IMPORTANT POLICIES :
DEPOSIT: A $45 non-refundable deposit is required to book your session.
BALANCE DUE: Your balance is due at the end of your session. We accept cash, Cash App, Venmo, Apple Pay, and check.
RESCHEDULING: We offer one complimentary reschedule per session provided you give us 72 hours’ notice. Rescheduled sessions must be completed within 60 days of your original date. Rescheduling with less than 72 hours notice is considered a cancellation and your deposit is forfeited. If you must reschedule a second time, your original deposit will be forfeited.
RESCHEDULING (WEATHER): If conditions prevent us from shooting outside, we’ll move to our studio. If in-studio doesn’t fit our creative direction, we’ll reschedule. Location and weather-related rescheduling are at the discretion of the photographer.
LATE ARRIVALS & NO-SHOWS: If you arrive late, we shoot less. If you arrive more than 20 minutes late, we consider it a no-show, your session is canceled and your deposit is forfeited. If you don’t show up, your session is canceled and you forfeit your deposit.
RESHOOTS & REFUNDS: We do not offer reshoots, revisions, or refunds other than for technical failures or malfunctions that prevent us from delivering the agreed-upon number of technically proficient images in clear focus. If you are not happy with the photos we will discuss a solution.
YOUR IMAGES: Proofs will be sent via the online gallery 5-10 days after your session balance is paid. They will be available for 90 days from your shooting date. Once you’ve made your selections and paid for any extra images or services, you’ll receive your retouched, high-resolution images within 10-14 days. Proofs are not included with your package but may be purchased as an add-on with certain usage restrictions. Additional digital downloads can be purchased for $5 per image.
IMAGE ARCHIVING: While we do retain an extensive archive of the photos we’ve taken (both RAW and finished) we can’t guarantee your images will remain on file once you’ve downloaded them. So, please, protect your investment by backing up your images to at least one external hard drive and/or cloud service.
WHAT YOU’RE PURCHASING: You’re purchasing our experience, our expertise, and a license to use your images for an agreed-upon length of time and in a specific manner, typically for professional use. We retain ownership of and reserve all copyrights on our images in perpetuity.
DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL USE: Your images may used on comp cards, hard copy headshots, your website, social media, casting network profiles, agency profile pages, show programs, hard copy marketing materials, and your employer’s website and social media (if applicable).
CREATIVE AESTHETICS: Janay has a definite style of shooting that is reflected in her online portfolio and our promotional material. If you’re looking for something different, it’s probably best to ask about what you’re looking for or ask us and we’ll refer a different photographer.
RETOUCHING: The following retouching is included in your package: lens correction, color correction, exposure balancing, removal of stray hairs from the skin, removal of non-permanent marks on the skin (such as mild acne) and our proprietary enhancement of your eyes and skin tone. Additional retouching beyond these items will incur an additional fee. We WILL NOT alter, enhance, or otherwise distort your body or face in any way, so please don't ask.
MAKEUP: If you choose to have hair and makeup services, we highly recommend you hire a qualified hair and makeup artist with experience doing makeup for photography. Feel free to ask us about any artist we recommend. To avoid any last-minute rushes, it is important to plan ahead and leave a suitable amount of time between your makeup session and the photo shoot.
FOR PARENTS OF YOUTH CLIENTS: We require a parent or guardian to be present for all shoots with kids under 18 years old.
SOCIAL MEDIA: You’re welcome to post your FINAL images to social media. Please don’t screenshot and post your proofs because it looks bad. Also please DO NOT add any filters to final images! That is a bad representation of my work and is disrespectful to the photographer.
STANDARD MODEL RELEASE: When you work with us, you automatically grant us the right to use and publish all photographs, pictures, portraits, or images captured in any forms of media (known and in the future) and in all manners including composite images or distorted representations, including those generated by artificial intelligence, for publicity, illustration, commercial art, advertising, publishing (in both hard and soft formats) and any lawful uses as we may determine. By agreeing to these terms you acknowledge you have the right to do so and indemnify us of any litigation arising out of such use.
SOME MORE LEGALESE ABOUT INDEMNIFICATION AND LIABILITY: If we can't shoot your session due to fire or casualty, strike, act of God, or other cause beyond our control or due to the photographer’s illness or emergency, we'll return your deposit without any further liability. This limitation of liability also applies in the event photographic materials are damaged in processing, lost through camera or media malfunction, lost in the mail, or otherwise lost or damaged without fault on our part. All talent and guardians release GHP and all affiliated persons and all location owners of any liability, injury, or damage that may happen during the photo shoot.