# Photography studio management software that gets every session paid at booking | Appointments

> Clients pick a slot on your page and pay the full session fee. The slot confirms only when the money lands, and reminders confirm the lineup.

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## Photography studio management software that gets every session paid at booking

Clients pick a slot on your page and pay the full session fee. The slot confirms only when the money lands.

## Mini sessions shouldn't sell out in your DMs.

You open twenty Saturday slots. Half book through DMs, deposits land on Venmo, and two families want the same 10:40. Appointments puts every slot on one page. Each slot holds for 10 minutes and confirms only when it's paid. A sold-out Saturday means the money is already in your account.

## Feature

- **The session fee, paid up front** — Clients pay 100% when they book, through Stripe, straight into your account. We take 0% of it. No payment, and the slot reopens in 10 minutes.
- **One page that sells out a Saturday** — One link for all your mini session slots. Clients pick as guests, with no signup. Two people can't buy the same 10:40.
- **Regulars on a real series** — You set the rhythm for the brand that shoots every month: weekly, every two weeks, or every four weeks. One link collects the whole month's sessions.
- **Reminders that confirm the lineup** — Staged email reminders go out before every session. Clients confirm or cancel in one click. You know before the slot, not while you wait with the lights on.
- **Your studio team in one account** — Owner, manager, and photographer roles. Calendars side by side to see the whole day. Commission per photographer and per service, with a dated history.

## How a session lands on your calendar

1. **Clients book and pay on your page** — From your link, on the dates you opened. No account to create. The slot holds for 10 minutes and confirms when the payment lands.
2. **You put regulars on a series** — You set the rhythm: weekly, every two weeks, or every four weeks. One link bills the month's booked sessions.
3. **Shoot day runs without surprises** — Email reminders go out ahead of every session. Clients confirm or cancel in one click, so you know before you set up the lights.

## Questions photographers ask

### Does Appointments work for photographers and studios?

Yes. Portraits, newborns, mini sessions, branding shoots, and studios rented by the hour all run on booked time. Solo shooters use their own page. Studios with several photographers add roles and per-photographer commissions in one account.

### How do clients grab a mini session slot?

You open the slots and share one link. Clients pick a slot as guests, with no account to create. The slot holds for 10 minutes and confirms only when paid. A sold slot can't be sold again.

### Can I take a deposit or retainer at booking?

No. Appointments collects the full session fee at booking, through Stripe, straight into your account. The session confirms already paid, so there is no balance to chase before shoot day.

### I shoot for the same client every month. How do I bill that?

You set the series: weekly, every two weeks, or every four weeks. The month's booked sessions group into one payment link. Every invoice comes numbered in sequence.

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