The Freelancer OS forPhotographers
Contracts that cover usage rights for photography and videography work. Invoices your clients pay on time. Tax guidance that accounts for equipment and income.
Common Startup Problems
Becoming self-employed should be filled with excitement, and not a mad scramble for contract and invoice templates, or worrying about tax or how to look professional.
Usage rights confusion
Who owns the photos after delivery? Without clear usage rights in a contract, photographers end up in disputes over licensing, reproduction, and exclusivity. Clients assume they own everything — you need it in writing.
Chasing payments after the shoot
The shoot is done, the edits are delivered, and now you're waiting. Photographers often work on verbal agreements and send invoices with no payment link — then spend weeks chasing clients who've already moved on.
Tax on equipment and income
Camera bodies, lenses, lighting rigs — photographers invest heavily in gear. But knowing what counts as an expense and how much tax you owe on the rest isn't obvious. Most photographers guess until January.
How TrustSolo helps photographers
We automate your contracts, invoicing and tax planning allowing you to focus on delivery
Contracts
A contract built for photographers — covering usage rights, equipment, and kill fees
Covers scope, usage rights, equipment clauses, and kill fees. Purpose-built for photography and videography engagements. Send online, sign online — no printing required.
Photography Services Agreement
Invoicing
Professional invoices for photographers — with a payment link, not a PDF
Send polished invoices with a Stripe payment link built in. Shoot fees, editing, and travel — itemised clearly. Automated reminders handle the follow-up.
Freelance Photographer
Tax
A live tax estimate for photographers — updated as you earn
See your income tax, Class 2 NI, and Class 4 NI update in real time. Know exactly what to set aside after each job so January is never a shock.
Clients
Every photography client, contract and invoice — in one place
See your full client history at a glance. Who has booked, who has signed, who still owes you. No spreadsheets, no digging through email threads.
Already freelancing?
Tell us where you are this tax year and we'll take it from here — contracts, invoices, tax estimates, all caught up from day one.
Get set up in just 5 minutes
How it works
Create an account
Confirm your discipline, trading name, rates
Add your first client and send a contract
Ready-made template contracts, Solicitor-reviewed, signed online
Invoice them and get paid
Includes online payment link, automatic reminders
Ready-made contract templates for copywriters, designers, developers, photographers, consultants, and more.
TrustSolo provides everything you need from day one.
Built on trust
Why freelancers trust us
Photographer rates
What should you charge?
See typical UK day rates for photographers at every experience level.
Simple pricing
One plan to get started. More on the way.
- Solicitor-reviewed contracts for your discipline
- Professional invoices with online payment links
- Automated payment reminders
- Tax estimate with set-aside guidance
- Freelance rate calculator
- Client address book
- Dashboard with income tracking
- Everything in Solo
- Proposals and quotes
- Time tracking
- Expense tracking with receipt capture
- Business health dashboard
- Accountant access seat
Frequently asked questions
No. TrustSolo handles contracts, invoicing, payments, and tax estimates. For full bookkeeping you’ll eventually want an accountant, but TrustSolo gives you everything you need in your first 18 months.
Ready to send your first photography contract?
Set up properly from day one. TrustSolo handles the contracts, invoices, payments and tax — so you can focus on the shoot.
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