Terms & Conditions
Deliverables
You can expect 40+ professionally edited photos* per hour. If there are any other good shots, we will give them to you with no extra costs :)
Photo Editing
Photos will be professionally edited to correct exposure, color temperature, sharpness and perspective (straightening) to bring out the natural beauty of your picture. I do not alter any part of your body, facial structure, clothes, etc. I reserve the right to edit photos to suit my vision of the final result. No customized edit and revisions are offered.
I do not give out RAW files. Please refer to my FAQs page.
Transportation and Other Expense
Rate does not include admission fee and travel fee should there be any location change.
Delivery of Photos
Photos will be delivered digitally within one week, may be longer in case of shoot by partner or peak season. Photos will be delivered digitally in JPEG file via an online gallery or wetransfer. The gallery will be online for two weeks. In case you cannot download within ten days, please let me know in advance and I will send the link to you later. Any request to resend the photos or reactivate the online gallery will incur an extra charge of US$15 as it will require me to re-upload the photos.
Due to the limited storage capacity, photos older than 6 months will be deleted.
To Confirm a Booking
Casual plans are subject to US$100 retainer; Premium plans (half/ full day) subject to US$200 retainer. This retainer covers the cost for holding the time slot for the session and conducting consultation on details of the shoot. Shoots done by partner will be subject to different retainer depending on partner and plan chosen. We reserve the rights to ask for additional retainer.
Payment can be made online via credit card link (processing with Square) in JPY equivalent, or via Paypal in USD, sent to kan4k4@gmail.com. When sending by Paypal, please ensure that you absorb PayPal fee and set the payment to be received in US$.
Remaining Balance
Balance must be paid in full in cash on the day either in USD or JPY based on market rate on the day. We offer option to settle balance by credit card, but due to payment processor fees, exchange rate conversion and withdrawal charge, credit card transaction will incur an additional 10% charge. Please let us know in advance if you plan to pay by card so we can bring a card reader to the session.
Change & Cancellation
Change of package to a shorter duration: With notification less than 1 month in advance, 50% of the difference in plan will be charged. If 1 week or less, 100% of the difference will be charged.
Change by client: change of date or time allowed subject to photographer availability. In case of cancellation, there will be no refund of retainer in any circumstance as this covers the cost for holding the time slot for the session and conducting consultation on details of the shoot.
Change by photographer: in the rare unlikely event that the photographer becomes unavailable due to change in circumstance (eg. sickness etc!) , we will notify you as soon as the situation is confirmed. We will give you the option for 1) a different time slot with the same photographer, 2) an alternative photographer available during your prebooked time, or 3) a full refund of your retainer/ payment.
Copyrights
Copyrights remain with the photographer, but we respect your privacy. let us know if you prefer us not to post any of the pictures taken.
Last- Minute Booking
Any last-minute booking (less than 48 hours) will incur an additional 20% surcharge and you will need to pay a full amount for confirmation.
Right to Terminate
As artist, we take great pride in producing quality work. To do so requires alignment of vision, collaboration and mutual respect between photographer and clients. While we do not take this lightly and will only use it as a last resort, we reserve the right to terminate our contract with client(s) at any time until 72 hours before the shoot in the small chance that we feel we cannot achieve the intended work, whether given difference in vision or lack of respects between us. In such case we will refund the deposit in full within 24 hours after we inform the client of such decision.
Disclaimer of Liability
While we exercise utmost care to ensure your safety and comfort, we are not responsible for any injury, sickness, loss and/ or damage of items happened before/ during and after the session.