Courses Terms and Conditions

Payment

If a booking is made within 2 months of the start date of a course then the full amount is payable at the time of booking. For bookings made in excess of 2 months from the date of a course the full amount or a deposit of 50% may be paid; any balance payment becomes due 2 months before the date of the course.

Insurance

We strongly recommend that the cost of your course is covered by travel insurance in case of illness, injury or any other reason for cancellation at short notice. The insurance should also cover personal accident and injury and loss of income due to incapacity. Our landscape locations are often wet and slippery underfoot and a fall under such conditons can be painful and lead to injury.

Cameras and associated equipment (such as computers) are easily damaged so we advise you to take out insurance against damage or loss. Dave Butcher Photography accepts no responsibility or liability for damage or loss to any equipment on any course however caused.

Cancellation

Dave Butcher Photography reserves the right to cancel any workshop. In the rare event of a cancellation you will be offered the choice of an alternative course or a full refund.

Payments for courses are refundable where a place on a course is cancelled 2 calendar months or more in advance (for example a course booked for the 15th July would need to be cancelled before the 15th May). Where a course is cancelled less than 2 calendar months from the date of the course booked, we will readvertise the place(s) but any monies paid will be refunded only if the place(s) is rebooked by another client.

Private tuition can be rescheduled at short notice but costs incurred, such as accommodation costs booked and paid for by Dave Butcher Photography but not refunded by the accommodation provider, must be paid by the client in addition to the costs of the rearranged course.

Course Places

There are usually 5 places on Dave Butcher landscape photography courses. We reserve the right to run courses with more than the usual 5 clients.

There are usually 2 places on Dave Butcher Darkroom courses. We reserve the right to run courses with 3 clients.

Health and Fitness for Courses

Dave Butcher Landscape Photography courses require participants to be able to walk 3 or 4 miles (in total during the day) along rough undulating paths (paths go uphill as well as downhill), in possibly inclement weather, during the course of a day. This is clearly stated at the time of booking and in the course information supplied upon confirmation.

We offer help to clients as much as possible to make their course enjoyable but if basic health and fitness is insufficient Dave Butcher Photography accepts no claims for refunds in full or part from clients who find difficulty in walking with their equipment in such terrain. The term 'basic health' includes illness which impairs physical ability.

It is the responsibility of the client to inform Dave Butcher Photography at the time of booking a place on a course about any health or medical condition that could be a concern during the course.

If you have medical concerns then we recommend that you discuss them with Dave or Jan Butcher and seriously consider private tuition so that courses can be adapted to how you are feeling throughout the day.