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Photographers, you KNOW this has happened to you. You shoot a wedding at a beautiful venue and then the venue requests photos you’ve taken of the day. No harm or foul...but you have an eye for making a venue look...

Most small business owners I know are: Badass and Constantly running between one project and another. There are always SO many things to be done and at times “small” tasks like making sure contracts are signed by each party can...

As we are all well aware by this point as small business owners, Covid-19 has severely impacted the way we contract with our clients. One of the most important lessons learned in 2020 is the act of updating your client...

As an industry standard, wedding & event photographers generally take a 50% retainer on the total value of the booking as non-refundable reservation retainer. However, when Covid-19 hit across the industry we started seeing a client pushback and legal battles...

Elopement photography has exploded over the last two years and has brought with new legal issues for photography contracts to cover. One of the questions I get asked most is how to protect yourself as an elopement photographer from the...

  This week The Legal Paige interviewed Julianna, of Julianna J Photography. She is such an amazing light and talented photographer. Julianna is Seattle’s Sweetheart Photographer and her work is STUNNING. Not to mention, she built her business all by...

Updated 2/22/24 Did you know that in certain states, you have to charge for sales tax, even if you are a service based business?! As a service provider, understanding the ins and outs of sales tax in your contracts is...

My short answer is ABSOLUTELY YES! I am going to give you some reasons why liability insurance is so important for wedding photographers in particular, and other measures you can take to avoid any wedding day disasters. There are no...