Last Friday I gave you some of my personal insight and experience into using, updating, reviewing, and customizing my photography contracts. One of the most common questions I hear in regards to contracts from fellow photographers is: “My contracts are too long – my clients don’t want to read them.” Have you heard this one…
Last Friday I blogged my story of starting out using contracts, advised you NOT follow in my footsteps, and offered some insight into using Rachel Brenke’s templates. Since last Friday I’ve met with a lawyer (who had nothing but RAVES for Rachel’s contracts) and I’ll be sharing another post this Friday with my take on the…
Amy, I have the releases and they’re perfect! I’ve struggled with my releases in the past – I had multiple clients who weren’t comfortable to sign because they were too intimidating. Since switching to Rachel’s releases, I haven’t had one non-signer which is great for business and portfolio purposes!ReplyCancel
A couple of weeks ago I posted this month’s Project Ten/Share Six theme: Where I Stand. Of course, when I go out shooting for a series of ten images, I always end up with far more than just ten images, and today I’m sharing with you the ‘outtakes’ from out backyard-session-where-Jordan-practiced-smize-ing. Yesterday I talked about posing…
I’m going to share with you a little secret – an inside look into my sessions, if you will. Whether I’m shooting a couple, a family, a high school senior, a wedding, or a lifestyle shoot, I always start off each session the same way. I start out by giving all the participants a run-down…
Contracts… we all dread them. Or so I think (I know I do). So what’s the story with photography contracts? Why do I have to have them, how do I use them, and how the heck did I get started with them? Good question. When I first started the For Photographers Fridays posts, this was…
Great question, Dillion! Rachel is an attorney who practices in Texas, but I live in Indiana. I need to have them reviewed by an Indiana attorney to verify that I’ve covered all laws here in Indiana.
I know that using Rachel’s contracts, they’re specific to PHOTOGRAPHERS – there aren’t a lot of lawyers who also specialize in photography businesses. By using these templates, I know that I’m covering things that an attorney unfamiliar with the business of photography may not have thought to include.
It saves me time and money to use Rachel’s contracts instead of having an attorney draft a contract here in Indiana, as well, and this was a big piece for me. Attorney fees range in price, but instead of asking a lawyer to draft a contract for me for $250/hour, I’m purchasing Rachel’s template up front and only paying a minimal fee for my attorney to review ALL of my drafts.
I’m currently having 5 contracts reviewed, but am only paying for 2-3 hours of service, instead of having 5 contracts drafted and paying some pretty hefty lawyer fees.
In the end, it’s personal preference, but I feel much more comfortable (and covered) by going this route. I hope this answers all your questions – thanks for bring up some great points!ReplyCancel
Today, I want to share with you an activity I learned and later facilitated while working my non-photography-job over the last several years. It’s called the Behavioral Matrix and it’s an activity that has stuck out to me above all other teambuilding and leadership activities I have participated in or facilitated. Why? Well, because it’s…
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