For all portrait sessions; a non-refundable session retainer of $150 is required to book and hold the date for your session and serves as a cancellation fee. However, the fee can be credited towards a future session upon the photographers approval. All remaining balances are due at the time of the session. PAYMENT: All sessions and packages can be paid via cash, check or Venmo. If a client pays by check, the check must clear and any uncleared check will have an additional charge of $35 to cover bank fees.  the remainder at this time must be paid. Client is also responsible for any location fees required to obtain a permit or entrance to a specific location. 

For portrait sessions, client forfeits their session retainer paid to book the session. As previously stated, the fee can be credited towards a future session if the client reschedules the appointment by calling 72 hours prior to the date of session and re-booking at an agreeable date and time. If Schaldecker Studios cannot perform this Contract due to fire or other casualty, strike, act of God, or other cause beyond the control of the parties, or due to Photographer’s illness or emergency, then the Photographer shall return the retainer fee to the Client but shall have no further liability with respect to the Contract. This limitation on liability shall also apply in the event that photographic materials are damaged in processing, lost through camera or other media malfunction, lost in the mail, or otherwise lost or damaged without fault on the part of the Photographer. No call, no show retainers will not be refunded nor applied to another date.

The Federal Copyright Law protects copyright. It is unlawful to copy or scan any images without permission of the photographer. In order to control the quality of the work produced, the photographer is the only one who can crop, modify, order any image produced at this photo session. The photographer retains the copyright and ownership of all images of the photo session and reserves the right to reproduce images for portfolio, studio display, gallery display, website, self-promotion, photo contests, etc.