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Usage licensing
Get paid for how photos get used.
Clients pick their photos, then how they’ll use them, for how long, and where, and see the price as they choose. Paying unlocks the photos, and Edit reminds them before the license ends.
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How it works
Set your rates once. Clients do the rest.
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Set your rates
Start from suggested rates, or set your own price for each use and what longer terms, wider territory, and exclusivity add.
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Share a Licensing gallery
Your client picks the photos, then how they’ll use them, for how long, and where, and sees the price as they choose.
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They pay, it starts
Paying unlocks the licensed photos and starts the license. The terms are saved with every photo.
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Renewals come back
Edit emails your client 60, 30, and 7 days before the license ends, with a Renew button.
Your rate card
Suggested rates, yours to change.
Every license starts from a price per photo for each use. Here’s where Edit starts you. Change any number in Settings, or turn a use off.
| Use | Per photo, 1 year, United States |
|---|---|
| WebsiteYour own site and online store | $150.00 |
| Social mediaOrganic posts on your own accounts | $125.00 |
| Paid adsPaid social, search, and display ads | $300.00 |
| PrintBrochures, catalogs, and mailers | $250.00 |
| PackagingOn the product box or label | $450.00 |
| Billboards and outdoorBillboards, transit, and in-store displays | $750.00 |
| TV and streaming videoBroadcast, streaming, and video ads | $750.00Off until you turn it on |
| What changes the price | Starting rate |
|---|---|
| 2 years | ×1.6 |
| 5 years | ×2.5 |
| Unlimited | ×4 |
| North America | ×1.3 |
| Worldwide | ×2 |
| Exclusive | ×2 |
| 3 or more photos | 20% off |
The details
Licensing that keeps track for you.
Licensing galleries
A gallery type of its own. Clients pick photos, uses, length, territory, and exclusivity, and see the price live.
On estimates and invoices
Add a license as one line, for a number of photos or the ones you pick, at your rates or a custom price for one client.
Starts on delivery
A license on an invoice attaches to the photos when you deliver them, and the project shows if it’s awaiting payment or active.
Renewal reminders
Clients get a reminder 60, 30, and 7 days before a license ends, with a Renew button. You get a heads-up too.
Ended licenses lock
When a license ends, its photos lock in the gallery until it’s renewed.
Exclusive holds
An exclusive photo is held for its buyer and can’t be licensed to anyone else for the term.
Your license terms
Write your terms once. Clients agree to them before they pay.
Every license in one list
See each license, what it covers, who holds it, and when it ends.
0% commission
Clients pay through your own Stripe or Square. Edit never takes a cut.
Usage licensing questions
What is a photo usage license?
It’s permission to use a photo in specific ways, for a set time, in a set place. You keep the copyright. The client pays for the uses they need, like their website, ads, or packaging, and pays again to keep using it after the license ends.
How should I price image usage?
Most photographers charge more the more a photo is seen: a website costs less than a billboard, and a longer term, a wider territory, or exclusivity add to the price. Edit starts you with suggested rates for each use and each of those, and you can change every one of them.
Can I add a license to an estimate or invoice?
Yes. Add a license as one line on any estimate or invoice, using your rates or a custom price for that client. The license terms show under the line items, and the license starts when you deliver the photos.
When does a license start?
In a Licensing gallery, it starts when your client pays. On an invoice, it starts when you deliver the photos, whether or not the invoice has been paid yet.
What happens when a license ends?
Your client gets reminders 60, 30, and 7 days before it ends, each with a Renew button. If it ends anyway, the photos lock in the gallery until they renew.
Can a client license a photo exclusively?
Yes, if you offer it. An exclusive photo can’t be licensed to anyone else until that license ends.
Which plans include usage licensing?
The Studio and Agency plans. Every plan is free for 60 days, with no card to start.
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