A free, editable invoice template built for freelance photographers — with the line items and billing conventions your clients expect. Load the example, make it yours, download the PDF.
A photography invoice is really three invoices wearing one number: the shoot itself, the post-production behind it, and the licence that lets the client actually use the images. Collapsing them into one line is how photographers end up working the second and third jobs for free.
Because shoots involve logistics, the invoice is also where travel, assistants, and equipment rental get recovered — standard, expected lines in commercial photography that amateurs leave off and eat.
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Commercial photographers bill a shoot fee (day or half-day), post-production as its own line (per image or per hour), and usage licensing scoped by media, territory, and duration. A 50% booking deposit secures the date; weather or client reschedules inside 48 hours commonly carry a fee.
| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-day brand shoot — on location, up to 4 hours | 1 | 850.00 | 850.00 |
| Post-production — culling, colour, retouching (45 delivered images) | 45 | 8.00 | 360.00 |
| Usage licence — web & social media, 24 months | 1 | 300.00 | 300.00 |
| Travel — 120 km round trip | 1 | 75.00 | 75.00 |
Example figures for illustration — replace with your own scope and rates.
Bundling usage into the shoot fee. 'Brand shoot — $1,200, all rights included' hands a national campaign the same price as a website refresh. Scope the licence on the invoice (web + social, 24 months is a normal starting point) and price extensions when they're requested.
Not sure your underlying rate is right? Run the numbers in the freelance photographer rate calculator — typical rates for photographers run $50–$200/hour. And if an invoice goes quiet, use our late-payment email templates to chase it politely.