Prompts for Photography and videography

Every prompt in this set, as a list

All 100 titles for Photography and videography, with the job each one is for. The card for each is on this page; the filters above narrow the grid, not this list.

• The wedding enquiry with a date and no budgetA couple asks whether you are free next June and says "what are your packages?"
• "How much for a shoot?"A message arrives with one line, no date, no purpose and no location.
• The date is already takenA couple's date clashes with a booking and they want you anyway.
• The couple who wants a discountThey love the work, the date is open, and they ask for 20% off because it is a small wedding.
• The wedding fair follow-upForty couples took your card at a fair and none has booked.
• The corporate headshot dayAn office wants 30 headshots in one day and asks for a price per person.
• The product photography enquiryA small brand wants 40 products shot on white and has a deadline of two weeks.
• The real estate photography enquiryAn agent wants 12 properties a month and "a good rate".
• The newborn enquiryA parent asks for a newborn shoot "as soon as possible" and the baby is five days old.
• The venue wants accreditationA venue asks for your insurance and a risk assessment before they will let you shoot.
• A booking for this weekendSomeone cancels and a couple asks whether you can cover their wedding in four days.
• A destination weddingA couple wants you in Italy for three days and asks for "a price including travel".
• The quote that explains usageA commercial client assumes they own the photos outright.
• The wedding package proposalThe call went well and they want "everything in writing".
• The deposit and the balanceA couple is ready to book and asks how payment works.
• The cancellation clause, in plain EnglishA couple asks what happens if they have to postpone, and the contract is legalistic.
• "Can we have the raw files?"A couple asks for every unedited frame because "they paid for the photos".
• Adding a second shooterThe wedding grew to 200 guests and one photographer cannot cover both preparations.
• Travel and accommodation in the quoteA client 200 miles away asks for "the full price, no surprises".
• When the client wants exclusivityA brand asks that you never shoot for their competitor.
• When the quote goes staleA couple returns eight months later and expects last year's price.
• The rush delivery feeA client needs the gallery in 48 hours for a launch and the normal turnaround is three weeks.
• The client's must-have shot listA bride sends a 60-image Pinterest board and expects every one.
• The venue's supplier rulesThe venue requires accredited suppliers and a risk assessment, and the couple has already booked you.
• The enquiry that only asks the price"How much for a wedding?" — no date, no venue, no guest count.
• The date that is on hold for someone elseA couple wants a Saturday that another couple is holding until Friday.
• They want to see a full wedding, not a highlight reelA cautious couple asks to see every image from one complete day.
• A friend will "take the photos too"The bride's uncle has a camera and will shoot alongside you.
• The portrait client who brings an entourageA senior session turns up with Mum, Dad, two sisters and a dog.
• The charity asking for a free shootA local hospice wants a full day of photography for a thank-you credit.
• The invoice that is 60 days lateA corporate client has had the images for two months and the invoice is unpaid.
• The client who cancels a week beforeA family shoot canceled because "something came up", and the slot cannot be refilled.
• "Can you retouch everything?"The client has the gallery and wants every image fully retouched, not just the selected set.
• The album that never gets orderedA couple paid for an album eight months ago and has not chosen the images.
• The gallery is about to expireThe delivery link is 11 months old and the client has not downloaded anything.
• When the client wants images taken downA couple asks for their wedding gallery to be removed from your portfolio.
• The model release for a commercial shootA brand shoot with real people needs releases, and the client thinks it is a formality.
• The venue wants your images for freeA hotel asks for the gallery from a wedding "for our Instagram".
• The print arrived damagedA framed 30-inch print reached the client with a cracked frame and a creased corner.
• The card that failedSaturday's wedding is on a card that will not mount, and the second card only holds the reception.
• The client wants all the footageA brand asks for the unedited camera files "just in case".
• The drone is not allowedThe venue is inside a no-fly zone and the couple's package included aerial shots.
• The audio is unusableThe vows were recorded next to a marquee heater and the officiant's mic failed.
• "That's not what we expected"The client watches the first cut and wants a completely different film.
• Music that cannot be usedThe client wants their favourite song and the film is going on their business's social channels.
• The testimonial subject is nervousA real customer freezes on camera and the client wants a script read word for word.
• The brand video that keeps growingA 60-second product film has become a three-part campaign with no change to the budget.
• The event film needed by FridayA conference ended last night and the organiser wants a two-minute film before the next event.
• The January slumpBookings evaporate after New Year and the calendar is empty until May.
• Telling old clients about a price riseDay rates go up 15% in the spring and repeat clients have had the old rate for years.
• Asking for a review after deliveryThe gallery went out a week ago and the client is delighted but silent.
• Rebuilding the portfolio after a rebrandThe website now targets commercial interiors but the portfolio is all weddings.
• The client who found you through a competitorA brand says their last photographer was too slow and asks what you would do differently.
• The associate who wants more per dayA trusted second shooter asks for a higher day rate mid-season.
• The styled shoot that wants free workA planner offers "great exposure" for a full day at a venue you would love to shoot.
• The discount request from a first-time clientA couple loves the work, cannot afford the package, and asks what you can do.
• The shoot that runs overThe speeches started 90 minutes late and the coverage was supposed to end at 10.
• The location permission falls throughThe estate cancels two days before a portrait session that was built around it.
• The forecast says rainA 60-person outdoor ceremony on Saturday and 80% chance of rain.
• The late brideHair and makeup is two hours behind and the ceremony is fixed.
• The assistant cancels the day beforeThe second shooter pulls out 24 hours before a 200-guest wedding.
• Renting versus buying for one jobA one-off commercial shoot needs a tilt-shift lens you do not own.
• The corporate client's payment termsA new client's purchase order says 60 days and their finance team needs a PO number on the invoice.
• Deleting a client's filesThe retention period is up and 400GB of wedding galleries need to go.
• "Can you make me look thinner?"A portrait client asks for body edits and then asks for more.
• The guest who wants a copyA wedding guest emails asking for the file of a photograph of her family.
• The divorceA former client asks that every image of their ex-partner be removed from the website and social accounts.
• The wedding that will not happenA couple emails to say the wedding is canceled because a parent has died.
• The memorial slideshowA family wants a video from 40 years of family photographs for a funeral next week.
• Photographing children at a schoolA elementary school books class photographs and the office asks whether parents need to consent.
• Forty headshots in one dayA company books a headshot day and every person needs a different crop for a different platform.
• The photographer breaks an ankleYou are the only shooter and the wedding is in 36 hours.
• The planner who wants a partnershipA wedding planner offers to put you on their preferred supplier list in exchange for a commission.
• The couple who went quietA good enquiry had two calls, then nothing for three weeks.
• Turning a shoot into a case studyA commercial job went well and the client will allow the images to be shown.
• A session in a dark terrace houseA newborn shoot at home where the only window faces a wall.
• Midday sun at a 1pm ceremonyThe ceremony is at 1pm in July and the portraits are scheduled for 1:45.
• The dark venue with a no-flash ruleA church ceremony forbids flash and the light is two stops too dark.
• The reception with five light sourcesTungsten, LED uplighters, DJ lasers and a window all in one room.
• Twenty products on one tableA small maker needs 20 product photographs for their shop and has no studio.
• The elopement for twoA couple wants six hours on a mountain with no guests and no timeline.
• The vow renewal after 25 yearsA couple wants the photographs they could not afford at their wedding.
• The brand content dayA small brand wants a month of social content from one day's shooting.
• The menu shoot before a reopeningA restaurant reopens in ten days and needs 20 dishes photographed.
• The house that lists on FridayA real estate agent needs interiors shot before the listing goes live in three days.
• The embargoed launchA brand's product launches in six weeks and nothing may appear before the date.
• The author photograph for a jacketA publisher needs a headshot to a specific size, crop and resolution.
• The dog that will not settleA rescue greyhound freezes at the studio door and the owner is apologetic.
• "It doesn't look like the photos on your site"The client compares their gallery to the sunlit fields on the homepage.
• The assistant's first solo weddingA second shooter is ready to lead, and the first solo booking is a friend's wedding.
• The kit that was stolenA bag with two bodies and three lenses went from a locked car.
• The enquiry form that gets nothing usefulThe website form collects a name and an email and every reply is "how much?"
• Packages or à la carteEvery enquiry asks for a custom quote and quoting takes two hours each.
• The client who wants more coverageA couple booked six hours and now wants the whole day, three weeks out.
• The workshop enquirySomeone asks you to teach a two-day workshop for eight people.
• The image that took offOne photograph from a wedding is shared widely and brands start asking to use it.
• The fifth "small change"A client has asked for one more tweak four times and each one takes an hour.
• The album design they hateThe couple approved the layout, then saw the printed proof and want it redesigned.
• The supplier using your images without creditA florist posts your wedding photographs as their own portfolio with no credit and no permission.
• What to stop offeringThe year-end review shows three services that take time and lose money.

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