I have hired a photographer who owns his own studio. I've read that in those instances you do not need to pay an additional gratuity (only if they are a photographer of a company they don't own). To make things a little more complicated, there will be an assistant/second shooter on the day. To tip or not to tip? What did you guys do?
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