Terms & Conditions

It is agreed that the following terms set out the total agreement made between the parties and that no variation or modification of this contract shall be effective unless agreed by both parties and confirmed by the photographer in writing or by email.

Booking fee and Payment of Remaining Balance

A booking fee together with a booking form completed online or through the post secures the time and services of the photographer for the photography event and is non- refundable or transferable in the event of cancellation, it being the agreed loss suffered by the photographer due to cancellation.
for weddings Cancellation less than 12 weeks before the wedding will result in the payment in full. All cancellations must be in writing. Weddings that must be postponed to a later date will retain the deposit as long as the photographer can re-schedule for the new date and time but may be subject to a further deposit.

Payment in full of the remaining balance will be due one calendar month before the wedding date.
Business & Corporate bookings will be invoiced once work Is complete and invoices must be paid in full within 30 days of being received.

Creative licence

The Photographer shall be granted creative and artistic licence in relation to the locations and poses used. The photographer’s judgement regarding the location, poses and number of images shall be deemed correct. Some photographs may not be possible due to changes of the weather and the availability and willingness of subjects. It may not be possible to capture all of the images requested.

Coverage

"Alison Jenkins Photography" cannot be held responsible for the lack of coverage caused by the bride, bridegroom or any members of the wedding party or corporate & business party, not being ready on time. For a booking involving a church ceremony or at certain venues the photographer’s movement is sometimes restricted by the official in charge. The photographer may not be able to cover the ceremony / event from a position of their choice and cannot accept responsibility for any restricted view should this be the case.

The photographer shall endeavour to photograph all individuals as requested by the client (s) at some point, but no responsibility will be taken by the photographer on the occasion of leaving somebody out. The photographers will endeavour to produce an average of 40 images an hour.

Travel

Photographer(s) travelling to a venue or location within 25 miles of SG14 there will be no charge to the client. Any travel outside of SG14 will be charged to the client at 45p per mile. This is also the same for the return journey.

Weather and Delays

Weather permitting the photographs will be taken as agreed. In the event of inclement weather the photographer, in cooperation with the client will make necessary changes to the schedule and will do his/her best to produce coverage of the wedding/event/photo shoot within the time allocated to him/her.

Force Majeure

In the unlikely event of total photographic failure, or any events due to any cause beyond the photographer’s reasonable control, such as, sudden illness, injury, victim of crime, flooding etc. “Alison Jenkins Photography” shall be limited to a liability of a full refund of all monies paid.

Images

All image sizes are nominal. The Photographer will provide a pleasing colour balance but cannot guarantee exact colour matching owing to anomalous reflectance caused by a combination of certain dyes and materials especially man-made fibres. It is sometimes impossible to record the exact colour as seen by the human eye. Due to a variety of lighting conditions and the limitations of digital sensors, some colours may alter throughout a set of photographs.

Equipment is checked regularly, but The Photographer will not be responsible for photographs that are not produced due to technical failure.

All images or copies of the images whether stored digitally or otherwise and any computer program including source or subject code, computer files or printed documentation relating to such items are the property of the photographer and protected by the Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988.
It is contrary to the act to copy or allow to be copied photographically/electronically or by any other means an image created as part of this contract without the permission of the photographer in writing.

Display

The photographer may display any photographs included in this contract in his/her studio, portfolio, literature, display areas, exhibitions, competitions, websites, advertising or slide shows.

On the Day / Evening Cover

“Alison Jenkins Photography” photographer(s) are the only authorised and official photographer(s) for your wedding day. “A hot meal for the photographer (s) must be provided if full day or evening coverage is requested.

Completed Images

The photographer will endeavour to have the completed images within 4 weeks. Any extras requested e.g. additional USBs, albums etc. will take longer to be produced and delivered. Once images have been completed and delivered the original images will be kept by the photographer for one year.