Photographers and videographers: author agreements in 5 minutes before every shoot

Photographers and videographers must protect their copyright. See how zipzipdoc helps create and sign an author agreement before the camera starts rolling.

Photographers and videographers: author agreements in 5 minutes before every shoot

Every photographer and videographer knows the situation: the client wants photos “as soon as possible”, but when it comes to payment or image rights, suddenly nothing is clear. Without a signed contract you are left relying on verbal agreements.

An author agreement is not bureaucracy — it is your protection.

What an author agreement covers for photographers

• Licence scope: where and how the client may use the images (web, print, advertising, social media)
• Exclusivity: can you sell the same images to other clients?
• Compensation: a one-off fee or royalties?
• Duration and territory: how long does the licence last and in which countries?

These points should be agreed in writing before every shoot — not after the fact when a dispute arises.

How zipzipdoc helps photographers

1. Select the author licence agreement template
2. Fill in the licence scope, compensation and delivery deadline
3. The client receives a signing link on their phone — signs with an OTP in under 2 minutes
4. Both of you have a signed PDF in your inbox before you even arrive on location

Other documents you can handle through zipzipdoc

• Photography services agreement (wedding, corporate, product shoots)
• Model release — consent from the person you are photographing
• Location release — permission to photograph in a space
• NDA before sensitive projects (factory floors, internal corporate events)

A real example

Maria is a wedding photographer. Every season she signs dozens of contracts. Before zipzipdoc she emailed Word documents and waited for scans. Now clients sign the day before the wedding from their phone — no stress, no forgotten paperwork.

Related contract types: License agreement · Service agreement · NDA — non-disclosure agreement

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