Portrait Studios & Mini Sessions Payments

Portrait, family, newborn and headshot studios sell sessions, run seasonal mini-session days and sell prints and albums.
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Payment solutions for portrait studios & mini sessions

How these solutions fit portrait studios & mini sessions

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Square Appointments

For portrait studios & mini sessions: Schedule photo sessions and pre-production consultations, collect appointment payments and keep staff calendars aligned. Square Appointments lets clients book online 24/7, sends automated reminders and keeps every staff calendar in one place. Book mini sessions with prepayment and no-show protection. Roots sets up your services, availability, policies and forms so the calendar works from day one.
  • Build your service menu with durations, buffers, prices and assigned staff
  • Set cancellation and prepayment policies that match your written policy
  • Turn intake, consent and policy documents into automated digital forms
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Square Point of Sale

For portrait studios & mini sessions: Bring photo sessions, video projects and print orders into a point-of-sale workflow, with reporting organized around session deposits, licensing details and project invoices. Square Point of Sale is Square's free POS app for taking payments in person, online and on the go. In-studio print and album sales. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, configures it around how your portrait studio actually checks clients out.
  • Map your services, fees and products into the Square item library before your first client
  • Recommend and configure Square hardware for your front desk or field work (you buy it from Square)
  • Set team permissions so each role sees only what it needs
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Square Online (websites)

For portrait studios & mini sessions: Give customers an online storefront for photo sessions, video projects and print orders, with ordering and fulfillment choices suited to your business. Square Online builds a basic website or online store that shares items, inventory and customers with your Square POS. An online store for prints and gift cards. Roots builds the store, catalog and fulfillment settings.
  • Build your catalog, photos and categories
  • Configure pickup, delivery and shipping rules
  • Keep restricted items off online checkout
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Square Payment Links

For portrait studios & mini sessions: Share a checkout link for photo sessions, video projects and print orders through messages, email or your website. Square Payment Links creates a secure checkout page you can share by email, text, social media or QR code, and reuse for standard fees. Links for session retainers. Roots sets up the links, custom fields and reporting.
  • Create reusable links for your standard fees and deposits
  • Add custom checkout fields that collect only what you need
  • Place buy buttons and QR codes on your website and printed materials
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Square Gift Cards

For portrait studios & mini sessions: Offer gift cards redeemable toward photo sessions, video projects and print orders and track purchased and redeemed balances. Square Gift Cards sells physical and eGift cards that redeem at your POS and online. Gift cards for sessions. Roots sets up designs, online sales and reporting.
  • Set up eGift designs and an online gift card page
  • Configure physical card ordering and activation
  • Train staff on sales and redemption
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Tap to Pay on Phone

For portrait studios & mini sessions: Take contactless payments for photo sessions, video projects and print orders on a supported phone while serving customers on the move. Tap to Pay lets you accept contactless cards and digital wallets on a compatible phone. Tap to Pay at on-location sessions.
  • Device selection and setup
  • Set up the app and users
  • Train staff
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Merchant Account

For portrait studios & mini sessions: Arrange a processing account for photo sessions, video projects and print orders, with checkout methods matched to how customers pay. A dedicated merchant account underwritten for your portrait studio, with pricing you can read and a person to call. Simple pricing under MCC 7221.
  • Analyze your current statements and quote side by side
  • Prepare the underwriting package so approval moves quickly
  • Set up terminals, gateway and software connections
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Portrait Studios & Mini Sessions payment questions

Start with the workflows your business needs. Options on this page include Square Booking for Portrait Photographers, Square POS for Portrait Photographers, Square Online for Portrait Photographers. Roots helps compare the setup, software and processing requirements around how you operate.
Yes. Bring your current POS, checkout or billing tools and recent processing statements. We review appointments, invoices, deposits and customer billing, then plan the changes your portrait studios & mini sessions business needs.
Request a quote for your business. The review covers your payment mix, locations, software, hardware recommendations and implementation work. Consultations and payment reviews are free.
Bring recent payment statements, the systems you use and a record of how a customer places an order, receives a service or pays a bill. Tell us which portrait studios & mini sessions workflows need to improve so we can scope a practical setup.

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