IF this was performing, you get paid twice.
Say you get paid for a series of commercials - but their contract also says “If you’re in our commercials, you can’t be in any other commercials until the series is over.” In which case THEY ALSO NEED TO PAY YOU TO NOT WORK.
Sounds like your employer needs to pay you to be their photographer and also NOT be a photographer anywhere else. And that should be “afford-a-new-lifestyle” expensive.
The girlfriend walking into whatever the nature scene is while simultaneously reaching back and holding the photographer’s hand.