Last Updated: 3/12/25 Your photography business has grown, and you’re swamped with shoots, edits, and post-processing work. You love what you do—the anticipation of an event, capturing special moments, and delivering beautiful images. But you’re feeling spread too thin. You’re...

Congrats on your decision to scale your business and hire associates! Before you get started, be sure to take the proper legal steps. It's essential that you know exactly what clauses you need for your associate contracts as well as...

A common question popping up right now relates to dealing with 1099 forms. Do you need to only acquire a 1099-K form provided by PayPal or a similar third party payment processor, or should your client also send your business...

The contracts that Wedding Photographers and Adventurous Elopement Photographers use have some pretty big differences. The nuances are important because every contract should be tailored to the services you’re specifically providing to each client. If the contract does not give detailed information on what you will be doing, your business is vulnerable to legal issues not specified in your clauses. 

Let’s break down the key differences of each contract so you know exactly which contract fits you best!

As a small business, it is very likely that you will run into a dispute with a client at some point in your career. And by very likely, we mean that it is almost impossible to avoid. It’s important to...

Imagine this: you’re sitting there thinking about the  perfect location to actually conduct business and wondering what would be the best option. Then it clicks, “Why not have a studio in my home?!” There is no rent, you can stay...