Terms of Service

When booking a session, you agree to these terms of service upon paying your booking retainer fee.  Any trade work agreed to by the photographer and another vendor is subject to these terms and conditions.

This Agreement is between Sydney Mae Photography (“Photographer”) and [You] (“Client”) and includes Client’s principals, employees, affiliates, and representatives. Client agrees that it has the legal authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of its employer, company, or organization. The photographer’s relationship with the Client is that of an independent contractor.

“Image(s)” means the photographic material, whether still or moving, created by the Photographer pursuant to this Agreement and includes, but is not limited to, transparencies, negatives, prints, or digital files, that were captured, recorded, stored, or delivered, in any type of analog, photographic, optical, electronic, magnetic, digital, or any other, media.

Client acknowledges that Photographer is the Author of the Image(s) and also the first and sole owner of all copyrights of the Image(s). The Image(s) and all copyrights remain the exclusive property of the Photographer without limitation. All usage rights to the Image(s) specifically granted by the Photographer to the Client appear on the reverse side of this Agreement. 

IMAGES ARE LICENSED FOR SPECIFIC USE(S) AND ARE NOT SOLD.

Using any Image(s) by the Client will not constitute a work of joint authorship.

Copyright metadata contained within any digital file may not be altered or removed without the express consent of the Photographer.

Unless otherwise agreed, the Photographer retains the right to use the Image(s) for his self-promotion.

The client will not make or permit any alterations, including, but not limited to, filters, additions, subtractions, or adaptations, to the Image(s) alone or with any other material without the prior express permission of the Photographer.  

Portrait sessions include editing, which consists of changes to the color, crop, contrast, and exposure at the photographer's discretion. Portrait sessions do not include retouching. Boudoir sessions include retouching done at the photographer's discretion. 

The photographer will take all reasonable care in producing the Image(s) and performing this agreement. But Photographer will not be liable for any loss, damages, or costs suffered by Client or any third party arising from Client’s use of any Image(s).