You’re hiring me, and I’m booking time for you, for the MLS listing photo shoot described in the accepted proposal (and any add-ons you selected).
These terms are the ground rules I use to keep the shoot on schedule and the delivery straightforward. Once you sign and pay the booking payment, I’ll hold the time on my calendar and I’ll deliver the finished work under the terms below.
What I’m shooting
I’ll photograph and capture the property content you booked as an MLS listing photo shoot, based on what I can access and shoot on site during the scheduled appointment. This agreement covers the deliverables listed below.
The shoot runs best when the home is ready to photograph when I arrive. You handle access at the scheduled time, including lockbox code, keys, gate access, alarm notes, and seller coordination. If a floor plan scan and GLA report are part of the booking, the figures are based on what I can measure and scan that day. Locked, unsafe, or inaccessible areas are excluded from the report.
* MLS-ready photo gallery * MLS-sized image set * Print and web image set * Usage license for listing marketing * Delivery link with archive window * Shoot notes recap
Payment
To book the shoot time, you pay 30% of the total price when you sign the proposal. I only reserve the slot once that booking payment has cleared.
The remaining 70% is due when I hand over the finished work through your download gallery link. I’ll send an invoice for each payment. Each invoice is payable within 14 days of its date.
If a payment is late, I may pause delivery, pause any scheduled return trip, or hold back download access until your account is brought current. If you have a payment issue, tell me early. I’m usually able to keep things moving if I know what’s going on.
Edits and fixes
My editing is part of the job, and it’s aimed at clean, consistent MLS marketing: straight lines, balanced interiors, and a natural look for the space. One revision round is included. A revision round means one clear list of reasonable tweaks to the delivered images, like exposure balance, a warmer or cooler feel, or swapping a frame if I shot an alternate angle.
Anything beyond that, or anything that changes what I need to shoot, is a change to the plan. If you ask for added rooms, extra angles, add-ons, object removal, or an extra return trip, I’ll price it and get your written approval before I do it. If it affects delivery timing, I’ll tell you up front.
Who can use the photos
Once the project is paid in full, you get a license to use the delivered images for listing marketing for the photographed property. That includes MLS, web, print, and social marketing tied to that listing.
The license does not let you sell the images, give them to third parties to use for their own marketing, or reuse them to market a different property without my written approval. Builders, designers, and other vendors often ask for the gallery. If you want that kind of sharing to be allowed, tell me before delivery so I can put it in writing.
My working files, raw captures, presets, templates, and shooting notes stay mine, even after you’ve paid.
Portfolio use
I may show a selection of the finished images as examples of my work. That can include my website, social channels, and sample galleries I show to prospective clients. I don’t share lockbox details, alarm notes, or anything like that, and I avoid posting anything that calls attention to security risks.
If you need the shoot to stay private, ask me in writing before the shoot date. Agents sometimes need this for high-profile sellers, tenants, or sensitive situations. If you request privacy, I’ll treat the images as non-portfolio work and I won’t post them or use them in marketing.
Problems and limits
I’m responsible for showing up prepared, shooting what you booked, and delivering what I promised. I’m not responsible for things I can’t control at the property, like power being out, rooms being blocked, sellers refusing entry, pets underfoot, construction crews in frame, or lockbox and access failures.
If weather is the issue, I can shoot in light rain and still deliver a bright, consistent set with careful exposure and editing. If wind or heavy rain makes exteriors unusable, I’ll shoot interiors as planned and schedule a quick exterior return when it clears.
If something goes wrong because of my mistake and it materially affects the deliverables, my responsibility is to correct it by re-editing or re-shooting the affected portion when possible.
Ending or moving the booking
You can cancel or reschedule by contacting me as soon as you know the listing timeline changed. I’ll confirm in writing what happens next. If I’ve already done work (planning, travel to site, time on site, scanning, editing, or delivery prep), you pay for the work done up to that point.
If I arrive and the home is not shootable, or I can’t get in because access fails, I charge a reschedule fee to cover the blocked time. If you tell me before I leave, I’ll move the booking to the next available slot that fits my calendar.
If the project ends before delivery, anything you’ve already paid stays credited against work completed, and I’ll hand over whatever finished items are ready once any remaining balance for completed work is paid.
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