Ya....usually my partner who has a lot more experience in the business, has a lawyer, and knows all this stuff deals with the terms of the contract and the clients....
this gig was all me, and it was sooo last minute....
The problem was that he called us ON THURSDAY to come shoot THURSDAY night....
So by the time I saw the contract, I had already done 7 hrs of work for the guy for free.....and he was really intimidating and I just wanted the money and to please him so I signed my life away.....
Next time I know to ensure that all aspects of the contract are worked out and agreed upon before the first picture is taken....
All good things to learn......
I cashed his deposit cheque and am waiting for it to clear before i go drop off the images.
The GOOD thing is that the guy is out of the country for the next 3 weeks, so he left me his wifes phone number. Meaning that she will pay me and I will drop them off to her.....and since they are all raw images, she wont even get to view them without converting them all, which I doubt she knows how to do....
So at least I am confident that the money/image transaction will go smoothly. She doesn't intimidate me...the father does... so ya.