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# 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

# Creating a shoot type

You have the option to create and manage your different shoot types in [Settings > Data > Shoot Types](https://www.fotostudio.io/app/project_types?locale=fr).

![Managing your shoot types](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/1106822c7ec6b200/screenshot-2024-02-05-at-19000_or0401.png)

# Configuring default settings

A shoot type is represented by a name and a color, so that your schedule is as readable as possible.

![Editing a shoot type](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/1106822c7ec6b200/screenshot-2024-02-05-at-19005_17vgpkb.png)

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](https://www.fotostudio.io/app/payment_plans?locale=fr).

To learn more, see the category [Payment Plans](https://help.fotostudio.io/en/category/payment-plans-a5ng8i/).

### 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](https://help.fotostudio.io/en/category/the-workflows-1jrzq08/) 

### 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](https://help.fotostudio.io/en/category/online-payments-8bjrqx/) 

* 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](https://help.fotostudio.io/en/category/online-bookings-1uu5ufp/)