CRM for photographers and videographers
Nod CRM turns "are you free on the 14th?" into a signed package and a payment, in the thread the client already wrote in. Stripe for cards and bank. Razorpay and UPI if your clients are in India. No client account, no PDF, no chasing.
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Here's the package. Sign when you're ready.
Proposal P-0041Brand shoot · Harbour Street Bakery$2,150.00Open and signHow a shoot gets booked
"Are you free on the 14th?" arrives on WhatsApp or by email. It is a lead in Nod the moment it arrives: forward it to your Nod address, or connect your inbox and it is already there.
Your packages live in the catalog: a half day, a full day, a second shooter, an album. Pick them, add the date and your terms, and send the proposal in the same thread. No PDF.
The client opens the deal page, verifies with a one-time code sent to their email, and e-signs. You get the opened ping and read receipts; reminders go out if it goes quiet.
Card or bank through Stripe; UPI or card through Razorpay for clients in India. The payment is matched to the deal, so you never reconcile a transfer against a spreadsheet.
Numbered, dated, in the client's currency, with the tax lines their country expects: EIN for the US, VAT for the EU and UK, GST for India.
Culling, editing and delivery as tasks on a board. Share the "pick your favourites" task with the client. Log editing hours and bill them as invoice lines if the scope grows.
The sample deal, as a photographer sees it
Catalog
Each line is a saved item with its rate. The proposal is the package plus the date and your terms.
E-sign
Your terms travel with the proposal. The signature is verified by a one-time code, and the audit trail records who signed and when.
Paid on the spot
The client pays on the deal page. The invoice, INV-0041, is created the moment the payment lands.
After the shoot
On every plan, a signed deal opens a project on its own. The client sees the tasks you share in their portal, behind the same one-time code. Logged hours can become invoice lines when the scope grows.
What Nod leaves to other tools
Nod runs the booking, the signature, the payment and the invoice. Delivery stays with your gallery tool. Invoices are created in Nod and are not emailed yet.
The usual stack, and this one
| For every shoot | The usual stack | Nod CRM |
|---|---|---|
| The proposal | A PDF built by hand, attached to an email | Packages from your catalog, sent as a link in the thread |
| The contract | A separate e-signature tool, a separate document | Your terms travel with the proposal; one e-signature, verified by code |
| The payment | A payment link from a third app, reconciled by hand | Paid on the deal page through Stripe or Razorpay, matched automatically |
| The invoice | Typed again in an invoicing app | Created from the deal, in the client's currency, tax lines included |
| The follow-ups | "Did you see it?", by hand | Read receipts, and reminders before due, on the day, and overdue |
| Clients abroad | Currency and tax worked out per invoice | EIN, VAT or GST handled per client; multi-currency built in |
| Galleries | Your gallery tool | Still your gallery tool |
Questions from photographers
Yes. The proposal carries your terms; the client opens it on their phone, verifies with a one-time code by email and e-signs. No account, no app, no printing.
Yes. Packages are items in your products and services catalog, so a proposal is a few taps: pick the package, add the date, send.
Invoices are issued in the client's currency with the right tax lines: EIN for a US client, VAT for the EU and UK, GST for India. Stripe handles cards and bank payments; Razorpay handles UPI and cards in India.
No. Nod runs the booking, the signature, the payment and the invoice. Delivery stays with your gallery tool.
Yes, on every plan: log the hours on the project and turn them into invoice lines.
Not yet. Today an invoice is either paid or unpaid. Payment schedules are being built now: a retainer, milestone payments and the balance before delivery, each with its own due date, pay link and reminders, with Paid and Balance due shown on every invoice and in the client portal. There is no booking scheduler yet either; one is planned after payments.