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Can boudoir photography be defined as pornography? - TheLawTog®

Can boudoir photography be defined as pornography?

      In some states it may be - this is why it's so important to legally define in...

How (and when) to set up your photography business - TheLawTog®

How (and when) to set up your photography business

  We see it time and time again in social media groups. Misinformation told that if you haven't made more...

FAQ: Which should come first - photography contract or get the money? - TheLawTog®

FAQ: Which should come first - photography contract or get the money?

Topic: BusinessTime Investment: 2 MinutesSuggested Product: Photography Contract Bundles   Y’all know from listening to me that contracts are important....

How Does the $600 Rule Affect My Biz??? - TheLawTog®

How Does the $600 Rule Affect My Biz???

In the last week, we’ve been inundated with questions about the 600 pound . . . errr, I mean dollar,...

Should You Have Friends/Family Sign Contracts & Model Releases? - TheLawTog®

Should You Have Friends/Family Sign Contracts & Model Releases?

Topic: Contracts, Model ReleasesTime Investment: 10 minutesSuggested Product: Model Release Forms Sure, you’ll have the images for your own memories of...

How to Close Your Business - TheLawTog®

How to Close Your Business

Topic: Closing BusinessTime Investment: 10 minutesSuggested Product: Copyright Transfer AgreementDeciding to close your business can be a stressful but needed choice....

When should I set up a legal photography business? - TheLawTog®

When should I set up a legal photography business?

Topic: Setting up your businessTime Investment: 6 minutesSuggested Product: BizRevamp® You've caught the photography bug. You have come to realize that you're really...

How to maintain your business entity | How to set up LLC - TheLawTog®

How to maintain your business entity | How to set up LLC

Setting up your photography business with a legal entity separate from yourself is incredibly important for liability protection.  By taking...

How to write a photography contract - TheLawTog®

How to write a photography contract

Topic: ContractsTime Investment: 10 MinutesSuggested Product: Contract Templates   Having written agreements with your clients creates legal protection for both parties, outlines expectations...

Layers of Protection: How to set up a legal photography business - TheLawTog®

Layers of Protection: How to set up a legal photography business

Topic: Protecting your businessTime Investment: 15 minutesSuggested Product: BizRevamp® You’re busy, your business is booming, it’s rocking and rolling and hopefully, you have...

Covid-19 Photography Contract Provision Must-Haves - TheLawTog®

Covid-19 Photography Contract Provision Must-Haves

Topic: Pandemic Protection, Covid-19Time Investment: 5 minutesSuggested Product: Covid Resources   Contract Provision Protections Check your current contracts to see if you...

As Seen: Washington, D.C.'s Best Lawyers + Rachel Brenke - TheLawTog®

As Seen: Washington, D.C.'s Best Lawyers + Rachel Brenke

Topic: Intellectual PropertyTime Investment: 3 minutesSuggested Product: Intellectual Property Acknowledgement  The 2021 edition of Washington D.C.’s Best Lawyers was released on September 17,...

COVID-19 and Your Photography Business - TheLawTog®

COVID-19 and Your Photography Business

Topic: Pandemic Protection, Covid-19 Time Investment: 15 Minutes Suggested Product: Covid Resources   FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH LOOK PLEASE LISTEN TO MY PODCAST HERE....

Do I need to do background checks on contractors hired for photo shoots? - TheLawTog®

Do I need to do background checks on contractors hired for photo shoots?

Topic: Business Time Investment: 8 Minutes Suggested Product: Independent Contractor Bundle   Whether it is getting a photo with the...

Top 9 legal tips for your photography business - TheLawTog®

Top 9 legal tips for your photography business

Topic: BusinessTime Investment: 25 MinutesSuggested Product: BizRevamp®   We know, you just want to take gorgeous photos. You really wish all...

How Does GDPR Affect How You Handle Client Photos? - TheLawTog®

How Does GDPR Affect How You Handle Client Photos?

Topic: Protecting Your PhotographsTime Investment: 6 MinutesSuggested Product: Online Marketing Bundle   Following our earlier articles addressing GDPR for Photographers based...

Prepared Food and Photography Sessions - TheLawTog®

Prepared Food and Photography Sessions

Topic: Liability Time Investment: 9 MinutesSuggested Product: Release of Liability Waiver Prepared Food and Photography Sessions seem to go together like sugar...

What is GDPR & how does it affect your photography business? - TheLawTog®

What is GDPR & how does it affect your photography business?

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the new data protection law that took effect on May 25, 2018 in all 28...

Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters: legal preparations - TheLawTog®

Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters: legal preparations

Topic: Protecting your businessTime Investment: 15 minutesSuggested Product: BizRevamp® Natural disasters strike with little warning. The last year has seen hurricanes, earthquakes, and...

What to do if someone is pretending to be an employee of your photography business - TheLawTog®

What to do if someone is pretending to be an employee of your photography business

Topic: BusinessTime Investment: 7 MinutesSuggested Product:  Cease and Desist   You’ve discovered that someone is pretending to be an employee of...

What if I am not vaccinated as a photographer? - TheLawTog®

What if I am not vaccinated as a photographer?

Topic: General LegalTime Investment: 7 MinutesSuggested Product:  Client Issue Email Templates   What if I am an unvaccinated photographer? Do...

What to know when hiring a CPA or attorney for your photography business - TheLawTog®

What to know when hiring a CPA or attorney for your photography business

Topic: BusinessTime Investment: 5 MinutesSuggested Product: BizRevamp®   Outsourcing some of the more technical components of your business to another professional...

5 Reasons Your Photography Business Needs To Be an LLC - TheLawTog®

5 Reasons Your Photography Business Needs To Be an LLC

Topic: Business FormationTime Investment: 7 minutesSuggested Product: BizRevamp®   Running a photography business can be overwhelming, scary, and down-right frustrating sometimes....

Is It Okay To Use Other People’s Photos for Educational Purposes - TheLawTog®

Is It Okay To Use Other People’s Photos for Educational Purposes

Topic: CopyrightTime Investment: 7 MinutesSuggested Product: Ultimate Copyright Kit   It has probably happened to every single one of us.  You wake up...

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