Terms & Conditions

1. DEFINITIONS

In cases where the Photographer's client is a direct client (i.e. with no agency or intermediary), all references in this agreement to both "the Agency" and "the Advertiser" shall be interpreted as references to the Photographer's client. "Photographs" means all photographic material furnished by the Photographer, whether transparencies, negatives, prints or any other type of physical or electronic material. "Shoot Duration" includes all shoot, pre-production, and post-production time, and when on-location also includes recce, weather and travel time.

2. COPYRIGHT

The entire copyright in the Photographs is retained by the Photographer at all times throughout the world. For full copyright policy see here.

3. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS

Title to all Photographs remains the property of the Photographer.

4. USE

The Licence to Use comes into effect upon receipt of images. The Licence only applies to the advertiser and product as shot and its benefit shall not be assigned to any third party without the Photographer's permission. Accordingly, even where any form of 'all media' Licence is granted, the photographer's permission must be obtained before any use of the Photographs for other purposes eg use in relation to another product or sublicensing through a photolibrary. Permission to use the Photographs for purposes outside the terms of the Licence will normally be granted upon payment of a further fee, which must be mutually agreed (and paid in full) before such further use. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all further Licences in respect of the Photographs will be subject to these terms and conditions.

5. EXCLUSIVITY

The Agency and Advertiser will be authorised to publish the Photographs to the exclusion of all other persons including the Photographer. However, the Photographer retains the right in all cases to use the Photographs in any manner at any time and in any part of the world for the purposes of advertising or otherwise promoting his/her work. After the exclusivity period indicated in the Licence to Use the Photographer shall be entitled to use the Photographs for any purposes.

6. CLIENT CONFIDENTIALITY

The photographer will keep confidential and will not disclose to any third parties or make use of material or information communicated to him/her in confidence for the purposes of the photography, save as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Photographer to carry out his/her obligations in relation to the commission.

7. INDEMNITY

The Photographer agrees to indemnify the Agency and the Advertiser against all expenses, damages, claims and legal costs arising out of any failure by the Photographer to obtain any clearances for which he/she was responsible in respect of third-party copyright works, trademarks, designs or other intellectual property. The Photographer shall only be responsible for obtaining such clearances if this has been expressly agreed before the shoot. In all other cases the Agency shall be responsible for obtaining such clearances and will indemnify the Photographer against all expenses, damages, claims and legal costs arising out of any failure to obtain such clearances.

8. PAYMENT

Payment by the Agency will be expected for the commissioned work within 30 days of the issue of the relevant invoice. If the invoice is not paid, in full, within 30 days The Photographer reserves the right to charge interest at the rate prescribed by the Late Payment of Commercial Debt (Interest) Act 1998 from the date payment was due until the date payment is made. In addition the shoot deposit(s) must be paid prior to the commencement of a shoot. if the deposit hasn't been received the shoot will be scheduled to another time allowing the client to make the deposit in time.

9. EXPENSES & FEES

Where extra expenses or time are incurred by the Photographer as a result of alterations to the original brief by the Agency or the Advertiser, or otherwise at their request, the Agency shall give approval to and be liable to pay such extra expenses or fees at the Photographer's normal rate.

10. REJECTION

Unless a rejection fee has been agreed in advance, there is no right to reject on the basis of style or composition or any other reason not made clear from the outset. A "Brief" form is to be completed by the client prior to the commencement of the shoot.

11. CLIENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING PRODUCTS.

If the products and/or props are not received by the agreed date, usually this will mean a conflict in my calendar between your shoot and another client. Therefore shoots will be rearranged, and rebooked for the next available slot in the calendar. This is not necessarily going to be in the same week, or even month in some cases.

When only part of the agreed product(s) or props arrive this can sometimes mean the shoot has to take place in two separate slots, there will most likely be additional charges to cover for recreating the 'mise en scene', which could include, but not be limited to, lighting, cameras, stands, props, surfaces and backdrops.

12. CANCELLATION & POSTPONEMENT

A booking is considered firm as from the date of confirmation and accordingly the Photographer will, at his/her discretion, charge a fee for cancellation or postponement.

13. RIGHT TO A CREDIT

If a specific "Right to a Credit" has been agreed the Photographer's name will be printed on or in reasonable proximity to all published reproductions of the Photograph(s). The Photographer also asserts his/her statutory right to be identified in the circumstances set out in Sections 77-79 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or any amendment or re-enactment thereof. I would always ask clients to credit "Richard Bryan", wherever possible, as the photographer.

14. ELECTRONIC STORAGE

Save for the purposes of reproduction for the licensed use(s), the Photographs may not be stored in any form of electronic medium without the written permission of the Photographer.   Manipulation of the image or use of only a portion of the image may only take place with the permission of the Photographer. High resolution files with remain online for clients for a period of thirty days after upload, after that it is the clients responsibility to maintain a back-up of these images.

15. LONG TERM STORAGE OF PRODUCT

Goods left at the studio after the shoot has completed will be disposed of after six months. That is if contact either cannot be made with you, at least two attempts will be made prior to disposal.

16. APPLICABLE LAW

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of England & Wales

17. VARIATION

These Terms and Conditions shall not be varied except by agreement in writing.