Contracts
TFP Photography: Meaning, Contract and What to Agree
TFP means time for print: a model and photographer trade time for images, and nobody pays. It only works when a one page agreement fixes how many images, by when, who may use them where, and the model release.
Photography Payment Plans: Schedules and Contract Wording
The common wedding plan is a 25 to 33 percent retainer at booking, two to four equal payments, and the balance cleared 14 to 30 days before the date. Here are three schedules, the clause to copy, and the point where a plan starts to count as credit.
Photography Usage Rights: What to Charge a Business Client
How photography usage rights work, what a licence should say, and what to charge when a business wants your images for ads, packaging, or a national campaign.
Photography Cancellation Policy: What to Put in Yours
What to put in a photography cancellation policy: notice windows, reschedule rules, weather, no-shows, and what happens when you are the one who cancels.
What Is a Print Release? Meaning and Example Wording
A print release gives clients permission to print your photos for personal use without giving away copyright. Here is the wording, and when not to grant one.
What to Do When a Photography Client Does Not Pay
Chase it in a fixed order: reminder, late fee, formal demand, then escalation. Here is how to recover an unpaid photography invoice without a lawyer.
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.
What 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.
If You Pay a Photographer, Who Owns the Photos?
The photographer owns the copyright even after you pay. You get a licence to use the photos: print and share them freely, ask before anything commercial.
Should You Give Clients RAW Files? When to Say Yes
Most photographers say no, and they are usually right. Here is when handing over raw files is reasonable, what to charge, and how to say no in two sentences.
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