For Australian photographers and videographers · Built in Australia

The business side of a shoot — enquiry, contract, deposit, invoice.

Trimsy runs everything around the camera: the enquiry that arrives at 11pm, the quote, the contract signed before the day, the deposit that actually holds the date, and the invoice that goes out while you are still unpacking. It does not host or deliver your images — you keep whatever gallery you already use — and it is a flat monthly fee with no cut of the booking.

14 days free · No credit card · $24.99/mo

Trimsy in use

The problem

What photographers and videographers struggle with

  • Enquiries arriving across DMs, email and the contact form, with no single list of who has not been answered
  • A date held on a promise, then released when the client goes quiet and never paid a deposit
  • Contracts and model releases printed, posted, or forgotten until the morning of the shoot
  • Shot lists, run sheets and location notes living in a notes app nobody else can see
  • Package prices rebuilt from scratch in every quote
  • The invoice written days after delivery, then chased by hand

With Trimsy

What changes

  • One list of every enquiry and booking, whatever channel it came in on
  • A deposit taken at the moment of booking, so the date is held by money rather than goodwill
  • The contract and release e-signed before the day, with a full audit trail
  • Your questionnaire or shot list filled in by the client ahead of time and stored on the job
  • Packages priced once and reused — half-day, full-day, elopement, product shoot
  • Invoice on delivery, card payment online, overdue reminders sent without you

Built around how the work is actually sold

A mini-session, a wedding and a three-day commercial shoot are priced, contracted and paid for in completely different ways. The same job record carries all three.

Portrait, family and mini-sessions

High volume, short slots, often a whole day of them back to back.

  • Clients book a slot online and pay at the time
  • Back-to-back sessions with a buffer you set, so nobody overlaps
  • The same package sold over and over without rebuilding the price

Weddings and events

Booked a year out, on a retainer, against a contract that matters.

  • A retainer taken on signing and the balance scheduled before the day
  • Contract and model release e-signed, stored against the booking
  • The couple’s questionnaire and run sheet on the same record

Commercial and video production

Quoted per project, often multi-day, usually invoiced in stages.

  • Quote the project from site or from the brief, client accepts online
  • Multi-day shoots scheduled with the crew assigned to each
  • Staged invoicing — deposit, shoot day, delivery
The screen this page is describing, in Trimsy

Why it matters

A deposit is the only thing that holds a date

Every photographer has lost a Saturday to someone who was definitely booking and then stopped replying. Trimsy takes the deposit at the moment the booking is made, so the date is held by a payment rather than an intention — and the contract goes out for signature in the same step, while the client is still enthusiastic.

If they do cancel, the cancellation terms they agreed to are on a document they signed, not in an email thread you have to go and find.

  • Recurring jobs and repeat customers
  • Access notes and photos against the job
  • Digital checklists and signatures
  • Flat pricing — no commission on a job
  • Australian support, in Australian hours

Everything around the shoot, in one place

From the first enquiry to the final invoice. The images themselves stay wherever you already deliver them.

Online session booking

Clients pick a session type and a time from your real availability, at any hour. Travel time and setup buffers are yours to set.

Deposits and retainers

Take a deposit or the full amount when the booking is made. A date held by a paid deposit is a date that is actually held.

Contracts and releases

Send your shoot contract or model release to be signed online before the day, with a signed PDF and an audit trail kept against the job.

Client questionnaires

Your own intake form — shot list, must-have family groupings, venue access, parking — filled in by the client and stored on the booking.

Packages and add-ons

Build half-day, full-day and elopement packages once, with albums and extra hours as add-ons, and reuse them on every quote.

Quote → job → invoice

Quote a commercial project, convert the accepted quote to the job, and invoice in stages without re-typing anything.

Print and album sales

Sell prints, albums and USBs through the point of sale against the client’s record, so the shoot and what they bought afterwards sit together.

Gift vouchers

Sell a session as a voucher, redeemable against a future booking — the Christmas and Mother’s Day trade most portrait studios run on.

Second shooters and crew

Roster a second shooter or a video crew onto the job, with the call time, location and brief on their phone.

Reporting for BAS

Revenue by session type, by month, by client. See which work actually pays, and hand your accountant a clean record.

What it costs

From $24.99 a month.

A flat monthly fee in AUD. Nothing per booking, nothing per job, and the card rate you pay is your provider's own — Trimsy adds nothing to it.

$24.99 /month

$24.99/mo · $49.99/mo

  • No commission
  • No per-job fee
  • All features on your plan included
  • Add extra staff any time
  • Cancel any time

What photographers ask

Every answer here is checked against the product, including the bits that are a plain no.

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Does Trimsy deliver client galleries or proofing?

No, and it is worth being plain about it. Trimsy does not host, proof or deliver images — keep using Pixieset, ShootProof, Dropbox or whatever you deliver through today. What Trimsy replaces is the business side around it: the enquiry list, the quote, the contract, the deposit, the schedule and the invoice. Most photographers end up running the two alongside each other.

Can I take a deposit when someone books?

Yes. Set a fixed amount or a percentage per session type and it is charged during checkout, not chased afterwards. The balance settles later against the same booking, so one record shows what was paid and what is still owing.

Can clients sign a contract or model release online?

Yes. Build your own templates, send them for signature, and the signed PDF is stored against the booking with a timestamped audit trail. There is no per-signature fee.

Does it work for videographers too?

Yes — the shape of the work is what matters, not the medium. Project quoting, multi-day scheduling, crew assignment and staged invoicing are all the same whether you are delivering a gallery or a cut. Video projects tend to lean on quotes and staged invoices more than on instant online booking.

I shoot on location. Does that work?

Yes. The address and access notes travel with the booking to whoever is shooting it, and you can set travel and setup buffers so back-to-back sessions in different places do not collide.

What does it cost?

Essential is $24.99 a month and includes one staff member. Growth is $49.99 a month and includes three. Extra staff are $7 a month each on either plan. No commission and no per-booking fee.

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