Rejection
A representative of the client on the shoot, normally the Art Director, accepts or rejects the photography on behalf of the company. If they are present throughout, they will have seen the set, given and taken advice on the presentation of the subject matter and lighting, and been shown Polariods indicating how the final shot will look. Contacts/film will have been looked at, discussed and the final images chosen. Acceptance by this representative is taken that the shoot has produced the agreed images and the photographer has kept their side of the bargain and completed their side of the contract. If no representative is present, then it is generally taken that the photographer's judgment is final.
Rejection after the shoot
If no representative of the client was present, and a portfolio of the photographer's work was seen before the comission, then rejection of the work after the shoot, on aesthetic grounds, is not acceptable. It could be presumed that no direction from, or on behalf of the client gives the photographer the final say, and that the expertise of the photographer is sufficient.
If the client's representative attended the shoot and accepted the photography on the day then, rejection after the shoot on asthetic grounds is equally unacceptable. The photographer should be paid in full and should not be expected to subsidise any expenses of the shoot. Should a re-shoot be negotiated, new fees and expenses should also be negotiated.
Rejection of work on technical grounds
Work may be rejected for the following technical reasons
i) Unacceptable quality of the transparency of print, e.g. inappropriate or old film used.
ii) Technical failure by the photographer or any service for which it was agreed they were responsible
iii) The photographer has not produced the details or effects as specified in the brief
The photographer should be given the opportunity to re-shoot at their own expense. If a re-shoot is not offered or accepted, no fee is payable and any expenses paid in advance should be refunded.
Any rejection of work should be made within a maximum of 10 days from the date of the film/contacts are delivered to the client.