If you run a photography business and you’re not using Cradoc fotoSoftware’s fotoBiz, this post is for you.

fotoBiz just released version 11, and I wanted to take a moment to spread the word. I’ve been a user since around 2005, when I first started using it to track stock photography sales and generate invoices. Twenty years later, it’s still one of the most mission-critical pieces of software in my business.

Just last month I got a real-world reminder of why. A client I hadn’t heard from in over ten years reached out to renew a license for the second press run of a book that had used one of my images on the cover. Because fotoBiz had tracked the original license from the beginning, I was able to pull up the previous terms and fees in minutes, put together a quote for the re-use, and send it off without missing a beat. Without it, I would have been spinning my wheels trying to reconstruct a transaction from a decade ago.

That’s what fotoBiz actually does in practice: it handles my contact management, generates image usage licenses, tracks payments, and helps me build assignment estimates that I can then convert into invoices. It also includes a surprisingly robust built-in business coach that covers the real-world situations photographers run into, including how to negotiate, what to consider when a client wants to buy out my rights entirely, and what steps to take if my images are used without permission. I still use the coach today.

The other thing worth highlighting is that fotoBiz 11 includes fotoquote 8, which has long been the industry standard for photography pricing. If you’ve ever agonized over what to charge for a particular use, fotoquote takes the guesswork out of it.

Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting to formalize your photo business, this is software worth a serious look. The business side of photography can feel overwhelming, and fotoBiz does a genuinely good job of helping me stay organized and get paid fairly.

You can learn more at 
https://www.cradocfotosoftware.com/fotobiz/
and purchase a license here
https://www.cradocfotosoftware.com/store/