contracts

[Jm Photography]

i am doing a senior shoot tomorrow and i expected her to have the money then and there but she tells me Friday should i do this as no money or partial and no prints or wait till she pays in full
not sure what to do really

[Jm Photography]

im out of ink ftl

[asysin2leads]

I would do the shoot, but not give her any type of images until she pays in full, not even low-res, watermarked proofs. When she pays in full, then turn over the images to her.

[Karl Johnston]

First: Order more ink..now. Prints are what makes the dough in portraits.

Second: Read kevin's post
Third: Do what Kevin says.

:D

[asysin2leads]

First: Order more ink..now. Prints are what makes the dough in portraits.

Second: Read kevin's post
Third: Do what Kevin says.

:D

I'm dealing w/ this right now. It was a friend from my wife's work. I did the portraits after working a 24 hour shift (I was beat). Spent about 90 minutes from start to finish and 3 locations. They e-mail about 2-3 times per day wanting to see the proofs. I told them when I see a full check, then they'll see the prints. I feel bad because the daughter is stuck in the middle. However, business is business.

[sevillafox]

Step one: No money..no shoot.
Step two: repeat step one.

[tim]

Do the shoot, but no processing until you're paid.

[amfoto1]

Usual would be a non-refundable deposit in advance to reserve your time... Maybe 1/3 of the sitting fee. Nothing is contracted until the deposit money changes hands.

Then another 1/3 of the sitting fee on the day of the shoot, usually due to you before you start.

Final 1/3 would be due upon delivery of the proofs. This assures them that you will deliver the proofs in a timely manner.

Any print orders are a separate issue. For example, maybe your sitting fee includes a few prepaid prints and/or some digital files. That's up to you. (Just be careful not to underprice yourself.)

[Jm Photography]

i went to pick her up today, she about threw up on me
so its held off for awhile

[Mhappy]

Step one: No money..no shoot.
Step two: repeat step one.

+1.