This general photography proposal template is a very general template that covers the specifics of the session that you’re booking, what you’ll charge for the session, the billing and payment terms, and an authorization section for the client to sign off, indicating their approval.
Need a short and sweet quote to send to the client instead of a full-blown proposal? This sample quote template will do the trick! It’s not specific to any use case or type of photography so you can customize it to the terms and policies that are specific to your business and offerings. So, to get you started, here are the essential templates you need to run your business smoothly: Photography quote template Need a tool to customize, store, and send your documents to clients for eSigning?
Luckily for you, we’ve put together a roundup of twelve sample proposals, free contracts, and even a print order form that you can use to build out a library of documents.
So by spending a little bit of time now to download, customize, and set up quotes, proposals, and contracts, you’ll minimize the hassle and frustration of trying to do it all after you land a new client and need to get the client set up quickly while also fulfilling the actual work. Furthermore, there is a myriad of legal risks you may expose your business to, should you not have a strong contract. The problem with cutting corners with informal agreements like this is that you have no record of the terms that you and the client are mutually agreeing to.īecause of this, it’s unlikely that you’ll have legal recourse if you have a dispute over what was agreed to at what price, or if the client turns into a deadbeat and decides not pay the invoice. It’s amazing how many photographers skip the proposal or quote, and worse, they fail to require their clients to sign a contract. If you’re a photography business owner, one of the most valuable activities you can invest time into is to build a library of the document templates that you’ll use to run your business like proposals, quotes, and contracts.