Legal Templates for Photographers & Videographers
Here you’ll find all our specific recommendations, just for you, photographers & videographers.
From your first client to your first collaboration to any unique business opportunity you may come across in the future - with our customizable contract templates, you’ll be able to legally cover your business, all in under 10 mins.
Let’s start with the services you offer!
Every time you take on a new client to provide your services to, you’ll want to sign a contract with them.
Here’s our recommendation.
The Lifestyle photography agreement is for any portrait or lifestyle shoot sessions.
The wedding & event photography agreement is for wedding photography (and say, accompanying engagement shots.)
The stock photography agreement is for if you’re shooting stock photos for a business or brand. Note: This agreement is not for selling stock photos to a number of businesses online, but instead is for one stock photo shoot for one business.
The videography agreement is for any video shoots (wedding, business, etc.)
As most photographers don’t have a physical storefront, your digital storefront - that is - your website, becomes a lot more important to displaying your beautiful past work and making a fabulous first impression.
In order to protect your business and your site visitors, you’ll want the following two essential templates on your website, the Privacy Policy & the Website Terms & Conditions.
Did your client love your work so much, they want to reuse it in other ways, such as on mug or in a publication?
If yes, you’ll want to also grab the extended licensing agreement!
If you also are looking to make sales through your site like selling a product (say albums or prints) then you’ll want our Terms & Conditions for Online Sales.
If you’d like to sell your expertise as a course, say on how to land more clients as a photographer, then we also have a Terms & Conditions for Online Courses.
If you’re ready to take the step to incorporate your business as a LLC, you’ll need an operating agreement in order to start the incorporation process.
We have two LLC incorporation templates.
The Single Member LLC is for you if you’re founding the LLC solo.
The Multi-Member LLC is perfect if you’re funding the LLC with one or more business partners.
Note: You just need one of these agreements, not both.
*Can't decide which template you need? If you think you might bring on a partner at some point, we recommend the Multi-Member LLC Operating Agreement.
If you’re looking to bring on team members to help you with your photography or videography business, such as associate photographers, photo/video editors or simply bringing on a virtual assistant for a little back-end business assistance, there’s a few ways to hire them.
If you’re not sure what classification you should give your new team member (ie. employee, contractor, intern, extern, etc.), then we recommend first starting with our e-Book, the Fundamentals of Hiring.
After that, you’ll know what classification you’d like to give your new hire, and then you may purchase the relevant template.
If you’re specifically looking to bring on another photographer/videographer to help on those big wedding days, then the Second Shooter agreement is our recommendation.
If you’re ready to take this next step in your business towards growth, then we have some legal templates to get you started on all things marketing and collaborations.
Here’s what each is used for.
If you plan to sell a product and wish to have other industry peers (affiliates) promote it, the Affiliate Agreement is the right fit for you.
If you are looking to start your own podcast and invite guests on it, then the Podcast Interview Agreement is right for you.
If you’d like a little help from guest posters/guest writers on your blog or online magazine, then the Article Submissions Agreement is right for you.
What happens if your client’s event gets delayed or they wish to cancel the wedding or event?
Our Rescheduling agreement and Termination & Cancellation agreement is the appropriate template to sign with your client, overriding your original client agreement and cancelling the project.
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