The Fine Print: Legal Tips Every Photographer Should Know with Paige Griffith from the Legal Paige

The Art & Soul Show - Photography Podcast for Newborn and Family Photographers

Contracts can seem scary. The language might feel complex or overwhelming. But you truly do need them for your photography business. You have to protect yourself and your business and having contracts in place help you do just that. This is your nudge to get legal, my friends.

In today’s episode, I’m interviewing Paige Griffith, founder of The Legal Paige, a virtual legal educational platform for small businesses. Paige and I discuss contracts, model releases, trademark infringement, privacy laws, and negative reviews. We’re diving deep into it all to encourage you to cover yourselves legally.

What’s in this episode:

[02:07] Paige shares how her love of photography led to finding her niche in entrepreneurship and law

[05:54] Why it’s important for photographers to have legit, professional contracts for their business, plus how often you should be updating your contracts

[11:56] Contracts can feel intimidating or too complex, but they don’t have to be

[15:04] Some examples of when you would need a model release document signed, and why you shouldn’t use copyrighted/trademarked characters, themes, and music in your work

[32:31] What photographers should know about data protection and privacy laws when handling their client's information, plus what photographers need to know about the legal issues surrounding negative reviews

Tune in to this episode for why you need to have professionally written contracts for your photography business.

For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit our website: https://themilkyway.ca/the-fine-print-legal-tips-every-photographer-should-know-with-paige-griffith-from-the-legal-paige/

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