TERMS AND CONDITIONS
These terms and conditions describe the entirety of all agreements between the photographer and the client.
Definitions
‘Photographs’ include pictures, images, negatives, raw files, digital scans, designs, artworks, paintings, montage drawings, engravings, or any other item which may be offered for reproduction. ‘The photographer,’ also known as Vic Dendi, is the author of the photographs. ‘The client’ is the party, either an individual or an organization, for which the photoshoot is rendered.
Deposit, Remaining Amount and Travel Costs
The client must pay a deposit of €50 to the photographer to book the photoshoot on the client’s desired date and timeslot. The client won’t expect the photographer to reserve a date and timeslot before the photographer has received the deposit amount. The client must pay the remaining amount to the photographer on the day of the photoshoot. The client won’t expect the photographer to initiate the editing process before the photographer has received the remaining amount. The photographer does not charge travel costs for photoshoots in Amsterdam. For photoshoots outside of Amsterdam, the client pays a fixed amount of €50.
Venue, Garments and Decorations
The client is at all times responsible for inquiring about, complying with venue-specific rules, and for fulfilling any venue-related expenses. The client will ensure that a meal is provided to the photographer during photoshoots lasting 6 hours or longer. If there is no possibility to provide the photographer with a meal, the client agrees that the photographer will pause the photoshoot and, if necessary, will leave the venue to purchase and consume a meal. The photographer cannot be held responsible for damage to garments and decorations due to environmental events. The client is responsible for arranging personal assistance for garments.
Editing
The photographer aims to provide a natural and truthful representation of the moment as it was captured. The client won’t expect the photographer to edit the photos, alter appearances or remove objects. The photographer cannot guarantee exact color matching of the photographs due to variations in display calibration.
Delivery
The photographer will make the photos available for download in the gallery within 2 days after the client has fulfilled the remaining amount. If extra photos are crafted during the photoshoot, the photographer offers the client the option to purchase these at a price of €7 each. Delivered photographs may not include all photographs shot, raw files are never delivered.
Usage Consent
By booking the photoshoot, the client consents to the photographer featuring the resulting photos for promotional purposes in the portfolio, such as on Instagram or the website, and to crop, alter, or combine the photos with fictional texts. The client can withdraw this consent at any time through a written request to the photographer.
Ownership and Copyright
Ownership of and copyright over all photographs produced by the photographer shall remain with the photographer. For third parties, excluding the client and the photographer, it is illegal to copy, scan, reproduce, or feature the photographs both offline and online without the photographer’s written permission. Violators will be subjected to civil and criminal penalties. To preserve the cinematic quality of the photographs, no watermarks are applied by the photographer. The client, therefore, commits to credit the photographer while featuring the photographs online and offline.
Failure to Perform
The client and the photographer agree to respectful collaboration to achieve the best possible results. Due to the limited and subjective nature of a photoshoot, the photographer cannot be held responsible for the lack of coverage due to weather conditions, scheduling complications due to the lateness of individuals, and venue restrictions. The photographer shall be the exclusive photographer retained by the client for the photoshoot. The client will request all attendees not to interfere with the photographer’s duties and refrain from taking flash photographs for optimal image exposure. The photographer is not responsible for lost photo opportunities due to interference caused by other cameras or flashes, the clients’ lateness, or other principles. The photographer will not be held accountable for not photographing specific individuals if the client cannot assist the photographer with identifying or gathering these individuals for photographs. The photographer is not responsible if the client or key individuals fail to appear or cooperate during the photoshoot or for missed photographs due to details not revealed to the photographer.
Force Majeure
The photographer shall have no further liability concerning the agreement in case the photographer is unable to perform the agreement due to death, severe unexpected illness or injury, government-mandated obligations, transportation disruptions, natural disasters, terrorist activity, civil or political unrest, pandemic, travel restrictions, safety, and security threat advisories, changes to visa or passport requirements. This limitation of liability shall also apply if the photographs are damaged, lost through camera or memory card malfunction, or otherwise lost or damaged without the fault on the photographer’s part.
Cancellations and Reschedules
Cancellations and reschedules are subject to the cancellation and rescheduling policy.
Changes
These terms and conditions may be updated from time to time. Please, regularly check these terms and conditions to ensure that you are aware of the most recent version.
Contact
Please, don’t hesitate to reach out in case of any questions with regards to the applicable terms and conditions: vicdendi@gmail.com