The Xposure Blog · 93 posts · updated August 2026
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Photography Deposits: How Much to Take and When to Refund
How Long Does It Take a Photographer to Edit Photos?
Why Your Clients Cannot Download Their Gallery
What to Do When a Client Is Unhappy With Their Photos
Photography Client Questionnaire: The Questions Worth Asking
How Photographers Deliver Photos to Clients (and What to Stop Using)
AI Editing Tools for Photographers: What Is Worth UsingNew: earn 30% for recommending Xposure
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Photography Deposits: How Much to Take and When to Refund
Most photographers take 25 to 50 percent as a non-refundable retainer. Here is how to set the number, write the refund ladder, and stop losing reschedules.
How Long Does It Take a Photographer to Edit Photos?
Most portrait sessions come back in one to three weeks and weddings in four to eight. Here is what the wait is actually made of, and when it has gone wrong.
Why Your Clients Cannot Download Their Gallery
It is almost never a broken link. It is an in-app browser, a zip on an iPhone, or a full phone. Here is how to diagnose and prevent each one.
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89 moreWhat to Do When a Client Is Unhappy With Their Photos
Here is how to tell which of three very different complaints you are actually holding, what to offer for each, and how to prevent most of them.
Photography Client Questionnaire: The Questions Worth Asking
Most client questionnaires are twenty questions long and answer nothing useful. Here are the ten that change how you shoot, plus the add-ons by session type.
How Photographers Deliver Photos to Clients (and What to Stop Using)
The short answer is an online gallery. Here is how photographers deliver photos to clients, and what WeTransfer and Dropbox quietly cost you.
AI Editing Tools for Photographers: What Is Worth Using
Denoise and masking are genuinely useful. Auto-editing your whole gallery is not, yet. An honest look at where AI saves time and where it costs you.
How Long Do Photographers Keep Your Photos?
Most photographers keep your gallery online for 90 days to a year, and the files for longer. Here is what to do the day you get your photos.
The Best Photo Spots in Milan (Beyond the Duomo)
Eleven Milan locations with the light each one needs, from the Duomo roof at opening to the canals at dusk and the modern towers most visitors miss.
Who Owns the Photos if You Pay a Photographer?
Paying for a shoot buys you the images, not the copyright. Here is what you are actually allowed to do with your photos, and what needs permission first.
How to Get More Referrals Without Turning Into a Salesperson
Referrals are the cheapest client acquisition you have, and most photographers still leave them entirely to chance. Here is how to build a system without it feeling transactional.
Free Lightroom Alternatives That Are Actually Usable
Darktable, RawTherapee, and the free tiers worth knowing, what each one does well, and the two things you give up by leaving Lightroom.
How to Raise Your Photography Prices Without Losing Your Best Clients
Most photographers wait a year too long to raise their prices because they are afraid of the reaction. Here is how to do it in a way that actually holds.
How to Write an About Page That Books Clients
Your about page is the second most visited page on your site and usually the worst written. Here is the structure that turns a browser into an enquiry.
How Many Photos Should You Actually Deliver Per Session?
A one-hour portrait session is typically 20 to 40 images, a wedding 500 to 700. Here are the realistic ranges by session type, and how to pick yours on purpose.
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