Business and Legal Forms for Photographers (with CD-ROM) (Paperback)

by Tad Crawford (Author) "Attaining the knowledge of good business practices and implementing their use is an important step toward success for any professional, including the professional photographer..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
Crawford has created what is probably the most complete book of forms for photographers. His contracts are safe and easy-to-use. -- ASMP Newsletter

Every photographer needs this book. If you don't add this book to your library you may regret it later. -- Shutterbug

Product Description
Here's the classic "bible" of forms and checklists for every situation a professional photographer may face. Thoroughly expanded and updated to cover the Internet, this brand-new Third Edition contains 31 forms, each ready-to-use as is, or easily tailored to fit any situation. Photographers will find contracts for wedding, portrait, and assignment photography; property and model releases, assignment estimates, confirmations, and invoices; delivery memos; license for Web usage; nondisclosure agreements; and much, much more. An accompanying CD-ROM provides electronic versions of these forms, ready to use on both Macs and PCs.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Allworth Press; 3rd edition (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158115206X
• ISBN-13: 978-1581152067
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,394 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tad Crawford Does It Again, September 14, 2006

By	John P Bernat (Kingsport, TN USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Tad Crawford has written a whole series of books out of his expertise in the law and creative arts, with a special focus on photography. I'd suggest looking at Tad's other books, too, since this one is more action-focused without extensive explanations of the whys and wherefores of it.

"Business and Legal Forms" has the documents you'll need, such as Wedding and Portrait contracts, model and property releases, copyright transer forms, publishing contracts and stock photography forms. His descriptions are very helpful. Of greatest practical use, though, is the included CD-ROM containing MS Word documents of all of the forms.

If you're just getting started in photography, you need this book!

38 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, August 11, 2003

By	Barbara Bell (San Carlos, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great book as a reference tool. Why reinvent what others before us have used? Using actual forms and a CD to personalize, this is a great tool for all photographers.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Invaluable Resource, August 13, 2006

By	Raymond J. Alstrom (Victoria, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I didn't originally buy this book to "read". I bought it for the invaluable resources inside - the wealth of forms that any photographer needs to protect their work and their business. What makes this book so enticing is you don't have to photocopy, or redesign any of the forms since they're all included on a CD that comes with the book. That being said, I should mention that I was quite surprised at the thorough explanation for each form, and the situations where each form might be needed contained in the book. A person could undoubtedly pay hundreds (probably thousands) in legal fees assembling the information in this book on their own. This book is a photographer's "legal-resource-in-a-book". I highly recommend it.