Capture Cherished Moments with Our Beach Family and Pet Minishoot!

Celebrate the joy and love of your family, including your furry friends, with our exclusive Beach Family and Pet Minishoot on October 26th! Our professional photographers specialize in creating timeless memories against the stunning backdrop of Muriwai beach. Whether your family includes children, grandparents, or beloved pets, our minishoot offers the perfect opportunity to preserve those special moments forever. Book your session today and let us capture the laughter, playfulness, and bonds that make your family unique.

Weather Contingency

Due to the unpredictable winter weather, we have set a backup date of November 3rd in case of rain on the original shoot day. To simplify the process, we will not require a deposit, and you can pay on the day via cash, Apple Pay, or bank transfer. For your convenience and ours, please book a slot in advance.

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Family photo on beach

What to Expect

Join us for a 20 to 30-minute photoshoot session for your family and/or pet at Muriwai Beach on October 26th,2024. We will meet at the entry of the dog-allowed section near the lifeguard tower. 

Please arrive at least 10 minutes early to ensure a smooth flow of the day.

The $55 fee includes a 20-minute photoshoot session, a viewing session (on a later date), and 2 edited photos, provided in both color and black & white (4 images total). 

Viewing and Selection

Immediately after the photoshoot, the photographer will schedule a viewing session with you, likely within two weeks of the shoot. This viewing can be done via a digital video call or at Picaboo Pictures’ viewing lounge in West Auckland. During the viewing, you can select the 2 images included in the package and purchase additional edits at our regular rates, available at www.picaboopictures.com

Final edited images will be released once all payments are received.

Image Delivery

You will receive digital copies of your images once editing is completed, typically within two weeks of the viewing, and payment for any additional images is received.

Photography Policy

During the photoshoot, personal photography with phones or digital devices is prohibited. We recommend reviewing our T&C’s for mini shoot sessions below before booking.

How to Book

Email contact@picaboopictures.com or text us via the Contact Us page to book your session.

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Terms and Conditions

Please read these terms and conditions carefully before continuing with your booking. These Terms and Conditions (T&C’s/ T&C) are a binding contract between Picaboo Pictures (Us/ the company / the photographer) and the Client (you) as they apply to your booking. 

Please feel free to contact Picaboo Pictures, through contact@picaboopictures.com, if you have any questions in relation to your booking or the T&C’s. 

Continuing with your booking and/or the payment of the $55 non-refundable fee of your booking, means you are agreeing with these terms and conditions. 

Picaboo Pictures has the right to change these Terms & Conditions at any time and will provide the customer reasonable notice if this happens. 

General

The Terms and Conditions are a contract binding between the customer and the photographer, on which the customer agrees to when continuing with the booking. Therefore, the customer will be receiving the T&C’s prior to the booking. No variations or agreed termination of these terms and conditions (or of any document referred to in it) shall be effective unless it is in writing. 

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 New Zealand.

Acceptance

Your written booking and/or payment of the $55 fee for your session signifies acceptance of these T&C’s as a legal binding contract, unless otherwise objected to explicitly and in writing, prior to accepting Picaboo Pictures’s service. No variation of this contract shall be recognised unless explicitly agreed to in writing. 

Any booking or payment made to Picaboo Pictures (including but not limited to the session fee to secure your booking) indicated that you have read, understood and agreed to all the terms and conditions as set out in this document, in its entirety. If this contract has to be enforced, you agree to mediation instead of court proceedings. 

Copyright & Ownership

The copyright and all other rights in the photos shall be retained by Picaboo Pictures and the photographer. The photographer asserts the right to be credited as the author of the photographs in accordance with sections 77 & 78 of Copyright, Design and Patents Act. 1988. Any unauthorized reproduction or modification of any image will constitute a breach of copyright. This includes making copies or ‘screen shots’ of images shared by the photographer online. 

After the shoot, the photographer will share previews of your images or give you access to an online gallery of images. These images must not be copied, screen shot, downloaded, edited or altered in any ways. 

If you wish to share photographs to your own network (including but not limited to Facebook, blogs, instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, WeChat or any other online channels) you agree to do so only once you have purchased and paid for them. In addition, you agree to include the photographer’s company name, Picaboo Pictures, and their social media account or website www.picaboopictures.com 

Photographs are only licensed to be used for personal use only. The portraits and photographs can not be used at any time for any commercial use of the purpose to gain commercial business. 

The Clients are not permitted to take their own photographs at any portrait photography session.

Reservations and Payment

The payment of $55 includes The session fee, a private viewing and the 3 digital edited files.

Payments will be collected on the day of the shoot, prior to your session commencing. Payments can be made cash or via a secure Stripe payment sent to your own phone, which includes Apple Pay, pay with Link, visa, Mastercard, American Express and Union Pay. The session fee is non-refundable and contributes towards the photographer’s time planning your shoot with you and creating and sending out necessary information for your session. 

On the day, Immediately after the photoshoot, the photographer will schedule a viewing session with you, likely within two weeks of the shoot. This viewing can be done via a digital video call or at Picaboo Pictures’ viewing lounge in West Auckland. During the viewing, you can select the 3 images included in the package and purchase additional edits at our regular rates, available at www.picaboopictures.com

An agreement on the purchase of any additional images will be made during the viewing consultation and an invoice for the payment will be sent to the customer. Final edited images will only be released to the customer after receiving the payment for the images.

Picaboo Pictures Obligations

Picaboo Pictures and their photographers will use reasonable endeavors to supply the photography services described on the website (www.picaboopictures.com ) and/ or marketing materials in a professional manner. 

Picaboo Pictures, their staff and their photographers reserve the right to declined to book or carry out any portrait sessions or services that are deemed to pose a health and safety risk to you, our staff, or other people.

Your Obligations

You agree to assist and cooperate with the photographer in all maters relating to the photography service and to supply the photographer with all information seasonably requested in order for the photographer to carry out the photography service. You agree to do everything you can to ensure that everyon attending the photoshoot (including any pets) are well-rested and cooperative.

Although the photographer is obligated to do everything they can to make the experience engaging and enjoyable, you understand that the photographer is not responisble for any photoshoot participant who refuse to cooperate, and that this may impact on the number and quality of images being able to be captured.

You agree to take full responsibility of your own, your chidlren and your pet’s safety throughout the whole duration of the session, the relocations to the shoot and the entire time of you, your child(ren) and/or your pet being on the premises of the shoot. You recognise that there are additional hazards to watch out for on a professional photography set, including, but not limited to lights and light stands, electrical equipment, trip hazards, hall hazards etc. If your child(ren) or pet is posed in, on or near a propr or other member of the family, you agree to remain nearby, vigilant and responsible for their safety at all times.

During the shoot it is prohibited to take any photographs on your own camera, phones or devices

Session Times and Duration

Please make every effort to arrive on time for your session and please let the photographer know as soon as possible if you anticipate arriving late. We ask all customers to arrive a minimum of 10 minutes in advance of your allocated time, to ensure the good flow of the day. 

If the photographer is informed about your late arrival in a timely manner, the photographer will try to adjust your session time accordingly IF possible and if any other sessions with other customers do not have to be canceled/delayed or having to miss any deadlines by delaying your session. If you are more than 10 minutes late without informing anyone at Picaboo Pictures, your session will be canceled with no refund or re-shoot provided. 

Creative license. 

You grant the photographer full creative license to shoot, select images and deliver them in the style and method chosen by the photographer and reflective of the style and quality advertised by the photographer.

Special Image Requests

The photographer will make every effort to comply with requests for specific photos. Please ensure these are notified to the photographer and/or Picaboo Picture’s staff before the start of the shoot. Requests that are felt to be unsafe will be refused. It may not be possible for all images requested, or those expected, to be captured. 

Image Archiving.

Picaboo Pictures will keep all RAW images for up to 1 year after your photoshoot session date. After your viewing, additional images can be purchased for up to 1 year. After 1 year, all RAW images might be deleted. 

It is your own responsibility to back up all digital files after receiving the final images, as these will also be kept for 1 year only. Please create multiple backups on different devices.

Data protection

Picaboo Pictures will store clients names, contact details and session information privately and will not share these with any other business or organization.

Photos that are requested to be printed will be shared with our collaborating printing company, Skar Image Lab. We only share the digital images that the customer requested to be printed and the name of the customer. If the customer only requests prints that they want delivered, we also will have to share the customer’s address as Skar Image lab will organize the delivery of prints. 

Liability

In the unlikely event of technical problems, camera/photographic failure, loss of image(s) before delivery to the client is made, injury or sickness beyond Picaboo Pictures control, our liability shall be limited to a full refund of all monies paid for your shoot. 

Picaboo Pictures will no be liable for any acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond our reasonable control, including strikes, failure of a utility service or transport network, 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, inclement weather or default of suppliers or subcontractors. 

In the event of incapacitating illness or injury to the photographer, Picaboo Pictures will have the option, whenever possible, to find a replacement photographer to carry out the photo service. This will be communicated to you in advance. If we cannot find a replacement, then we will try to reschedule  the photoshoot session. If no mutually agreed time can be found within 3 months of the original session, Picaboo Pictures will refund you all fees paid in relation to the interrupted session in full. 

Any directions issued to the client, their guests or employees during the photographic shoot/event are deemed to be at said person’s own risk. Picaboo Pictures can not be held responsible for any personal accidents during photographic shoots. 

However Picaboo Pictures always tries to research their collaborating business partners and only tries to work with high qualified businesses/individuals that are known to deliver high quality products, Picaboo Pictures is not responsible for the quality of services provided by business partners or other third parties. 

Image permission release

Unlike our individual shoots, our minishoot sessions come at a large discount, and therefore include a full Image Permission Release. Picaboo Pictures likes sharing the work of their photographers. It is our main tool for growing the business. By booking Picaboo Picture’s mini photoshoot sessions, the customer automatically agrees with the permission of a full image release. This includes but does not limit the use of our photographic work on our networks, including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Website (www.picaboopictures.com) and any printed materials, including but not limited to flyers, posters and leaflets. 

Any customer that prefers not to give a full image permission release, is always welcome to book another photographic session at the standard Picaboo Pictures’ rates that can be found on our website (www.picaboopictures.com).  

We enjoy sharing your stories and images on our social media and website. When we share them, we will not include surnames or address details more specific than a town, unless specifically requested by you in writing. 

The General Data Protection Regulation requires us that we make it clear on how your images MAY be used, and that we collect your consent for this use. 

By continuing with your booking, you provide Picaboo Pictures with the consent for images captured by Picaboo Pictures during the mini shoot session to be used for: 

  • Photographic qualifications and awards
  • Editorial (e.g. blog about your shoot on our website)
  • Use on www.picaboopictures.com and our portfolio
  • Business promotions, including but not limited to leaflets, brochures, adverts, postcards etc
  • Social Media including Facebook and Instagram.