What is a shoot type? How to set default settings?
Shoot types represent the different types of services you offer to your clients: wedding, newborn, boudoir, corporate, etc. They help you navigate among your various shoots and apply default settings.
When you create a shoot in Fotostudio, you must always associate it with a type. This shoot type will define different behaviors for the shoot.
For example:
The rates that can be used for this shoot
The default contract to use
You have the option to create and manage your different shoot types in Settings > Data > Shoot Types.
A shoot type is represented by a name and a color, so that your schedule is as readable as possible.
When you create or edit a shoot type, you can customize these different settings:
This contract can easily be signed online by your client.
You can choose to use a single contract for all your shoot types, different contracts, or no contract.
They are not mandatory because the contract provided for free by Fotostudio automatically includes the general terms and conditions of sale.
If you choose GTC, they will be automatically inserted into your quotes and invoices for this type of shoot.
Which allows you to define how you wish to bill a shoot.
By default, Fotostudio proposes 30% deposit and 70% balance. You can create and modify your payment plans in Settings > Modules > Payment Plans.
To learn more, see the category Payment Plans.
Workflows allow you to automate the sending of emails (session reminder, thank you, invoice, questionnaire, etc.) and to schedule tasks.
To learn more, see the category Workflows
Which will be used for any new shoot of this type that you create. And it will therefore be included in the contract.
Useful for sessions held in the studio.
Automatically validate a shoot: allows you to choose when you want the shoot to change from the status "Pending" to "Confirmed".
Enable online payment: allows you to activate or deactivate online payment for this type of shoot.
To learn more, see the category Online Payments
Display in online booking?: allows you to display or hide this type of shoot in your online bookings.
To learn more, see the category Online Bookings
When you create a shoot in Fotostudio, you must always associate it with a type. This shoot type will define different behaviors for the shoot.
For example:
The rates that can be used for this shoot
The default contract to use
Creating a shoot type
You have the option to create and manage your different shoot types in Settings > Data > Shoot Types.
Configuring default settings
A shoot type is represented by a name and a color, so that your schedule is as readable as possible.
When you create or edit a shoot type, you can customize these different settings:
The contract
This contract can easily be signed online by your client.
You can choose to use a single contract for all your shoot types, different contracts, or no contract.
General Terms and Conditions
They are not mandatory because the contract provided for free by Fotostudio automatically includes the general terms and conditions of sale.
If you choose GTC, they will be automatically inserted into your quotes and invoices for this type of shoot.
The payment plan
Which allows you to define how you wish to bill a shoot.
By default, Fotostudio proposes 30% deposit and 70% balance. You can create and modify your payment plans in Settings > Modules > Payment Plans.
To learn more, see the category Payment Plans.
The workflow
Workflows allow you to automate the sending of emails (session reminder, thank you, invoice, questionnaire, etc.) and to schedule tasks.
To learn more, see the category Workflows
The default address
Which will be used for any new shoot of this type that you create. And it will therefore be included in the contract.
Useful for sessions held in the studio.
Other options
Automatically validate a shoot: allows you to choose when you want the shoot to change from the status "Pending" to "Confirmed".
Enable online payment: allows you to activate or deactivate online payment for this type of shoot.
To learn more, see the category Online Payments
Display in online booking?: allows you to display or hide this type of shoot in your online bookings.
To learn more, see the category Online Bookings
Updated on: 05/02/2024
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