Business and Legal Forms for Photographers [With CD-ROM]

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!

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.

This book is an excellent resource. It contains descriptions, examples and notes about many common photography documents including Wedding and Portrait contracts, model and property releases, copyright transer forms, publishing contracts and stock photography forms. The descriptions and notes are very helpful AND this book comes with a CD-ROM containing MS Word documents of all of the forms. This book is a must-have if you're getting started in the business!

I firmly believe in putting anything that has to do with business in writing. With the forms and checklists in this book I hope to avoid any misunderstandings. I will recommend this book to others.

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.