Effective July 2006

contact legal@phatratt.com for contracts and legal issues.

Non-disclosure and no compete agreement

each person who is interested in doing photo shoots for phat ratt will be required to sign and notarize a non-disclosure and no compete agreement.  this agreement must be received by the home office and be properly filled out prior to receiving access to any internal web sites, email, calendars, paper documents, emailed documents, on line documents.

you are also required to inform us of your termination of work for phat ratt so we can start the clock at the correct time for the no-compete part of the agreement.

Ownership and Copyright policy:

• we agree to shoot a specific subject or set of subject matter or persons.
• if this is a paid gig where you will be paying for my time to do that shoot.
  • I will not retain the copyright on those photos.  
  • They are yours to do with as you please for as long as you please.    
  • I may request permission to use a few photos for my own promotional, demo or portfolio needs
• If I was not paid for my time
  • that copyright belongs to me.
• Extra shooting while under a paid gig time frame
  • there are times during a  paid gig when events occur that are worthy of a photograph
  • severe weather is one good example
  • when such events
    • the photographer is free to photograph them
    • and will retain the copyright for those photos
    • provided they do not disrupt or interfere with the  paid gig shooting requirements.
• and last minute major changes to the gig by the customer not paid for.
  • for anything shoot above and beyond the agreed up on subject matter
  • applies during the shoot as well as before and after the shoot.
  
  
  
  

of photographer

this is your own business and you are on your own completely when it comes to being employed.
you are not an employee or contractor wiht phat ratt photography, we just train you and help your company succeed much like a franchise.

of independent office manager/photographer

this is your own business and you are on your own completely when it comes to being employed.
you are not an employee or contractor wiht phat ratt photography, we just train you and help your company succeed much like a franchise.

Money matters

Cash intake 

day of event sales

cash sales so be careful of shady people looking to rob you
your responsible for paying taxes on that income

Donations to the cause

since we do a lot of gigs that are raisin money for charities a donation is often expected.
see the guidelines in the training manual for calculating the correct amount.

Web site purchases

as an local office owner you will have your own web site so you get paid for your photo sales.  
the look adn feel of the web will match that of the home office.
naming conventions and other standards need to be followed as well. 

photographers that are not office owners do not get internet sales money,
that goes to the office who manages and sends the photographer out on gigs.

the web site will only pay out when your account is in excess of $200 dollars
they also report this money as earned income to the IRS each year

weddings

don't spend the down payment and end up not doing the gig.
collect 1/3 up front as a down payment
collect 1/3 at START of wedding shoot
collect 1/3 before handing over the CD or prints made.

Payouts

photographer is the money maker on any gig

must pay his own models, assistants, drivers, helpers, sales people as they are used.   
guidelines for correct amounts are in the training manuals.

photographers must also pay the Main office and the local office from which it was deployed.

if the photographer is also the local office owner no gig fee is paid to self but home office gig fee must still be paid.

each photographer that goes on a gig using the phat ratt photography name must pay a small fee for each gig no matter how small or large or easy or complex. that includes office owners who shoot gigs.

if a photographer is working with a local office they must then pay that office the same gig fee as the home office.

there may be a need for a regional manager in the business structure depending on how many people are in an area.  if that is needed then photographer will pay local office manager, regional manager, and home office the same fee for each gig completed.