PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
It is understood and agreed that the photographer (Hereafter known as artist) for hire is not an employee of Affordable DJ's , but are independent contractors, and responsible for paying their own taxes- artist will need to provide social security number upon getting paid for the first job.. Affordable DJ's is not responsible for the artist's conduct or for any resulting damage, whether caused by negligence or otherwise.
The artist agrees to the following:
1) That artist is representing Affordable DJ's on any job that we book you on, and will not be promoting any other company during an event under contract.
2) The artist will perform to the best of their ability and in attire that is suitable for the engagement.
Artist will not be under the influence of any alcohol or non-prescription drugs during an engagement. Artist will arrive 1 hour before start time of every event.
3) Artist will notify Dylan by text, confirming arrival at event at 727-366-3402. If Dylan does NOT receive a text from the artist confirming his arrival or whereabouts within 40 minutes prior to the scheduled event, and Dylan cannot reach the artistr , a new photographer may be dispatched to the event, if one is available, and compensation will go to the dispatched photographer.
5) Unless artist is hospitalized, deceased, or have an extreme documentable emergency, artist is expected to be at the contracted event. An artist agreement will be signed for each event. If the artist's vehicle breaks down on the way to an event, the artist is to call a cab or uber or get a friend to get them to the event of which we will reimburse the photographer reasonable expenses with a paid receipt.
6) If a artist fails to show up for an event otherwise, it is likely that they will be subject to legal liability by the client or Affordable DJs. .Additionally if the artist fails to show for an event under contract, Affordable DJ's / Abbey Road DJ's reserves the right to exercise an option to void out any other future contracts with said photographer.
6a) Artist certifies that sample work submitted with this application is actually the artist's own work and is representative of work they will perform with Affordable DJs & Photographers
7) Artist is to use their own professional equipment with backup. Failure to fulfill the event due to equipment failure without having backup equipment will result in the artist being liable for any portion of the photographer fee that the contracting party requests for a refund, up to the full contract price of the event.
7a) All liability for non-performance of photography equipment reverts to the artist. It is also the artist’s responsibility to provide a satisfactory level of product and service to the client.
9) If an event is booked more than 3 months in advance, and Gerald can't reach the artist for more than a 2 week period within a month of the event, (for example disconnected phone - disconnected email) Gerald may re-assign another artist to protect the interests of Affordable DJ's. Once again if the event cannot be performed because no one is available, the liability falls on the original contracted artist
9a) It is understood, that although the client ultimately has rights to the photo product, Affordable DJ's and photographers also has limited rights to the product for promotional / advertising purposes. We require that the photographer deliver the finished edited product on a high quality digital file to the client within 21 days of the event, and send same link to AffDJSPhoto@gmail.com AffDJsPhoto@gmail.com of which the photographer will be compensated upon receipt. We will also grant limited rights to the photographer for future promotional use of the finished product, once they have delivered the finished product to Affordable DJ's and the client.
10A) Your first shoot here - you need to email a link to Dylan at AffDJsPhoto@gmail.com BEFORE you send to client for Dylan to approve> Additional shoots, you will send link directly to client, CONFIRM client was successful accessing photos, then invoice as listed below. You still need to send a link to our offices to get paid the contract fee.
10B) As an independent contractor, you are responsible to collect, from the wedding party, any gratuities, parking fees, or other fees incurred at the event.
11) As an independent contractor, you are to send a PAYPAL INVOICE to Dylan before you can get paid for your completed event. You MUST send that invoice to get paid. PayPal will take 3% of your total amount, so be aware of that.
12) PayPal Invoice is to be sent to : affdjsphoto@gmail.com
By submitting this form you agree to the statement in the above paragraphs
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