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Understanding Model Releases: What They Are and Why You Need to Use Them - TheLawTog®

Understanding Model Releases: What They Are and Why You Need to Use Them

Running a photography business can be complex. Why would you need a model release? I mean, after all, you own...

How Spending $500 on a Photography Contract Can Save You $10,000 - TheLawTog®

How Spending $500 on a Photography Contract Can Save You $10,000

Spending money can be fun - when….it’s on fun things. But spending money on stuff like legalities is..well..not fun. Not...

7 Things that shouldn’t be single-deciding factors in choosing a photography contract - TheLawTog®

7 Things that shouldn’t be single-deciding factors in choosing a photography contract

Topic: ContractsTime Investment: 15 MinutesSuggested Product: All-In-One General Portrait Photography Contract Bundle   Choosing a resource, including lawyer or online site like TheLawTog®, to...

Photography Contract Timeline - TheLawTog®

Photography Contract Timeline

Topic: ContractsTime Investment: 15 MinutesSuggested Product:  All-in-One Contract Bundles   We know how extremely overwhelming and unknown trying to run a photography...

What to do when a client enters your professional photo in a contest or submits to a magazine or newspaper - TheLawTog®

What to do when a client enters your professional photo in a contest or submits to a magazine or newspaper

Topic: Copyright Time Investment: 8 Minutes Suggested Product: Ultimate Copyright Kit   Sometimes, you have a client who is so excited...

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...

Pregnant and Underage – Who Signs The Contract? - TheLawTog®

Pregnant and Underage – Who Signs The Contract?

Topic: ContractsTime Investment: 4 MinutesSuggested Product:  All-in-One Contract Bundles   When mom and dad are both minors (under 18) and they...

Do venues have claims to photographs taken on their property? - TheLawTog®

Do venues have claims to photographs taken on their property?

Topic:  Business, CopyrightTime Investment: 5 MinutesSuggested Product: Property Use Agreement   You recently shot an incredible wedding and everything went perfectly!...

Public, Private, or “Not-Sure” Property and Photography - TheLawTog®

Public, Private, or “Not-Sure” Property and Photography

Topic: Locations, Business Time Investment: 5 Minutes Suggested Product: Property Use Agreement   You usually shoot all your sessions in your...

The American Flag in Portraits – What’s Appropriate? - TheLawTog®

The American Flag in Portraits – What’s Appropriate?

Topic:  BusinessTime Investment:  6 MinutesSuggested Product: All-in-One Contract Bundles   About this time every year I get a bunch of...

Create a custom album in under 5 minutes - TheLawTog®

Create a custom album in under 5 minutes

Topic: Business, EfficiencyTime Investment:  8 MinutesSuggested Product:  Album Design Contract   Don’t believe me? Check out this video of me...

5 Tips to Successful Photography Portfolio Building - TheLawTog®

5 Tips to Successful Photography Portfolio Building

  Portfolio building is a great way to get your photography business off the ground, propelled into offering a new...

Model Call Photography Contract – Now Available! - TheLawTog®

Model Call Photography Contract – Now Available!

Topic: Portfolio Building, General LegalTime Investment: 3 minutesSuggested Product:  Model Call Photography Contract   This contract is intended for photographers...

If I own copyright of the image do I still need a permission to post? - TheLawTog®

If I own copyright of the image do I still need a permission to post?

Topic: CopyrightTime Investment: 8 MinutesSuggested Product: Ultimate Copyright Kit “I am a portrait photographer and I have a website where I maintain...

The American Flag in Portrait Photography - TheLawTog®

The American Flag in Portrait Photography

Topic:  BusinessTime Investment:  6 MinutesSuggested Product: All-in-One Contract Bundles   As 4th of July draws near there are great displays...

Review: Laura Seibert’s New Family Photography Workbook - TheLawTog®

Review: Laura Seibert’s New Family Photography Workbook

Topic: ReviewsTime Investment: 5 MinutesSuggested Product:  All-in-One Contract Bundles   This review is for Laura Seibert’s New Family Photography Workbook: Get Real!Laura has...

The differences between commercial and portrait photography - TheLawTog®

The differences between commercial and portrait photography

Topic: ContractsTime Investment: 9 MinutesSuggested Product:  Photography Contract Bundles   Commercial photography vs. Portrait Photography  We are talking two different animals...

What if my client doesn’t want to sign a model release form? - TheLawTog®

What if my client doesn’t want to sign a model release form?

    Client sends an inquiry.  You respond excitedly. They pay the retainer/deposit. Just waiting on contract. You think all is good...

Should clients be allowed to bring their own cameras to a session? - TheLawTog®

Should clients be allowed to bring their own cameras to a session?

Topic: Client RelationsTime Investment: 5 minutesSuggested Product: All-in-One Photography Contract Bundles   In this day when everybody and their brother...

5 Quick ways to portfolio build (even if you think you don’t need it, you do!) - TheLawTog®

5 Quick ways to portfolio build (even if you think you don’t need it, you do!)

Topic: Business, Portfolio BuildingTime Investment: 5 minutesSuggested Product: Model Call Photography Contract Portfolio building is one of the best ways to grow...

How to learn and progress from your past work - TheLawTog®

How to learn and progress from your past work

Topic: Business, PersonalTime Investment: 5 MinutesSuggested Product: BizRevamp®   Want to take another journey with me? It has been a year...

The difference between full frame versus crop frame cameras - TheLawTog®

The difference between full frame versus crop frame cameras

Topic: Tutorials Time Investment: 5 Minutes Suggested Product:  All-in-One Contract Bundles   I’m sure you all know that there is a...

5 Business Forms & Photography Contracts Every Photographer Needs - TheLawTog®

5 Business Forms & Photography Contracts Every Photographer Needs

Topic: Contracts, BusinessTime Investment: 5 MinutesSuggested Product: All-in-One Contract Bundles   Running a business is serious. It’s not just for...

How to engage children in portraiture - TheLawTog®

How to engage children in portraiture

Topic: Tutorials, Family PhotographyTime Investment: 6 MinutesSuggested Product:  Portrait Contract Bundle   Have you ever had a photography session with...

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