contracts
a variety of contracts for wedding & portrait photographers created by professional lawyers
The wedding photography contract covers the pertinent areas any photography business owners should have to cover themselves legally for a wedding. Including:
Protecting your photography business and outlining expectations to photography clients is a critical aspect to success.
As a wedding photographer, you need legal protection whether you’re starting out, shooting for free or have been in business for years. Weddings are a once-in-a-life-time event (for most) and you should treat it with the utmost legal care.
TheLawTog®’s contracts are lawyer-drafted, photographer-approved, and used by many industry leaders for legal protection.
This destination wedding photography contract covers pertinent areas a photography business owner should have to cover themselves legally for a destination wedding.
Mini-Session Contract - This portrait agreement covers all of the pertinent areas any photography business owner should have to cover themselves legally for a portrait photography session.
Portrait Contract - This portrait agreement covers all of the pertinent areas any photography business owner should have to cover themselves legally for a portrait photography session.
From assignment duties and use of equipment, to copyrights and portfolio usage, the complexities of teaming up with a photographer are intimidating.
However, teaming up with other photographers is a great way to grow your photography business.
If you plan to hire a primary photographer for an event, such as a wedding, it is essential to complete an Associate Photographer Contract.
That’s why we offer an affordable Associate Photographer Contract Bundle tailored to professionals just like you. Our team of lawyers and photographers at TheLawTog® developed, reviewed, and approved the legal documents needed to protect the relationship.
We think this is a pretty awesome combo—legal expertise and photographer know-how.
The Associate Photographer contract establishes clear rules and expectations between the Company and photographer. It gives you peace of mind by eliminating the unknowns.
Are you offering photography mentorship?
This is a great way to giveback to the industry and help others BUT you need to protect yourself!
You’re offering a service. You’re sharing private information. You’re needing protection.
This contract outlines a mentor/mentee relationship. It binds both parties to responsibilities and outlines expectations. The focus can be photography, processing, business, or whatever you want. There are portions to include the scope of the mentorship.
Provisions are provided to define the relationship, provide mentor indemnification, non-disclosure, non-compete, copyright information, and more!
From assignment duties and use of equipment, to copyrights and portfolio usage, the complexities of teaming up with a second photographer are intimidating.
At the same time, if you’ve photographed a wedding or large-scale event, you know this partnership is crucial to your success. If you plan to hire (or be hired as) a second photographer for an event such as a wedding, it is essential to complete a Second Shooter Contract.
That’s why we offer an affordable Second Shooter Contract tailored to professionals just like you. Our team of lawyers and photographers at TheLawTog® developed, reviewed, and approved this contract.
The second shooter contract establishes clear rules and expectations between the primary and secondary photographer. It gives you peace of mind by eliminating the unknowns.
COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in everyone’s plans – and that definitely means legal issues for photographers. We specifically developed this bundle to help aid you in this time!
Want to snag all of our COVID-19 specific contract template forms and checklists? We’ve put them all into this one bundle for you!
Rachel Brenke (TheLawTog), Is an active practicing lawyer for photographers, a multi-industry business owner and photographer herself. She has a desire to help all photographers who desire for photography to not only be their passion, but their profession and to be legally protected. She believes that legal protection helps each individual photography business AND the industry as a whole.