These are the terms on which Little Rebel (Andrew Hewitt, trading as Little Rebel, Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire) provides creative services including photography, videography, graphic design and web design. They're written in plain English because we think that's better for everyone.
If anything isn't clear, just ask before you book.
Last updated:
7th August 20261. Booking and confirmation
A project is confirmed when we have agreed its scope, deliverables, timescale and cost in writing—usually by email—and you have confirmed that you are happy to proceed. We will always confirm what is included before any work begins.
For weddings, events and other projects where we reserve a particular date or block of production time for you, a booking deposit of 25% of the agreed project price will normally be required. Your booking is not secured until we have received both your written confirmation and the booking deposit.
The booking deposit forms part of the total agreed price; it is not an additional charge. The remaining balance and its payment date will be stated in your quote.
For larger projects that do not involve reserving a particular date, we may instead agree an initial payment or staged payment schedule. Any such arrangement will be clearly stated in your quote.
Where a project involves travel beyond the Wharfedale area, any travel or accommodation costs will be agreed in advance and set out in your quote.
2. Payment
Invoices are due within 14 days of the invoice date unless otherwise agreed. We reserve the right to withhold delivery of final files until payment has been received.
We accept bank transfers for payment. Our payment details will be included on your invoice.
If you're booking as a business and payment is late without prior agreement, we reserve the right to charge statutory interest under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.
If you're booking as a private individual (for example, for a wedding or personal portrait session), the 1998 Act doesn't apply. Instead, we reserve the right to charge interest on overdue invoices at a rate of the Bank of England base rate plus 8% per year, calculated daily from the due date until payment is received. This mirrors the same rate businesses are entitled to charge each other, so it's fair rather than punitive.
We are not currently VAT registered, so VAT isn't added to invoices. If this changes, we'll let you know.
3. Copyright and usage
Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, copyright in all photographs, footage, designs and other creative work produced by Little Rebel remains with Little Rebel, unless ownership is explicitly transferred in writing as a separate agreement.
On delivery of your final files, you receive a non-exclusive licence to use them for the purposes agreed at the time of booking. If you'd like to use your images or footage for purposes beyond what was originally agreed — or if you need exclusivity — please get in touch and we'll arrange an updated licence.
We don't transfer copyright as part of a standard project. If you need full ownership of the work, this can be discussed and will be priced accordingly.
Content displayed on the Little Rebel website—including words, photographs, films, graphics and design work—may not be copied, reproduced, downloaded, adapted, republished or used commercially without prior written permission, unless otherwise stated. Sharing a link to the website is, of course, absolutely fine (and appreciated).
4. Raw files and unedited footage
Raw image files and unedited video footage are working files. They are not included in standard deliverables and remain the property of Little Rebel.
If you'd like access to raw or unedited material, please mention this before the project begins. This can be arranged by separate agreement and will be reflected in your quote.
5. Our portfolio
We reserve the right to use images and footage produced for clients in our portfolio, website, and promotional materials — including on social media — unless you request otherwise.
If you'd prefer your project to remain private, please let us know before your shoot or project begins. We'll note it on your project and respect your wishes.
6. People in your project
Commissioned portrait and headshot work. Where you commission us to photograph or film a specific individual — including yourself — consent is implied by the commission. Images will be used only for the purposes agreed at booking.
Events, weddings, and group shoots. Where others will be present during a shoot — guests, attendees, audience members — it is your responsibility as the client to ensure those individuals are aware that photography and/or filming is taking place. A notice in event communications, signage at the venue, or a word from an MC is standard practice and sufficient. Where specific individuals will feature prominently in commercial advertising or marketing materials, we would recommend obtaining their written consent, and we can provide a release form if needed.
Performances and productions. Performers taking part in a public production implicitly accept being photographed and filmed in that context. Where footage of a performance is intended for commercial use, broadcast, or distribution beyond internal or archival purposes, it is the client's responsibility to ensure that appropriate permissions are in place for any third-party rights in the underlying work — including scripts, music, choreography, and set design.
7. Music and third-party content
Where Little Rebel sources the music. If we are arranging music for your project, we will ensure it is appropriately licensed for the agreed use — whether that's online, social media, commercial, or otherwise. If your intended use changes after production (for example, if footage moves to broadcast), please let us know so we can confirm the licence covers it.
Where you supply the music. If you provide music for inclusion in your project, it is your responsibility to ensure you hold the appropriate licence for the intended use of the finished film. We are happy to advise on what's required, but we cannot be held responsible for unlicensed use of music you have supplied.
Other third-party content. It is the client's responsibility to ensure that any third-party materials supplied for inclusion in a project — including logos, brand assets, and location permissions — have the appropriate rights and clearances in place.
8. Cancellations, postponements, and your right to cancel
Booking deposits. For weddings, events and other date-specific projects, a booking deposit of 25% of the agreed project price is required to confirm the booking and reserve the agreed date or production time.
The booking deposit forms part of the total price and will be deducted from the final balance. It is not an additional charge.
If you need to cancel a date-specific booking. Please tell us in writing as soon as possible if you need to cancel. After any applicable 14-day cancellation period has ended, the following cancellation charges will normally apply:
More than 12 weeks before the agreed date: up to 25% of the total project price.
Between 6 and 12 weeks before the agreed date: up to 50% of the total project price.
Less than 6 weeks before the agreed date: up to 100% of the total project price.
These percentages include the booking deposit; they are not charged in addition to it.
The amount charged will reflect our reasonable net loss resulting from the cancellation. We will take account of work already completed, expenses or commitments we cannot recover, our ability to obtain replacement work, and any costs we save because the project is no longer proceeding. We will not retain or charge more than our reasonable loss.
If the appropriate cancellation charge is less than the amount you have already paid, we will refund the difference. If it is greater, we may invoice you for the outstanding amount, up to the applicable limit above.
Cancellation of other projects. For projects that do not involve reserving a particular date, you will be charged only for work completed up to the point of cancellation and for any reasonable, unavoidable costs or commitments already incurred for your project.
We will provide details of the work and costs included in any cancellation invoice.
If you need to postpone. Please tell us as soon as possible. We will always try to transfer your booking and any payment already made to a suitable new date, subject to availability.
If we are available on the proposed new date, any additional costs or changes in price will be agreed with you before the booking is moved. If we are not available, the postponement may need to be treated as a cancellation, subject to the fair cancellation provisions above.
Your 14-day cancellation period. If you are booking as a private individual and the agreement is made entirely at a distance—for example, by email or telephone—Little Rebel gives you 14 days from the date the agreement is made in which to cancel without giving a reason and receive a full refund.
This cancellation period does not apply to business clients or to agreements made in person.
If you ask us to begin work during those 14 days, we will ask you to confirm that request in writing. If you then cancel before the work is completed, you will pay a reasonable amount for the work supplied up to the point when you tell us you are cancelling.
If the work is completed in full during the 14-day period, your cancellation right will end once it has been completed, provided that you asked us to begin early and acknowledged that completing the service would bring that right to an end.
To cancel, email andrew@littlerebel.co.uk with a clear statement that you wish to cancel your booking.
If Little Rebel has to cancel. If circumstances beyond our reasonable control make it impossible for us to provide the agreed service, we will tell you as soon as possible.
We may discuss a suitable replacement date or, where appropriate and with your agreement, a suitably qualified replacement professional. If no acceptable alternative can be arranged, we will refund the booking deposit and any other payments received for services that have not been provided.
9. File retention
We keep final edited files and deliverables for 12 months after they've been delivered to you. After this period, we may delete project files, and re-delivery can't be guaranteed. We'd recommend downloading and backing up your files when you receive them.
10. Liability
We take every care with your project. Our liability for any loss or damage arising from a project is limited to the value of the fees paid for that project. We are not liable for indirect losses, including loss of income or business opportunity.
Nothing in these terms limits or excludes our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
In the unlikely event of equipment failure, accident, or other circumstances beyond our control, we will do everything reasonable to remedy the situation — but we cannot guarantee replacement of a moment that cannot be recreated (for example, a one-off event).
11. Your data
We process personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We use contact information provided to us solely for the purposes of managing your project and communicating with you.
12. Governing law
These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales, and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
13. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms from time to time. The version in force at the time of your booking will apply to your project.
Little Rebel is a trading name of Andrew Hewitt, Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire.
Questions? Get in touch at
andrew@littlerebel.co.uk
