Hey Guys,
Just a question for a job that I need to act on quite soon -
I'm doing work for a (very) well regarded Australian fashion designer, working on all the post for a fairly extensive look book. The designer himself likes to get the files off the photographer and liaise with the retoucher directly. Not my favorite system, but anyway.
I've done one job in the past in which it took him roughly three months to pay me. Granted, it was over xmas, and supposedly an accountant lost the email....Right. I've also heard from a few photographers + retouchers that they have had similar experiences working with him. My first job with him was under 1k, and this job will most likely be over 2k. What should I do to make sure I get payed in a reasonable amount of time? At least in this case I know he is slightly dodgy so I can be prepared before hand.
Is it a case of watermarking the images and not handing over finals until a %50 deposit is payed? Is it a case of just having a decent, basic contract?
Any advice is appreciated, as I'm about to quote and lay down the rules for how the job will work....
Cheers,
Just a question for a job that I need to act on quite soon -
I'm doing work for a (very) well regarded Australian fashion designer, working on all the post for a fairly extensive look book. The designer himself likes to get the files off the photographer and liaise with the retoucher directly. Not my favorite system, but anyway.
I've done one job in the past in which it took him roughly three months to pay me. Granted, it was over xmas, and supposedly an accountant lost the email....Right. I've also heard from a few photographers + retouchers that they have had similar experiences working with him. My first job with him was under 1k, and this job will most likely be over 2k. What should I do to make sure I get payed in a reasonable amount of time? At least in this case I know he is slightly dodgy so I can be prepared before hand.
Is it a case of watermarking the images and not handing over finals until a %50 deposit is payed? Is it a case of just having a decent, basic contract?
Any advice is appreciated, as I'm about to quote and lay down the rules for how the job will work....
Cheers,
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