Paperwork is never fun…

Just a note about the business side of photography.  It is never fun, but it is very important!  Today, I was going through my invoices and I noticed one client had paid me fifty dollars less than the invoice stated, one client is thirty days past due for payment, and another sent a check, but I had misplaced it in a pile of mail.

If I didn’t have a clear and consistent billing system, I wouldn’t have caught these issues, and I’d be out thousands of dollars!  I have a very basic, but very accurate invoice tracking plan, and I know when something isn’t right.  If you are just starting out as a pro, you may think it’s easy to keep track of your payments.  True, as you are probably only doing a few shoots a month.  You probably only have a couple clients to track.  Well, that will all change as you add more and more clients, and it can get very confusing very fast!  So, develop a plan that is simple, and one that allows you to make sure everything gets paid… because, if you don’t get paid for that shoot, you just worked for free.

More Recent Work…

Some cover photos, some news stories, some non-profit work… it all keeps me busy!  Here is a recent cover story I did for the Dallas Observer about the 35 Denton Music Festival:











New August and J Music Video…

The new August and J music video has only been out for a week and a half, and it already has over 1.3 million views!  It’s great knowing it’s been so well-received!  I shot most of the content and was director on this project.  The story line was provided by one of the band members, and all the post/editing was outsourced.  It really was a team effort, which is much different than still photography.