A simple, honest platform that puts photographers first. No commissions. No BS. Just fair connections.
My partner has been a photographer for a few years, and I've had a front-row seat to how this industry really works.
Most platforms in this space follow the same playbook: they receive a customer inquiry, match them with a photographer, and then take anywhere between 20-40% of the booking cost.
Well, that's a little greedy.
The photographer does all the work: the consultation, the shoot, the editing, the client management. They invest in thousands of dollars of equipment, years of experience, and countless hours perfecting their craft. And then they have to hand over nearly half of what they earn to a middleman?
It didn't sit right with me.
I put my software engineering skills to the test and here we are. A really simple, no-messing-around platform that connects photographers with clients, without the greed.
The core idea is simple: match clients with photographers. That's it. No complex booking systems, no forced workflows, no taking a cut of every transaction.
Of course, this website needs to make money, right? Well, yes. But not a percentage of a photographer's hard-earned income.
Here's what I thought was fair: after a photographer has had a successful lead or two, they'd probably be willing to pay about the price of a Netflix subscription to keep receiving those leads. A "try before you buy" kind of thing.
Photographer doesn't get a lead? Well, okay, but they don't need to pay for anything.
Photographer gets consistent clients, making the subscription a drop in the ocean of their profits.
This philosophy feels clean and fair. That's what PhotoFinder is built on.
We don't need a complicated booking system on our end to manage your shoot with the client. You're a professional. If we just send the clients to you, you can handle the rest.
No forced workflows. No platform-mandated processes. Just connections between clients and photographers. That's it.
To keep things extra fair, if we don't see much engagement on your account (low profile views, no clicks), we'll pause your subscription or give you free credit.
Fair is fair. If we're not delivering value, you shouldn't be paying. Simple as that.
While building this, I noticed something else: people are changing how they search. Instead of googling "wedding photographer near me", they're asking ChatGPT or Claude for recommendations.
New storefront, same problem. Photographers still getting squeezed by whoever owns the platform.
So we're building for both. A fair marketplace on the web, AND integrations with AI assistants. Get found where people actually search, keep 100% of what you earn. That's the goal.
To create a transparent photography marketplace where photographers keep 100% of what they earn, clients find the perfect match for their needs, and everyone wins through fair, subscription-based pricing.
We believe in empowering creative professionals, not exploiting them. We believe in simplicity over complexity. We believe in earning trust through value, not locking people into unfair contracts.
No hidden fees. No surprise charges. No fine print. What you see is what you get, always.
Photographers keep 100% of their earnings. We make money through fair subscriptions, not exploitative commissions.
Clean design. Easy to use. No overwhelming dashboards. Just the tools you need to connect and book.
We're building a platform with photographers, not just for them. Your feedback shapes our future.
If this resonates with you, we'd love to have you on the platform.