Naper Settlement welcomes everyone to take photographs and video!

Based on how your photographs and video will be used, Naper Settlement has the following policies in place. Please click the links for details.

1. Personal or Non-Commercial Photography
2. Professional, Commercial, Student and Not-For-Profit Photography
3. Professional Portrait and Wedding Photography
4. Sharing Your Pictures
5. Questions

1. PERSONAL OR NON-COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Visitors are welcome to take any personal photos or video, not for commercial use, on the site during their visit of any and all building exteriors during regular admission hours and for all special events. Photos may not be taken of building interiors.

• No forms required

2. PROFESSIONAL, COMMERCIAL, STUDENT AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT PHOTOGRAPHY
The forms below are for commercial photography and videography requests, and also include any student and not-for-profit production requests. Please read the General Photography Policy, which includes information on fees, insurance and liability. Then complete the General Photography Request form to start the discussion and planning for your photo shoot. Please be aware that an Insurance Certificate with the names of additional insureds of Naper Settlement, the Naperville Heritage Society and the City of Naperville will need to be completed and submitted with all commercial, student and not-for-profit requests, no matter if a fee is required or not. Anyone professionally shooting on the grounds must submit an insurance certificate prior to filming. There are no exceptions to this rule.

• The following forms are required:
• General Photography Request Form
• Certificate of Insurance
  (To be provided by vendor's insurance agency)
  
• Consent to Photograph Form
• Release & Hold Harmless Agreement
  
  
• For information only:
• General Photography Policy
• Minimum Insurance Requirements
• Naper Settlement Rules & Regulations
  

[NOTE: Allowing production companies onto the grounds is left to the discretion of the Marketing Department, who will consult with other departments to determine if it is an appropriate use of the grounds and if it will not disrupt the work day, which might include school or group tours or damage the archival nature of the buildings and/or their interiors. In addition, staff members from the Marketing Department may take your photograph or videotape during your visit for use in publicizing Naper Settlement. If you do not wish to have your picture taken at that time, please let the staff member know. Naper Settlement reserves the right to ask any photographer to leave the grounds if they are not adhering to the stated rules and regulations for photography.]

3. PROFESSIONAL PORTRAIT AND WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
Naper Settlement is available to professional photographers and photography companies/studios to do portrait, family and group photography on the grounds, and use Naper Settlement buildings and landscaping as a backdrop and accent to their photographs for a fee. Please see the informational form below for details and fees.

Wedding photographers/videographers contracted to shoot weddings scheduled in Century Memorial Chapel are not subject to any additional fees by Naper Settlement. They are also approved to film inside the Chapel and on the grounds. Guests attending on-site weddings are free to take photos both inside and outside the Chapel, and on the grounds.

Wedding photographers who wish to come onto the grounds with a bride and groom or bridal party that is not scheduled to be married in Century Memorial Chapel, are subject to the Portrait Photography fees noted in the Portrait Photography Policy.

• The following form is required:

• Release & Hold Harmless Agreement for Portrait/Family/Group Professional Photography

• For information only:

• Portrait Photography Policy

• General Photography Policy
  
  

4. SHARING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS
If you are interested in sharing your event, portrait or artistic photographs with Naper Settlement, you may do so in a number of ways:

• Copy your high resolution photos onto a CD and mail as indicated, or drop it off at the Lobby Desk at Naper Settlement, along with the signed and dated Photo Release form

• E-mail a small number of photos to Towncrier@naperville.il.us with the Photo Release form completed and an electronic signature or notation that you give Naper Settlement permission to use the photos as indicated on the form

• Upload your photos to your Facebook or Flickr account, tag the photos with the name "Naper Settlement" and send an e-mail to Towncrier@naperville.il.us with the link to your page. We may share the links as appropriate with other photography enthusiasts.

5. QUESTIONS
If you have any questions on the Photography Policy, please e-mail Towncrier@naperville.il.us or call the Marketing Department at 630.305.5250.