Recommended photography business ideas and resources

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Photography Resources

TheLawTog® is the legal resource for photographers – all information is to help photographers succeed in their businesses.

Here is a list of recommended products! Some links go to support the site (affiliate links), others are just recommended products/services to help you. All items listed here have been reviewed and are recommended for use by TheLawTog®.

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Legal & Business

Attorney Recommendations

Business Formation

Insurance

Contracts

TheLawTog® highly recommends the intellectual property and business firm of Connors & Brenke PLLC. For more recommendations please scroll to the bottom of this page.

Get 1:1 help in BizRevamp® with Rachel Brenke, Lawyer and MBA, to help walk you through the benefits of each business formation type, steps on how to do it YOURSELF, and learn other important information to strategically manage your photography business.

Equipment Insurance

Liability Insurance

Hill & Usher – Package Choice

Lawyer-drafted Photography Contracts

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Client Management

Digital Contract Programs

Client Management

Payment Tools

Image Delivery

Online Booking

ShootProof (use code lawtog20 for 20% off first year)
Honeybook (50% off your first year with this link!)
Gravity Forms (Great also for client questionnaires and forms)
- Gravity Forms Add on – Gravity Whiz
MachForm – Embeds into site
He llo Sign – Online signing
DocuSign- Online signing
IrisWorks (use code lawtog for $25 off subscription)
Picr
17 Hats
Dubsado (30% off first month or first year with this link and code: thelawtog! – new subscribers only)

ShootProof (use code lawtog20 for 20% off first year)
Dubsado (30% off first month or first year with this link and code: thelawtog! – new subscribers only)
Honeybook (50% off your first year with this link!)
IrisWorks (use code lawtog for $25 off)
Picr
Pixifi
17 Hats
Sprout Studio
Wedding: White Rabbit

To Send and Receive Money

To Pay Independent Contractors & Employees

Gusto

Shootproof – Online gallery with print fulfillment, mobile apps, “passing” of photos, etc.
Sticky Albums – mobile apps

Appointlet

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Social Media Automation

Automated Publication

Facebook Ads

Planoly – Instagram
MeetEdgar – all platforms
HootSuite – all platforms
Bufferapp – all platforms
Tailwindapp – Pinterest
OnlyPult – Instagram
IFTTT – makes recipes to connect social media platforms for automation

AdEspresso – Put your Facebook Ads on autopilot!

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Education

Business

Marketing

Psychology

BizRevamp® – an online workshop for photographers

Business formation
Taxes
Insurance
Retirement/Savings
Pricing
Sales & Budget
Contracts
Client Management

Marketing Madness – online marketing course for photographers

Identifying your client avatar
Developing a business identity
Cultivating your brand
Competition analysis
Engaging in an internal strength/weakness analysis
Developing an online marketing strategy
Developing an offline marketing strategy
Enhancement of copywriting skills
Learning the legalities of marketing

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Equipment & Processing

Bags

Accessories

What's In My Bag

Epiphanie – PERFECT bag for day to day – slide the DSLR + daily nedessities in!
Kelly Moore Bag – Great for travel that doesn’t need a big bag like Think Tank
Think Tank – I use the International to travel with and store my equipment
Borrow Lenses
KEH Camera
Shootsac
Shutterbag

Expodisc – Great for setting exposure and white balance!
Fotostrap – Leather strap – can be custom made
Rapid Strap – Across the body strap – great for weddings!

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Website Tools

Blogging

Templates

WordPress

Back Up

SEO

Hosting + Domains

Website Templates:

Imagely (specific for Photographers)
Creative Motion Design
Theme Forest

Landing Pages:

Visual Composer Pro Plugin (alternative to Optimize Press)
LeadPages

Photographer Gallery Plugin from Imagely
Gravity Forms – great for client questionnaires, contracts, etc.
Yoast SEO – Helps to boost your SEO by giving a “score” for each blog post
Session Cam WordPress Plugin to monitor where you audience reads on the actual page

Imagely (Specific for photographers!)
LiquidWeb
Chris Aram (website hosting and website development)

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Products & Branding

Client Products

Marketing Templates

Non-Pro/Products

Photo Flash Drive – flash Drives/ USB
Artsy Couture – canvas and gallery block
ProDPI – prints, layflat books & ornaments
Millers – prints, signature albums, custom CD/DVD cases
H-B Packaging Materials – great for client presentation!

On The Spot Studio – Logo
SDInvites – logo rubber stamps
Shay Cochrane – stock photography
Fotovella – marketing templates

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Professional Services

Notice: These listings are NOT attorney advertising and do not establish an attorney-client relationship, which is only formed when you have signed an engagement agreement with the specific law firm. TheLawTog cannot guarantee results; past results do not guarantee future results.

Lawyers

CPAs

Please note that there is no partnership or other relationship with these attorneys other than providing you some contact information with them. Listing of them on this site does not indicate a relationship, paid or otherwise. Also, there are no TheLawTog® specific reduced costs for use of these attorneys. This is merely a suggested list.

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