Photography invoice template
Use this template for weddings, portraits, events and commercial shoots. A photography invoice often covers several things at once: the coverage fee, editing, prints or albums, travel, and the licence that sets how the client may use the images. One line for each shows what the package contains, and a booking retainer entered under “Amount paid” comes off the balance due.
What to include
- Your studio or trading name and contact details
- The client, the shoot or event, and its date (the Supply date field, if it differs from the invoice date)
- The coverage or session fee, with hours if you charge by time
- Editing, the online gallery and delivery as separate lines
- Prints and albums with quantities and sizes
- Travel or accommodation for shoots away from home
- The image licence: permitted use, duration and territory
Preview of the photography template
What makes a good photography invoice
Write the usage licence on the invoice
For commercial work, state what the client may do with the images: which media, for how long, and where. A line in the notes such as “Licence: web and social use, 2 years, worldwide, non-exclusive” gives both sides the same reference later.
Say who keeps the copyright
If your contract keeps copyright with you and grants a licence, repeat that on the invoice. If the client is buying the rights outright, price that as its own line.
Show the retainer
Enter the booking retainer under “Amount paid”. The PDF lists it and shows the balance due, so the client sees the real amount outstanding.
Bundle sensibly
Put “shoot + editing” on one package line, or split them when clients pick extras. The template works either way.
Read before you send it
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