I have some business questions for the proffessional photographers?

I'm writing a paper for one of my classes and in it I have to discuss possible price options as well as how I would handle difficult clients if I were to own a company. I'm sticking with what I like to do, take photos. So my pretend business will be photography company. Here are some of my questions that i have to discuss in my paper. Can I get some advice from the Professional photographers out their and how you go about handling your clients? please and thank you!

1. Do you have waivers or consent forms? if so, why? and how well do they protect you?

2. How do you take control of your clients? for example: if someone wants to edit your photos, or take control of what you do, how strict are you with clients? what are some things you do to handle difficult clients and what are some situations you have found yourself in that you thought was difficult to handle?

3. Can you give me an example of what you charge and how has this economy affected your business?

This paper will discuss everything about owning a "photography" company. I have to act Professional in my paper so that my classmates would want to buy me! lol I'm kind of at a loss because obviously I dont own a photography company, this is just pretend for my class. Can you help me? is their anything else I should know. In my paper I already have the years of schooling it takes, and the types of equipment their is available, now I have to discuss the businss aspect of it. Thank you for your time.

photog2011-05-09T15:44:28Z

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1. I have contracts and licensing agreements for clients. I use model & property releases when necessary.
They are legally binding contracts and forms so obviously they protect me.

2. All customer requirements are discussed at the outset prior to signing contracts.
As my work is commercial there is often a lot of post production work done on the images to fit exactly to their requirements. Sometimes I do it, sometimes it is done by either the customers graphics dept or whoever they hire in. It is all detailed in the contract.
Difficult customers get reminded about why they are hiring me. If they are that bad then I won't work with them again.

3. NO. (commercially confidential) plus the fact that except for the standard day rate my fees for a job vary considerably depending on the individual customers requirements. Currently I am doing more business than 5 years ago. Mainly due to the "weekend warriors" who screw up and companies need the work done again.


There are a million and one things which you could write about depending on the type of business you are running.
A commercial photographer like me has totally different practices than a home portrait snapper or wedding snapper.

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