BOOKING POLICY: At the time of booking, a NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT is required to secure your date and time.

PAYMENT POLICY: All shoots must be paid in full immediately following your shoot via cash, Mpesa or credit card.

LATE POLICY: If the client runs more than 20 mins late, a surcharge fee of $10 will be added. There is a 10-minute grace period. Late arrivals result in shorter sessions. If additional time is desired by the client to retain the full photoshoot session time duration (depending on studio and photographer’s availability), a $20/hr fee + additional late fees will be applied to their final invoice. Otherwise, the photoshoot session will end at the time specified in their appointment booking.

RESCHEDULING: ALL retainer fees & session are non-refundable. Client may reschedule the date of the package shoot listed above no later than 4 days prior to scheduled appointment time with the written approval of the Photographer. Should the Photographer be unable to accommodate the Client’s rescheduled date, the Client will not be held responsible for the remaining balance of this portrait photography contract, but will forfeit their initial deposit.

(Business Days do NOT include Saturday and Sunday)

There is a rush fee available for 4 business day turnaround.

Please plan and book accordingly

Booking Deposit and Payment: The Client shall make a booking fee as per terms to retain the photographer to perform the services specified in the terms.

Cancellation: If the Client shall cancel this Agreement more than six (6) calendar days before the photo shooting day, any booking fee paid to the Photographer shall be refunded in full if the Photographer is able to re-book the same date. If the Photographer is NOT able to secure another client for the date, or if the cancellation occurs less than six (6) calendar days before the portrait date, the Client forfeits the booking fee.

Photographic Materials and Copyright: All photographic materials, such as original raw images and edited images, 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.

Client’s Usage: The Client is obtaining images for personal use only, and shall not sell said images or authorize any reproductions thereof by parties other than the Photographer. If Client is obtaining an image for reproduction, Photographer authorizes Client to reproduce the print only as set forth under Special Usage Requirements. In such event, Client shall request that a copyright and credit notice for the Photographer be placed adjacent to the photograph on publication, but shall have no liability if the publication refuses or omits to do so.

Social Media: This clause applies to all social media, including 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 friend who posts my 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.

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.

High-Resolution: Images deliverable in High-Resolution (or known as High-Res) are 300DPI. EeJay studios keeps client files for up to 2 months 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.

It is understood that no other photographer, amateur or professional, shall be allowed to photograph at the photography session, while EeJay studios 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.

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.

The photographer(s) will be allowed one 10 minutes break at their own discretion, and bathroom breaks when necessary.

It is understood that it is client’s responsibility to inform the Photographer by email for any date or location changes. EeJay studios is not liable for any claims for messages sent by mobile text messages or social network websites.

All the communications with the Photographer or the Studio shall be made in English and in Writing (Mail or Email).