Should they sign a contract
Oct 21, 2012 10:07:55 #
I am doing a photo shoot and I am concerned about being paid. I am thinking of asking for a retainer amount (about half) and then the remainder at delivery. Are there any CONTRACT FORMS for photo shoots that I can download?
Or is a handshake good enough.
Or is a handshake good enough.
Oct 21, 2012 10:36:28 #
Most photographers have contracts on their sites, pick one and change the wording
I always get paid up front
I always get paid up front
Oct 21, 2012 10:53:37 #
I would definitely get a contract signed. Depending on what kind of photoshoot you might want to get most of the money up front.
Oct 22, 2012 06:18:00 #
I made the mistake of reserving a date before getting contract signed and well I got burned.
Oct 22, 2012 06:42:38 #
Oct 22, 2012 06:43:18 #
Michael O'
Loc: Midwest right now
Guypix wrote:
I am doing a photo shoot and I am concerned about being paid. I am thinking of asking for a retainer amount (about half) and then the remainder at delivery. Are there any CONTRACT FORMS for photo shoots that I can download?
Or is a handshake good enough.
Or is a handshake good enough.
You can't get hurt using the "No pay, no play" method.
Oct 22, 2012 08:02:49 #
Oct 22, 2012 09:15:31 #
Definitely get a contract and get paid upfront...I made the mistake when I was involved in wedding photography of permitting payment on delivery.... Big mistake...Huge.. (as Julia Roberts says in Pretty Woman).. Trying to get paid after the event proved to be a nightmare..
Oct 22, 2012 10:57:27 #
Oct 22, 2012 11:04:47 #
I'll add that getting paid should be a priority, since some folks thinking paying their photographer is a low priority.
It's extremely easy to collect a credit card payment wherever you are using a smartphone and and credit card reader. I signed up with Intuit and got a Intuit GoPayment Card Reader for free. It attaches to my smartphone and allows me to scan the credit card's magnetic strip.
Intuit has no monthly service charges nor minimums, but you do pay a 2.7% transaction fee. To me that's more than worth it to make sure I have my money, and don't have to go through a billing process, waiting for my money, sending out dunning notices, depositing checks in the bank, etc.
Getting paid is now easier than ever.
It's extremely easy to collect a credit card payment wherever you are using a smartphone and and credit card reader. I signed up with Intuit and got a Intuit GoPayment Card Reader for free. It attaches to my smartphone and allows me to scan the credit card's magnetic strip.
Intuit has no monthly service charges nor minimums, but you do pay a 2.7% transaction fee. To me that's more than worth it to make sure I have my money, and don't have to go through a billing process, waiting for my money, sending out dunning notices, depositing checks in the bank, etc.
Getting paid is now easier than ever.
Oct 22, 2012 11:15:46 #
Thank you all so much for your inputs.....
I do have a CONTRACT I just completed with some help from the web..
I'll get it signed and paid......
Later Gator,
Guypix :thumbup: :lol:
I do have a CONTRACT I just completed with some help from the web..
I'll get it signed and paid......
Later Gator,
Guypix :thumbup: :lol:
Oct 22, 2012 14:53:08 #
For friends, a handshake should do; if they welch--they are not friends. For companies, a contract is in order. alyn
Oct 22, 2012 15:17:14 #
ALYN wrote:
For friends, a handshake should do; if they welch--they are not friends. For companies, a contract is in order. alyn
You know, I've found that friends frequently give the most abuse ... not intentional, perhaps, but they are more prone to break a shoot-date, expect that you'll give a discount or freebies, offer more "advice" instead of allowing the photographer to direct the process, etc. I don't think they mean to be this way, but the friendship relationship gives them a familiarity that doesn't exist when dealing with strangers: to strangers, it's more of a business arrangement, and they expect you to be a professional and offer more respect up front, than friends do. I suppose it's possible this just happens with MY friends, but I would suspect that it is fairly common ....
Oct 22, 2012 16:01:20 #
Guypix wrote:
I am doing a photo shoot and I am concerned about being paid. I am thinking of asking for a retainer amount (about half) and then the remainder at delivery. Are there any CONTRACT FORMS for photo shoots that I can download?
Or is a handshake good enough.
Or is a handshake good enough.
If you are concerned about being paid, I don't think a contract is going to help. Perhaps money up front is the way to go.
Oct 22, 2012 20:14:05 #
Your're right Photo-Al! There are a couple friends involved and I am being very careful about the friend to business relationship. Sometimes it's like walking in a mine field.
I use to have a favoret saying,
"When it get's to be your turn, they change the rules"
So, advice well taken... Thanks
I use to have a favoret saying,
"When it get's to be your turn, they change the rules"
So, advice well taken... Thanks
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