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


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


American Society of Media Photographers Newsletter
Crawford has created what is probably the most complete book of forms for photographers who work in commercial editorial, stock, wedding, fine art, even video. . . . Most helpful is the negotiation checklist' of important, specific-to-the-contract points to cover with the client that he includes with each form. I also liked the non-adversarial tone he takes in the contract language. . . . His contracts are safe, easy-to-use, and cover all the bases


Photo District News
A wide variety of forms for every occasion


Shutterbug
Every photographer needs this book. . . . These forms can save you many hours of time in preparing your own, and many dollars in lawyer's fees if you pay an attorney to draft such forms from scratch. That is, if you can even find an attorney familiar with copyright law and photography. . . . If you don't add this book to your library you may regret it later. I encounter many books which I consider valuable; this one I consider indispensable


Book 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.


From the Publisher
Both the manner and business of photography have changed in recent years. Technology has opened the door to new equipment and opportunities, as legal and economic changes have altered the way photographers find and perform jobs. Today's uncertain financial climate has emphasized the age-old need for photographers to negotiate and meet deadlines and budgets, while legal tools for protecting their work have assumed a new urgency. Help is now on the way. Attorney Tad Crawford has fully revised and expanded the industry classic Business and Legal Forms for Photographers, third edition, to help photographers organize and promote their businesses as well as minimize legal vulnerability. For all of the most important transactions any photographer is likely to undertake, this volume contains thirty-one business and legal forms, step-by-step instructions, advice on standard contractual provisions, thorough discussion of contractual issues relevant to the industry, and unique negotiation checklists to help photographers operate with the highest standards of professionalism.


From the Author
"Attaining the knowledge of good business practices and implementing their use is an important step toward success for any professional," Crawford observes. The third edition of this esteemed guide has been updated to cover electronic rights' issues and includes five new forms for trademark application, employment application, employment agreement, restrictive covenant for employment, and project employee contract.


From the Inside Flap
The third edition of this esteemed guide has been updated to cover electronic rights' issues and includes five new forms for trademark application, employment application, employment agreement, restrictive covenant for employment, and project employee contract. All of the forms are included on a CD-ROM to aid in customizing for use in the practice of the profession. The thirty-one forms also include: • license of rights • application for copyright • invoices • sale contracts • nondisclosure agreements • stock agency agreements Business and Legal Forms for Photographers, third edition, also contains information on photographers' organizations, how to contact volunteer lawyers for the arts, and much more. In a time of rapid change, this book is an essential resource for photographers—well-established or beginning—seeking the path to success.


About the Author
Tad Crawford has served as counsel for the Copyright Justice Coalition (which included the ASMP and the APA) and the Graphic Artists Guild. He is author of the Business and Legal Forms series for designers, fine artists, photographers, illustrators, and authors and self-publishers, as well as of Legal Guide for the Visual Artist and The Money Mentor: A Tale of Finding Financial Freedom. The senior editor for Legal Affairs for Communication Arts magazine, he lives in New York.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Updated to cover electronic rights, this collection of essential forms will meet every need on the business end of a photographer's work. Included are contracts, estimate memos, invoices, model releases, permission forms, copyright registrations, and more. The CD-ROM contains electronic versions of each form.

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