Is It Out of Scope? — Web design

Is expanding photography beyond the shot list out of scope for a web design project?

Yes. Extra shots mean extra shoot time (and often a second session), beyond the list the photography deliverable was priced against.

Photography is typically quoted against a shot list agreed before the shoot — a set number of setups, locations, or product angles. Once on site, it's common for a client to start pointing out "just one more" shot, and those add up.

Is it out of scope?

Yes. The shot list is what the photography day (or session) was priced and scheduled against; shots beyond it mean more setup and shooting time than was budgeted.

Clause typically implicated

Clause typically implicated

Deliverables clauseThe agreed shot list defines the photography deliverable; additional shots are new, unquoted shoot time.

Example contract wording

Example contract wording (illustrative, not legal advice)

We're past the shots on the agreed list — I can add these, but it means extra time on set (or a follow-up session), so I'd want to quote that separately before we shoot them.

How MarginFlow flags it

MarginFlow checks photography requests against the shot list named in the deliverables and flags anything beyond it as outside_scope.

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