Terms & Conditions

Thank you for taking an interest in David Lefebvre Photography. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. Should you decide to book a session or service, you will be asked to sign a contract before confirming your booking. I will be happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have about these T&Cs at any time.

01. Definitions

Booking Form - A booking form signed by you further detailing the Photo Services.
Photo - any photograph, transparency, negative, design, artwork, painting, engraving, digital image file or any other item which may be offered for reproduction taken by David Lefebvre (or another such photographer whom we shall choose in consultation with you).
Photo Services - The event or series of events during which we shall provide photographic services to you i.e. for a family session this shall be the day of taking the family photo(s)
Reproduction - Any form of publication or copying of the whole or part of any photo whether altered or not and whether by printing, photography, slide projection (whether to an audience or not), xerography, electronic or mechanical reproduction or storage, or for any use as artist’s reference or illustration, or in a layout or presentation.
Fee - A non-refundable fee taken for my Photography Packages concerning wedding or portrait photography.

02. Ownership and Copywrite

The Copyright and all other rights in the photos shall be retained by David Lefebvre trading as David Lefebvre Photography (the photographer). The Photographer asserts the right to be credited as the author of the photos following sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Acts 1988. Any unauthorised reproductions of any photos will constitute a breach of copyright.

03. Pricing

The prices on my website may be out of date. I reserve the right to adjust prices at any time without prior notice. All prices are in sterling (£). The correct price for the Photography Services shall be stated on the Wedding or Portrait Agreement.

04. Booking Fee and Balance

All sessions require a 30-50% deposit from the initial Session Fee. The final fee will be taken 2 weeks before the wedding or portrait shoot. This deposit is non-refundable.

05. Payment

Payment can be made by the following methods: Bank Transfer - Payable to David Lefebvre

06. Change of Date

If you need to change the date of your booked service or package then any new date will be subject to my availability. I shall use reasonable endeavours to arrange an alternative date for the service or package. If we can agree on a revised date I will ask you to fill in a new booking form which shall constitute a new agreement on these same Terms and Conditions.

07. My Obligations

I will use reasonable endeavours to supply the services and packages as detailed in the Agreement professionally (time not being of the essence concerning any of our obligations)

08. Your Obligations

You agree to cooperate with me in all matters relating to my services and packages and to supply me with all the information reasonably requested by me for me to carry out my work.

09. Force Majeure

9.1 I shall have no liability to you under this Agreement if we are prevented from carrying out my Photography Services by:
9.1.1 the bride and groom or wedding party not being on time and/or the church, the reception, or the place of the wedding having photography restrictions;
9.1.2 any inhibiting background, location, or additional arrangements with other photographers; and/or
9.1.3 any acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond our reasonable control, including strikes, failure of a utility service or transport network, the act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, inclement weather or default of suppliers or sub-contractors.

9.2 In the event of incapacitating illness or injury to myself, I shall have the option, whenever possible, to mutually agree with you a replacement photographer to carry out the photo service or package. If we cannot agree on a replacement then I shall refund to you any fee paid in relation to the interrupted service or session in full (subject to our limitation on liability in Clause 10). 

0.10. Liability

10.1 My entire liability for any breach of this Agreement or any representation, act or omission (including negligence) shall be limited to our fee in relation to my photo services and I shall not be responsible for any special, indirect consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses. 

10.2 The limitation on liability shall also apply in the event that photos are lost through equipment malfunction, are lost in the mail or otherwise lost or damaged where I am not liable.

 10.3 Nothing in these Conditions limits or excludes our liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence; or any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation by us.

0.11. Advertising and Promotion

I reserve the right to use all images for advertising purposes (including website-based advertising, leaflets, brochures, postcards, galleries and competitions)

0.12. General

These Terms and Conditions and the Agreement Form constitute the whole Agreement between the parties and supersede all previous agreements between the parties relating to its subject matter. No variation or agreed termination of this Agreement or of any document referred to in it shall be effective unless it is in writing. If any provision of this Agreement (or part of any provision) is found by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions shall remain in force. A person who is not a party to this Agreement shall not have any rights under or in connection with it. This Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.