“My battery just died, and I don’t have a backup with me. That’s on me.”

“I apologize but the battery has died and I don’t have a spare. I’ll be refunding you in full and would like to reschedule at your convenience.”

“I was able to capture some images before the battery died. I’ll send those over and you should still pay for them."

“My battery chose today to enter early retirement. Let's call it a day.”

"I just got an emergency text from my family, I need to stop the photoshoot and get over there now."