Booking and Refund Policy

If you are unsure of which trip you should take, the dates available or require additional information, please feel free to contact us. We will be happy to discuss your interests, offering suggestions for the best Workshops based on your equipment, physical condition and area of interest. We will respond to you within 24 hours in most cases.

By e-mail at info@shootthelight.com , shootthelight@mchsi.com
By telephone /fax 828-891-4082

You will find communication prompt, enjoyable and helpful. Some of our workshops require hiking, boat landings, etc. While every effort is made to ensure comfort, and minimize exertion, this can prove at times an arduous task for some. Should this be of concern please feel free to discuss this with the photo workshop leader(s). You are under no obligation to participate in all activities, and every effort will be made to accommodate you requests.

Payment
Our standard workshop payment policy for our published prices require an initial non-refundable deposit for reservation of space and your payment balance in full 60 days prior to the workshop date. If we do not receive the balance on or before the due date, we will try to fill your spot off the waiting list. If your spot is filled, you will lose your deposit only.

Payment may be made by Pay Pal to: shootthelight@mchsi.com, personal check, money order, wire or travelers checks made payable in U.S. Funds to the order of Shoot the Light, Inc. We accept most major credit cards, by phone only, so please contact our office at 828-891-4082 if you would like to use a credit card..

Please send payment to
Shoot the Light, Inc.
P.O. Box 987
Horse Shoe, NC 28742

Trip Insurance
Chas strongly recommends that you consider purchasing trip insurance in the event of weather, illness or any other emergency, which delays or prevents you from reaching your destination during your trip..

The following link will take you to a web page offering trip and travel insurance. You will find getting multiple insurance quotes for your trip value takes about 15 seconds to do and you will receive 6 different quotes side by side so that you may compare the features of each.

InsureMyTrip.com Travel Insurance

Confirmation
We will confirm receipt of your payment by email and/or telephone. In the event payment is not received within 10 days of the booking date, we will make a courtesy telephone call to you provided you have supplied us your telephone number. If it is determined that payment was lost or delayed in the mail, you will be given the opportunity to Overnight Express Mail or Wire the funds to maintain your reservations. If we are unable to reach you by the phone number provided, your booked dates will be released. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions you may have regarding our policies.

Weather
There shall be NO REFUND for weather delay or cancellation because of weather before arrival or during the scheduled workshop. Shoot the Light Inc. is not responsible for any additional costs that may be incurred by weather delays or cancellations due to weather, flight delays, or otherwise.

Trip Cancellation For Any Reason Prior To Trip Date
NO REFUND will be provided on cancellations within 60 days of an STL workshop or A Day in the Field date. At our discretion we may apply a deposit credit to be used within 1 year of workshop date. Please note that price increase adjustments may apply. Do to the administrative tasks involved, advertising, book keeping, etc. there will be a $50 administrative fee invoked for switching and/or cancelling workshop(s).

Cancellations, Delays & Refunds
Please consider obtaining Trip or Travel Insurance to cover eventualities that may cause travel difficulties or losses you may incur, of which Shoot the Light Inc. is not responsible. We strongly suggest Trip or Travel Insurance to all our participants to cover any unseen situations occurring before or during the trip that would cause losses not covered by our policy.

This payment and booking policy is written in simple terms. If you do not understand any part of it please inquire of us to be more specific and we will be happy to explain any part you may not understand. If you do not ask, we assume you understand our policy as we intended it.