MINI SESSION TERMS & CONDITIONS
​PHOTOGRAPHY PACKAGE
Package and Price: Mini Session Package: 20 Minutes -- $295
Amount of Coverage: 20 minutes
Delivery of Online Web Galleries: within 3 weeks
PAYMENT
Total Amount of Photography Services due upon booking: $295
SESSION EVENT
Session Dates: October 3rd - 5th, 2025 (time slot determined on booking page)
Session Location: Purgatory Park, Minnetonka, MN
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Fees & Initial Payment
Clients shall reserve the time and date of services by signing this Agreement on the reservation link page on sterphwerner.com/minisession. No date is reserved until signature and the payment is received. The balance due for the Photographer’s services shall be paid by Clients as follows:
Total Amount of Photography Services due upon booking: $295
This payment shall account for all services provided by Photographer after booking including, but not limited to, photography, planning and communication, post-session editing, production services.
In the event Clients fail to remit payment as specified, Photographer shall have the right to immediately terminate Agreement with no further obligation, retain any monies already paid as liquidated damages, and may not remit all final, edited photographs to Clients.
The fees in these terms are based on Photographer’s current pricing at the time of booking. The price list is adjusted periodically, and future bookings will be charged at the prices in effect at the time.
2. Coverage
Photography coverage starts when Photographer arrives, and the time ends when 20 minutes has elapsed. Photographer will provide coverage for the dates, locations and continuous hours specified in these terms.
3. Cancellation by Clients
If for any reason Clients cancel this Agreement more than 12 days before the session, Photographer shall keep 50% of payment as liquidated damages. Notification of cancellation must be made in writing by Clients and sent via email, pursuant to the Notice provision. Confirmation of receipt of notification email must be obtained by Photographer. If Clients fail to supply Notice of cancellation as specified before the session date, Clients shall receive no refund. If Clients are more than 10 minutes late to session, Clients forfeit session without refund.
In the event of inclement weather, the back up date for inclement weather will be October 12th, 2025. Photographer reserves the right to reschedule the session if inclement weather occurs.
4. Image Processing, Retouching, and Edits
Photographer will only deliver high-resolution, edited .jpeg images to Clients and will not send original RAW files to Clients under any circumstance. Unless agreed upon prior to any editing work, high-resolution photos may contain a mixture of color, black and white, and selective color images.
Photographer only enhances photos through corrections to contrast, lighting, and color according to Photographer’s artistic style as indicated in Section 10. Photographer does not change any inherent qualities of a person, as it is considered a “cosmetic edit”. Any additional cosmetic edits will be $75.00 per photo if it is requested by the Client after seeing the delivered images and the edited images will not be released to Client until the invoice for additional edits is paid by Client. Cosmetic edits include, but are not limited to, removing unwanted facial hair, removing blemishes, removing wrinkles, removing unflattering parts of the body, changing hair color, changing shape of nose/eyes/body, adding in sky or clouds, glasses or accessories, shoes, etc. Clients must submit any cosmetic editing requests to Photographer within 30 days of delivery of final gallery, and thereafter no cosmetic changes will be allowed.
5. Poses and Selection of Delivered Images
Clients understand and agree that Photographer will use every reasonable effort to take requested pictures, but no specific pose or photograph can be promised due to the unique nature of day and unforeseen circumstances. Any lists supplied by Clients will be used for organizational purposes only. Photographer reserves the right to edit and release only the images that are deemed professional in quality and within Photographer’s standards. Such selection shall constitute all images that will be made available to Clients.
6. Delivery of Images and Online Galleries
Photographer will deliver final images to Clients within 3 weeks of event date through an online gallery. Clients and Clients agents will be able to download the full gallery as well as individual photos onto a computer and/or smart phone.
The online gallery and link will be available to Clients forever. Clients are responsible for archiving all photos.
7. Posting on Social Media
If Clients or Clients’ family and friends post a photograph on social media, they must tag “Steph Werner Photography”. They can link to Photographer’s Facebook/Instagram page. Clients and Clients’ family and friends understand and agree to not edit the original photos by filtering or changing the coloring.
8. Artistic Style
Clients have spent a satisfactory amount of time reviewing Photographer’s work and have a reasonable expectation that the images delivered will be in a similar manner and style as indicated on Photographer’s website, social media, and galleries. Clients understand and agree that (1) Photography is a subjective art and Photographer has a unique vision, with an ever-evolving style and technique; (2) Photographer shall have final say regarding the aesthetic judgment and artistic quality of the images; (3) Dissatisfaction with aesthetic judgment or artistic ability are not valid reasons for termination of this Agreement or request of any monies returned.
9. Model Release
These terms serves as a model release giving Steph Werner Photography the irrevocable right to use the photographs in all forms, in all media and in all manners, without any restriction as to changes or alterations, for advertising, trade, promotion, exhibition, or any other lawful purposes. Photographer can grant use of the images to third Parties and all compensation for use and credit for the images remain the property of Steph Werner Photography. Clients waive any right to inspect or approve the photograph(s), finished version(s) incorporating the photograph(s), or the use to which it may be applied, including written copy that may be created and appear in connection therewith. This release is binding on the Clients, their legal representatives, heirs, and assigns.
10. Photo Distribution and Archiving
Upon receipt of photos via online gallery, Clients accept all responsibility for archiving and protecting the Clients’ photographs. Photographer keeps copies of edited .jpeg images for approximately 365 days but does not permanently archive all image files. Photographer is not responsible for the life span of any digital media provided or for any future changes in digital technology or media readers that might result in an inability to read discs provided. It is Clients’ responsibility to make sure that digital files are copied to new media and external hard drives as required. In the event Client asks Photographer to unarchive photos and re-upload to an online gallery and the photos are still retrievable by Photographer; an additional unarchiving fee of $100.00 will apply.
11. Reproduction
The limited, personal photo release grants Clients and Clients’ agents, including family and friends, the right to reproduce the images provided for their personal use only and does not allow the photos to be altered, sold or published, including, but not limited to, entering into contests, or submitting to online blogs or publications, without the express written consent of Photographer. Clients and Clients’ agents, including family and friends, further agree not to supply images to any third Parties or vendors without the express written consent of Photographer.
12. Photographer Copyright
All photographs taken by Stephanie Werner (d/b/a Steph Werner Photography]) are its property, will remain its property, and are protected by United States Copyright Laws (USC Title 17). Clients hereby waive any claims for ownership, income, editorial control, and commercial use of the images. Violations of this federal law will be subject to its civil and criminal penalties.