Packages, day rates, and retainers — scoped, booked,
and paid through one professional link.
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Photography has the longest gap between booked and delivered of almost any service business. A shoot is booked weeks ahead, happens in an afternoon, and then consumes days of editing before the client sees anything — which means the money arrives long after the work started, and the editing time is invisible to the person paying for it. That invisibility is why so many photographers underprice: the quote reflects the shoot, not the fifteen hours behind it. The other defining feature is that the deliverable is digital, so there is nothing physical to withhold, which makes payment structure a matter of deliberate design rather than natural leverage.
The billing structures this trade actually uses — and what each one means for getting paid. Every one of them can sit on a single rate card.
Portraits, family, branding.
Separates your time from the images so editing is visibly part of what is bought.
Most consumer work.
Bounds the editing, which is where uncosted time accumulates.
Every booking.
The deposit secures the date; the balance falls due before files are handed over.
Commercial and editorial work.
What agencies and businesses expect to be quoted.
The payment problems specific to this trade, and what actually fixes each one.
Editing time is invisible to the client, so quotes get benchmarked against the hours you were physically present.
Pricing the session and the deliverables separately makes post-production a visible line rather than absorbed overhead.
The date is blocked out weeks ahead and a cancellation leaves a Saturday empty in peak season.
A deposit at booking makes holding the date meaningful.
Digital delivery means no natural leverage — once files are sent, the balance is a request rather than a condition.
Structure the balance as due before delivery so it is part of the process rather than a follow-up.
RateCards turns your link into your storefront — packages scoped, deposits collected, and payment handled before the work starts.2
Send a clear package with deliverables and price. The client approves, pays the deposit in one tap, and you start with money in hand.
✓ Deposit Before You StartFlat-price the standard package, day-rate the shoots and sprints, retainer the ongoing work. Price it the way photographers actually bill.
✓ Project · Day Rate · RetainerPortraits, events, brand shoots, and licensing tiers — all listed with clear prices. Clients see exactly what you offer and book without the back-and-forth.
✓ Unlimited ServicesInstagram, your portfolio, your email signature — one link everywhere. Clients pick a package and book without the back-and-forth DMs.
✓ One Link, Every PlatformSell monthly content-shoot retainers as recurring services. Predictable monthly income between the one-off projects.3
✓ Automated Retainer BillingMessage clients from your dashboard — briefs, revisions, delivery dates — without chasing threads across five apps.
✓ Built-In Client MessagingRateCards puts the power of artificial intelligence in the hands of photographers — not just big corporations.
Describe what you do and AI builds your profiles and rate cards in seconds — your services, prices, and descriptions ready to share.
Stop guessing what to charge. Benchmark your rates against real market data so you win jobs — without leaving money on the table.
Never miss a client again. The AI Voice Receptionist answers your calls 24/7, quotes from your rate cards and books the job while you're on site.
Three steps. That’s it.
Add your services and pricing in minutes. No tech skills needed.
Text it, post it, or print it — customers open it on any device instantly.
They book and pay. You show up and do the work. Money in your account.
One link in every bio, every post, every text — wherever your clients already find you.
Free for 6 months. No credit card required.
Everything your customers need to pay you —
nothing they have to figure out.
Free for 6 months. No credit card required.
Retainers on auto-bill turned my feast-or-famine months into a baseline I can plan on.
RateCards is a booking and payment link for Photographers: list your services and prices on one page, take bookings and deposits, and get paid by card through Stripe — no website, no app, no code. Free to start, and most providers are set up in minutes. See how RateCards works or explore every feature.
Price the session and the deliverables as separate lines rather than quoting one number for the day. It makes post-production visible as work being bought rather than something clients assume is included free.
A deposit secures the date at booking, and the balance falls due before the edited files are delivered. Setting it out that way from the start avoids chasing payment for work already handed over.
Yes. Editing is where uncosted hours accumulate, and a defined number of images bounds the work you have actually sold. Additional edits can be listed as their own add-on service.
With RateCards.app, clients pay directly through your link — no invoices, no chasing. Payment is processed through Stripe and typically arrives in your account fast.1
It’s a simple page listing your services and prices where clients can book and pay quickly — like your own mini storefront.1
Yes. Collect a deposit at booking and the balance on delivery — no more finishing work and hoping the invoice gets paid.
No. They open your link in any browser on any device and pay in seconds — no download required.
Yes. Portraits, events, brand shoots, and licensing tiers — add every service you offer, all on one profile.
Yes. Tipping is built in and optional for every job — one tap at checkout.4
Put the link in your bio, portfolio, and email signature — clients book from wherever they find you.
Starter is free for your first 6 months — no credit card required. After that it’s $5/mo billed annually ($60 a year) or $7/mo billed monthly. Solo is $24/mo billed annually ($288 a year) or $29/mo monthly, and Business is $119/mo billed annually ($1,428 a year) or $149/mo monthly. See the full breakdown on the RateCards pricing page.
Two, and both are flat percentages of the listed price. A 5.5% service fee is deducted from your payout — that rate is all-inclusive, so Stripe’s processing costs are absorbed within it rather than charged to you separately.7 A 5.5% client booking fee is added to your client’s total at checkout.7 Solo cuts your service fee by 20% and Business by 30%; the client booking fee stays 5.5%. Every rate is listed on the pricing page.
RateCards gives photographers one shareable link where clients see services and prices, book, and pay by card through Stripe. This page covers how the trade prices its work — session fee plus deliverables, package with a set number of images, deposit to book, and day rate or half-day rate — and the payment problems specific to it: invisible editing time, dates held weeks ahead, and no leverage on digital delivery. Deposits, recurring billing, tips, and a print-ready QR code are built in, and clients need no app or account. Free to start.
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Create Your Rate Cards →Starter is free for your first 6 months — no credit card required. $5/mo billed annually after that.7