clare_anderson

Extra kudos for not telling me to RTFM too. thank you.

This is great advice. There are two solutions to my problem. Thank you so much guys.

This is great. Thank you.

Hello all My 5DIII is set to continuous file numbering mode. It has recently 'gone around' from _K7A9999 to _K7A0001. I would like entirely original file names, such as _K8A0001 or _L70001. Can anyone advise how to avoid multiple files with the same name on my PC and storage? What is LR going to make of this? Please save me from my moderate file management-based peril! Many thanks Clare

Hi Lindsay, Many thanks for your very helpful and kindly written reply. I have just spent my lunch hour (off contract and ToC writing, amalgamating, editing and proofing) perusing your equally well-written, informative and diplomatically-phrased blog. I shall be looking at it again most definitely. I now have insurance, indemnity and hope to have some rudimentary TOC by the end of the day. I am using a couple of templates (one from the SWPP, another from a legal firm, as well as editing in parts of best practice elements from other photographers' websites (in a non-plagiarist manner of course). William, again many thanks for your reply. I appreciate the time it takes to mentor us newbies comes from your family and work time, something of which we never have enough Many thanks and best wishes Clare

Hello William. Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful response. 'Get insurance' and 'Sort contracts' have been on my Google Keep 'Business To Do' list for too long now. I recognise that they are well out of my my comfort zone and I have been glossing over them for too long. Can I ask which professional associations you are referring to. Might they be pertinent to my needs? Do any other readers of this belong to one and recommend it? Again I shall head to Google. As you say: "you should engage rigorous diligence investigating the legitimacy and relevance of any Contract Template". This is the conclusion i came to and the reason I posted here. I am far from a contract lawyer and need help with this. There are a dizzying array of options available online. Trusting one of them feels like a game of pin the tail on the donkey. I would appreciate any working UK wedding and family photographers' input on this. What has been your solutions? I wonder how many have no insurance and/or no contract. I think I need to set myself a deadline to get this done. It feels like a can or worms and a time hole. Do any readers of this thread have any recommendations of experienced solicitors they have used and would recommend. Have any of you used the pay to use online contracts instead and are you happy with these. Do you feel adequately confident in them, or do you think that paying £280+ per hour for a solicitor in the flesh (def in the wrong business here aren't we?) is the way forward. Shall I suck it up as a one off set up cost, or are there any other valid cheaper options recommended. Many thanks Clare

Hello Business of Photography Forum. Do you have any links to examples of wedding and family or general photography contracts which you use or recommend please. I am in England. I sometime work in Scotland too. Are there Scottish photographers out there with a contract template? I've read a few articles via Google about it, many of which have 'things to include'. I would rather not write one from scratch, or visit a lawyer, and would love to see what you use or recommend. Many thanks for your help and guidance. I have been lurking, reading and learning for years and am happy to be finally posting! Clare Moderator Note: Conversation has been moved from Business Forum to Wedding and Social Events Forum