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Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve
Commercial Photo and Video Policy | Contract

Effective April 4, 2001

The garden is available to be rented as a site for commercial photographers. Commercial photography for weddings and promotional materials such as brochures, ads, catalogs, special print sections, slides, etc., the purpose of which is to sell any product or service other than Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve events, exhibits, or facilities, is allowed at the discretion of staff as to the appropriateness of the product and relevance to the garden's mission.

Rates
The following rates apply for groups of 10 or fewer, including crew and talent. For larger groups, please call for a quote. Fees for large television groups will be substantially higher.

Still Photography Film or Video
Day (8 hours) $300 Day (8 hours) $600
Half-day (4 hours) $150 Half-day (4 hours) $300
Hourly $50 Hourly $100
Half-hour $25 Half-hour $50

Guidelines

The crew must abide by any additional verbal restrictions placed on it during the session. Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve reserves the right to cancel or terminate the session at any time the crew is not abiding by the guidelines or verbal restrictions placed on them by the staff.

All crew members, equipment, models, and merchandise must remain on pathways.

Moving planters and furniture is prohibited.

Staff must approve all props and clothing.

No dangerous activity will be allowed, and no activity damaging to the garden property will be allowed.

No political, religious, or fund-raising organizations are permitted to use the garden as a photography location.

Please be courteous of visitors to the garden. Personnel and equipment may not block traffic flow.

Because the garden is open to the public daily, the garden staff and/or public cannot be expected to maintain quiet to accommodate the photography session.

The full amount of the location fee is due the day before the shooting begins. The fee is entirely refundable in the case of inclement weather.

Shoots must be approved and scheduled one week in advance
with Joe Mullinax, Executive Director 864/574-7724.

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