Every photograph hides a second story: how it was made, who it changed, and what it can no longer prove.
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The Day Rate
True stories about the money behind the camera, told like heists: the portrait chain that closed overnight, the $125 fee that became a million-dollar verdict, the photographer who took 200 deposits and shot no weddings. Each week, two hosts take one real case from court filings and the public record, work out how the money really moved, and leave you with one clause, number or habit for your own studio.
Hosted by Della and Cal, performed by synthetic voices. Verified to the FactUnion Standard. Sources are in every episode's notes.
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Episodes
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The Float: Whose Money Is a Wedding Deposit?
A Raleigh wedding studio kept taking deposits until fifteen days before it shut its doors, and the case shows what a deposit really is once the bookings stop.
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