PhD Defence Photography
I'm a Delft-based PhD Defence photographer. I focus on capturing the emotion behind your defence and include a wide range of both candid and posed photos.
I offer two photography packages.
Package 1 - €199
1.5 hours of photography including the defence, diploma signing and committee photos
Around 75 photos
Package 2 - €349
3 hours of photography and around 200 edited digital photos, including:
- Photos before the layman's talk
- Layman's talk
- Defence ceremony
- Committee, family and group photos
- Reception
An additional fee of +/- €0.45/km applies for defences outside Delft.
Additional shooting time is possible for €40 per 15 minutes (+10 photos).
All rates are VAT-inclusive.
Terms
- Bookings can be confirmed by email or WhatsApp.
- Cancellations made less than 7 days of the defence require full payment for the session.
- Clients will receive a curated gallery of edited high-resolution digital images delivered within 2 weeks after the defence. The gallery will remain accessible online for 1 week after delivery. An archive of your photos will be stored for 6 months; after that, files may be permanently deleted. RAW files will not be provided.
- For same-day photos a surcharge of €75 applies. Up to 10 edited previews can be provided on the same day.
- Off-site receptions are possible! Contact me for more details.
- Payment is requested within 2 weeks after the delivery of the final photo gallery.
- Clients may share images freely for personal use but may not sell or redistribute them commercially. For future third party use (e.g. magazines, press) the photographer must be informed.
- Images may be used by the photographer for portfolio, social media, and marketing purposes unless otherwise agreed in writing. You are welcome to share your images on social media. You may credit @sarahmarchionda.photography when posting original, unedited images.