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How it works

Four steps between a search and a shoot.

Searching and messaging cost nothing. When a creator confirms, you pay 30% into escrow — and the balance only leaves two days after they wrap.

₹0
To search and chat
30%
Advance, held in escrow
₹100
Our fee, per booking

The four steps

Search, and see the price

Filter by city, category, budget and the dates you need. Every rate is published, so you know what a shoot costs before you talk to anyone.

Free · no account needed to look
Fashion · Coimbatore · under ₹15,000 · 27–28 AugExample
  • Meera S.@meera.shoots · 12.4K · CoimbatoreFashion
    ₹12,000Per day
  • Aarthi R.@aarthi.raj · 31.2K · CoimbatoreFashion
    ₹18,000Per day
  • Divya K.@divya.kn · 6.8K · TiruppurFashion
    ₹6,500Per day
Illustrative listings. Rates, names and follower counts are examples, not real creators.

Agree it in writing

Settle the dates, the days and the deliverables in chat. Nobody exchanges a phone number at this stage — type one and it comes out as dots.

The thread is your record if anything goes wrong
Messaging needs an account. Signing in takes a phone number and a one-time code — no documents.
Enquiry · no calls yet
  1. We need two days for our autumn lookbook, 27th and 28th.

  2. Both days work. 9:30 start, 18 looks is comfortable.

  3. Call me on ••••• •••••

Numbers are hidden until the advance is paid.

An illustrative thread, not a real conversation.

Pay 30% into escrow

Not to the creator — into an escrow account at a scheduled bank. That is what locks the dates and opens the masked calling line for both of you.

UPI, card or netbanking
Payment requestDates held while you decide
Two days, 18 looks
₹12,000
Advance now, 30%
₹3,600
Our fee, flat
₹100
Into escrow now₹3,700
Illustrative figures. Phone numbers stay masked until the advance is paid.
Held, not paid out. The creator cannot touch this until the shoot is marked done. If they do not turn up, it returns to you in full, under RBI payment aggregator rules.

Shoot, then release

The creator checks in at your address and marks the shoot complete when they wrap. You have 48 hours to raise anything. The balance leaves escrow two days later.

Invoice and contract land in your inbox
Autumn lookbookComplete
Checked in
9:28 AM · your address
Wrapped
6:04 PM · day two
You approved
Within 48 hours
Balance released
₹8,400 · T+2
Tax invoiceGST 18% · TDS 194-O at 0.1% deducted · usage rights attached
Illustrative figures.
Your money

Nobody can touch it while the job is open.

Not the creator, not us. Escrow sits at a scheduled bank under RBI payment aggregator rules.

  1. You payOnly on a confirmed booking₹3,600
  2. Escrow holdsScheduled bank, RBI rulesHELD
  3. They show upCheck-in is time and geo stampedLOGGED
  4. They wrapYou get 48 hours to raise anythingWRAPPED
  5. Balance outTwo days later, invoice attached₹8,400
Paperwork

Your accountant gets everything they ask for.

  • Contract

    Signed by both

    Fee, dates, deliverables, usage rights and territory. e-signed before the shoot.

  • GST

    Proper tax invoice

    Creator services are taxed at 18%. Your invoice shows it correctly, every time.

  • TDS

    Deducted for you

    Section 194-O at 0.1% — the marketplace withholding — handled automatically, so you are not liable later.

  • Usage

    Written down

    Where you can post it, for how long, in which territory. No arguments in month four.

If it goes wrong

Every ending is written down in advance.

You will never have to argue about what happens next. It is decided before you pay.

  • The creator does not turn upAdvance returns to you in full, automatically100% back
  • They cancel lateFull refund, and it goes on their record100% back
  • You cancel earlyFull refund, less the payment gateway chargeRefunded
  • You cancel the night beforeThe creator keeps part of the advance for the blocked dayPart held
  • You are unhappy with the workEscrow freezes while we read the thread and both recordsIn review

Questions we actually get.

Do I need a GST number?

No. A PAN and proof your business is real is enough to get verified and start messaging.

When does the creator get paid?

The advance stays in escrow. The balance leaves two days after they mark the shoot complete.

Can I talk to them before paying?

Yes, in chat, as much as you like. Calling opens once the advance is in.

What if I need two days instead of one?

Ask in the thread. They accept, you pay the difference into escrow, the booking updates.

Are the follower counts real?

They are pulled from the creator's own linked account, not typed in by them.

Who owns the photos?

Whatever the contract says. Usage rights are set before the shoot, not argued afterwards.

Still cheaper than one wasted shoot day.

Look for nothing, sign in when you want to message someone, and pay nothing until a booking is confirmed.