In this agreement:
(a) Milk Photography Studio, we, our or us means Milk Studios Limited.
(b) You or your means any business or person who engages us to provide products or services.
All services performed and digital/artworks provided are strictly on the basis of the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement unless otherwise agreed in writing with us.
By booking our services this confirms your acceptance of the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.
To the extent permitted by law, we reserve the right to amend this Agreement at any time. The updated Agreement will be available on our website.
If you hold a gift voucher, you may not use the voucher towards the deposit fee. The voucher may be used towards payment of your invoice.
For example: If you have a $400 and you book a weekday session then $200 will cover your session fee and you will have $200 to spend on artwork or a digital package. If you book a weekend session, then $300 will cover your session fee and you will have $100 to spend on artwork.
If opting for a classic session a non-refundable $100 booking fee is paid in advance before your session. This is to be used towards your order, if your session is cancelled your booking fee is non-refundable.
$300 + $400 gift vouchers cannot be used towards mini sessions.
Our fees are set out below:
Session Fees: Your session fee covers the time of the photographer during the photo session all editing, the use of the photography studio, the use of the props available in the studio as well as the use of all of wardrobe, the wear and tear of the equipment used during your session. A session fee will be charged regardless of whether artwork is subsequently purchased. All session fees are non-refundable.
Weekday Session Fee: $200 (including GST)
Weekend Session Fee: $300 (including GST)
Cake Smash Session Fee: For a ‘cake smash’ photoshoot, we charge $300 inclusive of the cake (including GST).
Bumps and babes Session Fee: $300 (including GST)
Large group sessions $400 (including GST)
Mini Sessions start @ $700 if additional time is needed an additional fee is required
Travel Fee to a beach, park, destination or family home: A location fee in the Auckland region is $300. We will inform you at the time of booking if an additional fee applies based on your location.
Corporate Session Fees: Priced on enquiry. For large groups 50% of the agreed fee is paid upfront and the other due on invoice.
Artwork Fee: All artworks and additional files are purchased additionally to your session fee. You may decide the formats, sizes and whether you wish to purchase digital, prints or framed photos
We note that we are a full-service photography studio offering a unique and bespoke experience.
Our prices reflect our high-quality and award-winning work.
Our artwork starts at $700 (including GST) most of our clients spend between $1500 – $5000 + on their digital/artworks.
Finance is available
Please note, if we are photographing a newborn, we require a minimum spend of $1000 (including GST) This is due to the length of these sessions, expertise and editing involved.
If you are booking and you have a gift voucher :
For all classic session clients a $100 non-refundable is due upfront. For all Mini clients, the remaining of your session is due at booking, part of your voucher will cover the session fee leaving you with $200 off these sessions.
This secures your appointment with us and prevents us from making any other bookings for this time.
If you are booking and you do not have a gift voucher, we require you to pay the cost of the session/location fee upfront.
In the event that you cancel your appointment for any reason, your deposit shall put towards the cancellation fee. We may allow you to reschedule your appointment with us, however this is at our discretion.
If you go ahead with your scheduled appointment, your deposit will be deducted from your final invoice.
Orders are placed at the design consultation. Once an order is placed and an order form signed, it cannot be changed and you will be liable for the cost of the order.
If any minor edits are made to the image following the design consultation (at your request) we will email you the images to approve the retouching. You may not amend your order at this stage. All orders are final.
Title to the product will not pass to you until you have paid all amounts due to us in full.
In the event that you fail to pay any outstanding amounts, we will charge interest on a daily basis at a rate of 16% per annum.
We reserve the right in the event of that you fail to pay any outstanding amounts to provide relevant details to a debt collector or agency and you will be liable for all additional costs incurred in order for us to enforce our rights under this Agreement.
You will be liable for any expenses, disbursements and legal fees incurred by us in the enforcement of the terms of this Agreement.
Corporate – 50% of payment is due upfront, the remainder on invoice, a pdf of the images will be sent for you to view and select from.
When you book and confirm an appointment, we set aside precious studio time and staff resources for your photography session and design consultation.
If you cancel your confirmed booking (whether it be a session booking or a design consultation), we will charge a cancellation fee of $100.
If you arrive more than 25 minutes late to your session, your session will deemed to be cancelled and a cancellation fee will be charged.
If you need to reschedule your appointment due to illness or unforeseen events, we require you to provide 48 hours’ notice. If less than this time frame is given we will need to charge another session fee to lock in another time slot. Studio times are exclusivly held for you, which means we turn clients away for these time slots.
If we have to cancel or postpone your appointment, we will give you as much notice as practically possible and make reasonable endeavours to reschedule to a mutually convenient time.
We take no responsibility for the artistic quality of the photographs where there are factors outside our control (for example, poor choices of clothing, make-up, hair, or weather-related issues)
Images may be retouched at our discretion. If significant additional retouching is requested (for example, head swap, fixed ties, creases out of pants, slimming, (this is classed as advanced retouching) it shall be charged at $50 per image.
You must raise any issues with the images at the design consultation. If further retouching is required you will be emailed the artwork to approve the amendments.
If you raise any issues once the artwork is printed and framed, you will be responsible for the costs associated with retouching, ordering and framing.
If you are unhappy with your photographs at the design consultation or from the thumbnails pdf (corporate) and you wish to reshoot, we will grant this at our absolute discretion. All images from the initial session will be deleted and you will only be able to access photos from the subsequent session/reshoot.
If the client wishes to choose from both the previous and the reshoot, the client agrees to pay $200 studio $300 location fee for the reshoot session. The re-shoot in this case will be deemed a separate shoot, and charged with an additional session fee.
Having inspiration photos for your session can help with a theme, but lighting and the final product can never be copied as each setup is unique. Lighting and the look can be dependent on studio lights, time of day, and year. Also filters/lenses that are applied afterwards can change the look of the photos.
We take no responsibility for the artistic quality of the photographs where there are factors outside our control (for example, poor choices of clothing, make-up, hair or weather-related issues). We note we set out our recommendations on our website and in our booking letter.
If a refund is granted it will only be in the way of a gift voucher to be used within 12 months. No refunds are given in the way of cash.
We treat all clients with upmost respect, and we ask that you and your family do the same with us.
We will not tolerate any unreasonable or aggressive behaviour (for example, attempts to bully, harass, abuse, manipulate or extort the photographer). We will also not tolerate any unreasonable requests in respect of any booking or artwork (for example, changing appearance beyond recognition, or excessive editing in photoshop).
If any behaviour described above occurs, we have the right to immediately terminate our contract with you. You must leave our premises immediately, we will have no obligation to undertake any further work for you or provide you with any artwork. At our discretion, we may choose to provide you with a partial refund. You agree that we will have no further contractual liability to you.
You give permission and we reserve the right, to use any or all artwork for our promotional, marketing and/or advertising purposes unless you advise us otherwise in writing.
All images are copyrighted by Milk Photography Studio, even those you purchase. Copying, scanning or reproducing images is strictly prohibited. Print-screening images from this website also infringes our copyright and you will be held liable.
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