My position is unique in that I am *hoping* to go FT in the spring-- at this point I like all of the different aspects of wedding photography, from shooting to marketing and album design etc., though Tony is right about it mainly being a young person\'s game. I have my i\'s dotted and my t\'s crossed as far as the business end with contracts, insurance even responce emails-- but going FT is a big risk and not so big if a company is willing to suppliment 1/4-1/2 of that with 5-10 wedding days. I give them a portofio, blurb and package lists: they raise the price to a point where they are able to make a reasonable profit and add my listing to their catalog of photographers-- bride chooses who she wants from there.
They would be looking at me as a subcontractor, but I just heard: they don\'t have a contract for us to both sign with all of the stipulations in it!!!! That seems shady. I really can\'t work for them without a contract, that is absolutely insane. Very very odd. The stipulations discussed in our meetings were: I shoot under my own name, I can use the images, I can network on my own behalf. I absolutely want my payment terms and all of that in writing before I go any further. I guess why things are this way is b/c the ceo of the corp has been in this forever and everyone tursts the reputation, but I think it\'s still crazy.
Nov 11, 2010 at 12:37 PM
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