Terms of Service

Booking Retainer and Payment: The Client will pay the session fee as per contract to retain the Studio to perform the services specified in the contract. Prepayment is required, prior to the start of the session. Retainer is NON_REFUNDABLE.

Cancellation: If the Client shall cancel this Agreement more than seven (7) calendar days before the photo shooting day, any booking fee paid to the Photographer shall be refunded in full if the Photographer is able to re-book the same date. If the Photographer is NOT able to secure another client for the date, or if the cancellation occurs less than seven (7) calendar days before the portrait date, the Client forfeits the session fee.

Photographic Materials and Copyright: The Photographer shall own the copyright and commercial rights of all images created. Client will have personal usage rights. Photographer will not use images on social media or  advertising without a signed model release from the client. 

Client’s Usage: The Client is obtaining digitals/prints for personal use only, and shall not sell said prints or authorize any reproductions thereof by parties other than the Photographer. Client is not permitted to edit or in any way alter the images provided by the Photographer. Any alterations or changes to images that are posted to social media, will be fined by the Photographer, as it is not an accurate representation of the Photographer's artistry.

Social Media: This clause applies to all social media, including Facebook, Instragram, LinkedIn, Threads, Twitter, TikTok and blogs. When published online it is required that citation of photographer be made. The client agrees that they will under no circumstances alter any photographs that are placed in public on the internet. The client agrees to be responsible for any family member or friend who posts our photographs online and agrees that they cannot be cropped (with the exception of the forced cropping for Facebook’s Timeline), altered in color, or edited in any way.

Failure to Perform: If the Photographer cannot perform this Agreement due to a fire or other casualty, strike, or other cause beyond the control of the parties, or due to the Photographer’s illness, then the Photographer shall return any funds previously paid to the Client but shall have no further liability with respect to the Agreement. This limitation on liability shall also apply in the event that photographic materials are damaged in processing, lost through camera malfunction, lost in the mail, or otherwise lost or damaged without fault on the part of the Photographer. In the event the Photographer fails to perform for any other reason, the Photographer shall not be liable for any amount in excess of the retail value of the Client’s order.

St-Amour Boudoir Photography keeps client files for up to 90 days after the photography session, and is not liable for any claims after this period. All client files will be deleted and backups will be purged after this period.

Liability: It is understood that no other photographer, amateur or professional, shall be allowed to photograph during your session while St-Amour Boudoir Photography is working, and that any breach of this agreement will constitute a reason for non-completion of the job with no liability to the Photographer and loss of all monies paid by the client. 

Client accepts that all photographs will be taken and edited at the photographer’s discretion based on the photographer’s experience and artistic view.

All deliverable images as per contract will have standard image editing (including: light skin retouch, light and colour adjustments). Any extra edits requested by the client will cost the client $55 per image if accepted by the Photographer; extra image adjustments include (change the size of the body or parts of the body, replace parts of the body from another image, change the colour of parts of the body, extra skin retouch, replace or swap background). It is also understood that unless hair and makeup is included in the contract, Photographer is not responsible to fix hair or skin, or makeup problems.

It is understood that Photographer is not responsible to fix photos to cover parts of your body that you do not wish to be seen in the photo, unless it was confirmed with the photographer in writing.

**For Events: The photographer(s) will be allowed one 20 minutes break at their own discretion, and bathroom breaks when necessary. Each photographer will be provided a full guest meal for any photography session lasting longer than 5 hours. If no meal is provided, the photographer(s) reserves the right to go of-site for a meal for 45 minutes. It is understood that it is clients responsibility to inform the Photographer by email for any date or location changes. St-Amour Boudoir Photography is not liable for any claims for messages sent by mobile text messages or social network websites.

All the communications with the Photographer or the Studio shall be made in English and in Writing (Mail or Email).