I do not hand in any paper agreements to you before or after the session: I decided to cut the bureaucracy and paper waste. All the information you need to know is written below. Booking a session with me means that you have read the regulations below, understood and agreed to it.
I believed that you checked my portfolio before contacting me: you know and agree with my style any approach to photography. I guarantee that the pictures we make together will be similar in style to what you see on my social media.
BOOKING THE SESSION
Please contact me via contact form or drop an email to ‘contact@paulinasimankowicz.com’
Confirming the session date is considered a binding agreement. You can cancel the session up to 7 days before the session or in case of sickness or bad weather (in case of outdoor sessions) – for more information please check point #7.
ARRIVING ON TIME
Please be on time for the session. Any delays shall be communicated to me at least 1 hour before the session. In case you are coming late, I will shorten the overall time dedicated for our session.
PAYMENTS
Full payment of the session costs (depending on the package chosen: https://paulinasimankowicz.com/pricing-packages/) must be done latest on the session date. 100 EUR deposit to secure your date must be paid in advance. The remaining balance shall be paid at the latest on the session date. The session cost covers the service of taking pictures, and, in case of choosing Lifestyle Complete or Lifestyle Complete plus album (package 2 or 3), additionally costs of print products and their delivery. Transfers shall be done to the bank account:
Paulina Simankowicz, AT401420020012761024
PICTURES DELIVERY AND STORAGE
You will receive all retouched pictures via online gallery in about 2 weeks after the session. Your online gallery is password protected and will be available for 1 month after the session. You can share the gallery with your family and friends. In case you have chosen basic package, you will make the selection of your favorite 15 images which then will be available for you to download. If it is possible to buy additional pictures on top of the package for 15 EUR / each. Express delivery is available on request and is subject to an additional fee of 50 EUR. It is possible to upgrade the package after viewing the gallery.
Please download the pictures before the gallery expires. All images will be stored for 6 months after the session. It is highly recommended that you back up all digital images in another media format. Once the images are in your hands, it is your responsibility to save them. Backing up the images is very important!
SELECTION AND UNRETOUCHED PICTURES
I am doing the selection of the pictures. It is NOT possible to receive RAW (unretouched) photos – retouching is a part of the entire process of delivering to you the final result. Unretouched pictures are considered unfinished products.
RETOUCHING
I create natural pictures and use Lightroom software to retouch them. All images will be adjusted to exposure, brightness, contrast, sharpness to my style. I do not use Photoshop which means that I do not make porcelain faces, reduce weight or in any other way artificially change the elements of the images. If it is necessary from an aesthetic point of view, I might improve your skip or do other adjustments, but it is far from heavy retouching. Additional heavy editing, such as removing glare on eyeglasses, braces, acne, or weight reduction, if requested, can be provided for an additional fee.
CANCELATION/RESCHEDULING
You understand that by entering into this photography agreement, I am foregoing other photographic jobs. Therefore, in case of cancellation/postponement due to unexpected reasons, you should announce it at least 7 days in advance. A new date (in case of postponement) must be booked within 6 months after the original date.
Rescheduling the session due to sickness or bad weather is free of charge. If it is not possible for a session to take place on a scheduled day due to weather or sickness, we will reschedule it for an agreed date at the earliest date possible. Bad weather means heavy rain or wind, or very cold or hot temperatures. Dark clouds are not considered bad weather and cannot be the reason to cancel the session.
In any other cases as stated above, cancelling the session later than 7 days before the session date is subject to a charge of 100 EUR (deposit) as a compensation for missed work opportunity.
COPYRIGHTS
As per the copyright law, the copyright of your images remains the sole property of the photographer. You are free to use your images for your private purposes (sharing them with family, on social media, printing them etc.). Please credit me as a photographer when publishing the images online.
You are not allowed to change the pictures in any way – cropping, changing colors, putting filters etc. You are not allowed to use the images for commercial purposes or photography competitions without my written consent.
YOUR RIGHTS
I undertake to protect your personal rights by not sharing photos without your knowledge and prior consent for any purpose other than those indicated below. I need to collect your personal data for invoicing purposes. Information about the processing of your data can be found in The Privacy Policy available at: https://paulinasimankowicz.com/privacy-policy/ and by participating in the session you accept its terms and conditions.
MODEL RELEASE
As sharing my work on social media and my website is an important part of my business, I kindly ask that you inform me in advance if you prefer that images from your session are not used for promotional purposes.
Unless you let me know otherwise, I may share selected images from your session on my social media platforms or website (we can agree in advance which photos could be used). Please note that, by law, consent to publish images can be revoked at any time. Thank you for your understanding and support—it truly helps me continue creating and growing as a photographer.
Please also note that during the session, I will record short behind-the-scenes videos to share on social media. By participating in the session, you agree to the use of these videos for that purpose.