Packages

• Six wedding packages are available and all of them can be customized to meet your needs and expectations. I offer estimates based on preliminary meetings or consultations and submit updated estimates, if relevant circumstances of the job change. I ask clients to sign-off on each estimate, so that all parties are in agreement as to the services that are required.

• Albums are available for all the packages, either a la carte or included.

• If you want something to be included in your package and you do not see it listed, just ask. I will provide you with an estimate.

Film and Camera Types

• A lot has changed since I first published this web site. Five years ago, film-based technology was still considered a viable option. Today, advances in digital imaging have made digital capture the clear choice for professional photographers. The entire photography industry has embraced the digital workflow, from capture to output. Film-based image capture is no longer offered in DFM Photography wedding packages.

Black & White

• I am glad to offer black and white services for weddings and portraits. At weddings, I always have at least three cameras on hand. When black and white photographs are requested, one of those cameras can be dedicated to black and white film.

• Recent digital technology makes It is possible to produce a black and white print from a color negative. This is one of the ways in which a studio can produce a print with colorful flowers in a black and white background.

Albums

• If they are not already included as part of the package, albums are available A la carte. All albums included with a package have a minimum of 50 images.

• DFM Photography wishes for the Bride and Groom to have as much control over the look and feel of their album as possible. At the same time, DFM Photography needs some creative license and must be allowed to make some decisions that are in the best interest of the clients. Therefore, clients are asked to submit (via e-mail) the file names of 20 to 30 image choices that they feel must be in the album. They are also asked to submit the file names of the images that they do not want to see in the album. DFM Photography then designs the album (choosing addition images, as necessary, to fill the album) and submits a PDF proof for client approval. The client has the final say about which images are in the album.

• If Bride and Groom do not send their image and/or size preference for their album within 3 months, DFM Photography reserves the right to produce the album with images choosen by the photographer (David McKinney). This is to discourage clients from delaying the production of the album by submitting their choices late. Late submission creates logical problems for DFM Photography, especially during the peak of the wedding season.

• The LabPrints software enables online proofing and ordering. The software also allows DFM Photography and the client to sit down together and see the way the album will look before the pictures are placed in the album.

• For a list of web sites that display albums, please visit the DFM_Photography wedding resources page.

Proofing and Ordering

• With most wedding packages, clients receive a TopFlight or spiral bound proofbook. Image negative frames or digital file names are listed for each proof image. If you wish to order images after the online ordering has expired, just refer to the file or negative frame in the proofbook.

• Online ordering is available for every wedding package, using LabPrints and Millers Professional Imaging. Images can be viewed online for 90 days, using an internet browser such as Safari, Netscape, FireFox or Internet Explorer. If online ordering needs to be extended beyond 90 days, there is an additional charge of $50.00 for each additional 30-day period.

• All images in tradition proofbooks are free of watermarks or studio logos.

• Visit the DFM procedures for a detailed outline of how the whole process works.

Negatives

• DFM Photography retains possession and the copyright on all digital images and film negatives and positives.

• If your package includes a CD of digital images, you will receive written permission to reproduce the images for personal use.

• You may purchase the negatives, after a period of 5 years.
  

Reprints and Enlargements

• Clients may order prints using e-mail, proofbooks or online for 90 days. If online ordering needs to be extended beyond 90 days, there is an additional charge of $50.00 for each additional 30-day period.
  

Engagement Portraits

• Clients may choose to have their engagement portraits photographed either in a studio setting or on-location.

• On location portraits provide greater variety and flexibility. See package details for the amount of time dedicated to the shoot.

• Studio portraits must be booked on a Sunday afternoon between 1-6 p.m.. Studio portraits include variations in lighting and pose. Props are up to you.

Retouching

• Digital retouching is available. Call for estimate.

• Negative and Reprint retouching is available. Call for estimate.

• Retouching can include everything from colorization of a black and white photograph to eliminating minor irregularities.

• I choose lighting and composition strategies that minimize the need for retouching. So, retouching requests are rare.

Turn-Around Time

• Online proofs are usually available within 2-3 weeks after the wedding or portrait date. Online proofing and ordering is available for at least 90 days.

• Proofbooks are usually shipped within 4 weeks of the wedding or portrait date.

• Reprint orders are usually complete within two weeks after the order date. This may vary, because the intensity of the workflow for the lab can vary considerably, and sometimes they make mistakes. Reprint orders are completed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Payments and Deposits

• Visit the DFM procedures for a detailed outline.

• A deposit is required for all wedding photography services.

• Deposits for portrait services is equal to half the invoice total.

• The balance of payment for wedding photography services is due at or prior to the wedding rehearsal. For portraiture, payment is due immediately prior to portrait sitting.

• Reprint orders are billed separately. Full payment of reprints is due prior to delivery of the reprints.

• Payment may be made by check, money order, or PayPal.

• Make checks payable to David McKinney Photography.

• Payments for out-of-town weddings that require travel distances greater than 300 miles must be completed 8 weeks prior to the wedding date. No payment is complete until the Bank or Personal Check clears. In cases were distances prohibit a personal consultation with the client, a notarized copy of the signed contract must accompany the payment check.

Booking

• If you wish to find out if I am available for a particular date, please check my availability using the interactive form on the Wedding Gallery index page. Or, call me anytime at 785-218-5210.

Copyright

• David F. McKinney retains the copyright on all images. All portrait and wedding clients are given limited usage rights to the images and may not reproduce any or all the images without written permission of David F. McKinney.

• Clients may elect to purchase CDs with digital scans of their portrait or wedding images. If so, the reproduction of images on those CD must be limited to personal use only. All images are digitally watermarked.

• If a client wishes to use any of the wedding or portrait images for commercial or public relations purposes, they must first negotiate the terms of such usage with David McKinney, DFM Photography. This all sounds very "legal", but it's all just standard stuff.

Self-Promotion

• In contracting with DFM Photography, clients agree to allow DFM Photography to use any and all images for self-promotion and advertising online, in print, or any other media. Naturally, I use images that I author to promote DFM Photography. Unless otherwise requested, I will not identify any of the subjects of the photographs I use for self-promotion. Read the DFM Photography Terms and Conditions.