Comments on: Do I really need a contract before I shoot a wedding? http://prophotobusinessforum.com/2009/09/do-i-really-need-a-contract-before-i-shoot-a-wedding/ A safe place for amateur photographers with pressing business questions seeking honest, straightforward critiques. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:31:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cesar Vargas CPP-MBA http://prophotobusinessforum.com/2009/09/do-i-really-need-a-contract-before-i-shoot-a-wedding/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Cesar Vargas CPP-MBA Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:50:59 +0000 http://prophotobusinessforum.com/?p=286#comment-16 As a professional photographer you have to act like one. Having a contract gives legitimacy to your business and assures you that the customer understand your services and expectation. Besides, it gives you bragging right at the wedding day to kick "Uncle Bob" out of the way with his new expensive gear. Finally, it is the best way to ask for the retainer. As a professional photographer you have to act like one. Having a contract gives legitimacy to your business and assures you that the customer understand your services and expectation. Besides, it gives you bragging right at the wedding day to kick “Uncle Bob” out of the way with his new expensive gear.

Finally, it is the best way to ask for the retainer.

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