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Rewriting my photo contract after a March cancellation: retainer, deposit or booking fee

A couple cancelled a September wedding seven weeks out. Nobody did anything wrong, the wedding is just not happening. They had paid me $800 and my contract calls it a deposit, and then two paragraphs…

Sam LindgrenΒ·Β· 4active 1w
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A year of underquoting video work: killing my day rate for three fixed packages

One year solo and I finally tracked my hours honestly for a quarter instead of guessing. My day rate is $1,200 and I have been quoting jobs as one or two days. The last project I logged came to 41…

Eli SternΒ·Β· 3active 4w
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Half a wedding calendar and four months of runway, when did you actually quit the day job?

Three years of shooting weddings on weekends while doing marketing ops Monday to Friday, and I have told myself I would go full time in the spring for two springs running. Where I actually am:…

Sam LindgrenΒ·Β· 4active Jul 23