Refund & Attendance Policies

LATE ARRIVAL

We ask that all student please arrive on time. We understand that life happens and Atlanta traffic can be particularly bad sometimes, so if you do arrive late, please enter the classroom quietly and save questions about missed material until after class. Please respect the other students' learning and stay on-track with the class. If you have any difficulty following these guidelines, please contact us, or sign up for a private lesson to catch up.

ILLNESS

We ask that if you are sick, please stay home! Our main priority is keeping all of our instructors, students and staff happy and healthy. Students who exhibit symptoms such as coughing or sneezing during class will be asked to leave. We understand that allergies in Atlanta can be a real struggle, so if you are certain your symptoms are allergy related we ask that you please wear a mask. If you are sick and unable to attend, we will ensure that you do not miss any class material, please see more information about our Make-Up classes below.
 

CLASS CANCELLATION

Events* at the school are subject to cancellation 24 hours before the first class due to under-enrollment. A full credit or refund will be issued.

REFUNDS/WITHDRAWALS

Due to our commitment to instructors, materials and other students, the following refund policy applies:

  • A 100% refund or credit of your registration fee will be issued if an event is canceled by the school.

  • A 100% refund or credit will be issued if you cancel your registration more than three full business days** (more than 72 hours) before the event start time. You may call 404-996-6978 or email staff@atlschoolofphoto.com to cancel.

  • A 50% refund will be issued if you cancel your registration within one to three full business days (24-72 hours)** before the event start time.

  • No refunds will be issued within 24 hours prior to the start of an event or after an event has started, regardless of attendance.

*The term “event” includes classes, lectures, seminars, workshops, critiques and demos. Basically, anything that you sign up to take.
**ASoP’s business days are Monday through Thursday and Saturday.

 

MAKE-UP CLASSES

Knowing you’ll be missing a day due to work or prior engagement? Caught the cold bug going around at your kids school? No worries! Give us a call ahead of your scheduling conflict to see how we can help, we may be able to switch you to another class that same week or offer a eLearning video of the same material covered that week. We cannot transfer students to a future class. We can not offer make-ups for multiple missed classes after the class has occurred. Make-up classes must be done in the same session except for dire/unexpected/unique circumstances. Contact us at staff@atlschoolofphoto.com for a make-up class request.

 

THE WEATHER AND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

We make every effort to keep our schedule of classes, workshops, and field trips year-round. We continually monitor weather reports and use common sense and our best judgment. If classes are canceled because of weather, we will send an email and text to each student at least two hours before the start of the workshop.

 

ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Our program serves the adult community. Students must be at least 15 years of age to join our classes and workshops, however, can be any age for private lessons! For kids photography classes, contact our good friend, Brook Hewitt at https://www.cameraclassforkids.com/

COLLEGE / DEGREE-SEEKING PROGRAMS

We are not a college or institution and cannot offer financial aid, scholarships or degrees. However, we do have a certification program! Click here for more information.

 

LATE REGISTRATIONS

Registrations are not accepted after a class has already started. We don’t want you to miss anything! Please join us in the next session of classes.

 

PHOTO USE

We love showing off our students! All pictures taken at ASoP classes and workshops will be bragged about on social media and for promotional use. All images will be credited to the student. If you are not comfortable with this, please let us know!

LIABILITY

Registration and participation in any workshop/class/event sponsored by Atlanta School of Photography constitutes an agreement between the student and Atlanta School of Photography to release Atlanta School of Photography, its representatives, agents, and employees, it’s parent and subsidiaries from liability for injury resulting from any cause at any time while attending said activity, excepting only such injury or damage resulting from the willful acts of such representatives, agents, and employees.