Advertisements
- Paid advertising
- Email marketing
- Booking materials
- Promotional campaigns
- Press and publicity
- Materials promoting the Claus Performer’s own appearances or services
The Claus Performer does not need to obtain additional permission from Steph Jordan Photography for these ordinary professional promotional uses. These photographs are intended to help the Claus Performer promote and grow their own brand and business.
A Claus Performer may provide a purchased photograph to an event organizer, venue, nonprofit, company, or other organization when reasonably necessary for that organization to promote the Claus Performer’s appearance or participation in an event. The photograph may not be altered, materially edited, or repurposed beyond the purpose of promoting the Claus Performer or their participation in that event.
The photographs may not be provided, licensed, sold, transferred, or supplied to another photographer or photography business for that photographer’s or business’s own commercial use under any circumstances.
A photographer or photography business may not represent Steph Jordan Photography’s photographs as their own work or use for promotional purposes.
The Claus Performer may not sell, license, sublicense, or otherwise commercially exploit the photograph as a standalone photographic product.
The photograph may not be sold as stock photography, licensed to another business, incorporated into merchandise for resale, or otherwise transferred for another party’s independent commercial benefit without prior written permission from Steph Jordan Photography