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For Photography Studios & Video Production Businesses

You Create the Art. We'll Handle the Books.

LedgerAI connects to QuickBooks and automatically categorizes camera gear, video equipment, music licensing, second shooter payments, colorist and editor invoices, and software subscriptions. You review the flagged 1099s. QuickBooks is updated automatically.

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LedgerAI  ·  Books Review  ·  Blue Frame Productions  ·  Q4 2024
318 transactions scanned Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2024
38 Reclassified
9 Needs Review
4 Personal Charges
2 Duplicate Clusters
5 Contractors
$5,200 Deductions Found
Flagged for your review
Colorist · Invoice $2,800.00 1099?
Music License (unknown) $480.00 Low Confidence
Whole Foods Market $94.20 Personal Charge
38 avg corrections applied per review
9 avg items flagged for your review
$5,200 avg deductions surfaced per review
QB corrections written back to QuickBooks automatically
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Applied automatically
B&H Photo, Adorama, Adobe CC, Frame.io, music licensing services, and 670+ other known vendors categorized without any action from you.
Flagged for your review
Payments to colorists, editors, and second shooters, unknown vendors, and personal charges go to your review queue first.
Written back to QuickBooks
Only the corrections you approve get written back. Nothing changes in QuickBooks until you say so.
Never changed silently
Anything outside high-confidence stays in your queue. Your books are never modified without approval.
What LedgerAI Finds

The four things that cost photo and video
businesses the most money at tax time.

LedgerAI looks for the specific issues that hit creative production businesses hardest: gear on the wrong account, contractors with no 1099 trail, missed licensing costs, and software subscriptions scattered across statements.

Equipment Error
Camera & Video Gear on the Wrong Account
B&H, Adorama, ARRI, Blackmagic, and rental house invoices routinely land in "Office Supplies" or "Uncategorized." LedgerAI corrects them to Equipment or Equipment Rental automatically.
Corrections applied automatically
B&H Photo Video $2,840.00 Office Supplies Equipment
Adorama Camera $1,420.00 Uncategorized Equipment
Lens Pro (Rental) $380.00 Miscellaneous Equipment Rental
3 equipment corrections applied to QuickBooks automatically
1099 Risk
Editors, Colorists & Second Shooters Not Tracked
Payments to colorists, editors, second shooters, and motion graphics artists via Zelle, PayPal, or Venmo end up as "Uncategorized." LedgerAI routes them to Contract Labor and flags for 1099.
1099 contractor queue
Colorist · Invoice $5,200 YTD Needs W-9
Ashley R. · Second Shooter $3,600 YTD Needs W-9
Motion Graphics Artist $480 YTD Under $600
$8,800 in creative contractor payments tracked. 2 flagged for 1099.
Licensing Tracked
Music Licensing & Stock Footage Costs Captured
Musicbed, Artlist, Soundstripe, Storyblocks, and Getty Images are often missed or miscategorized. LedgerAI ensures all licensing costs land in the right category as deductible production expenses.
Licensing costs
Musicbed Annual $399.00 Music Licensing
Artlist (stock music) $199.00 Music Licensing
Storyblocks $149.00 Stock Footage
$747 in production licensing tracked and deductible
Software Tracked
Every Software Subscription Properly Categorized
Adobe CC, DaVinci Resolve, Frame.io, Pixieset, ShootProof, LUTify, and dozens more: all correctly categorized to Software so nothing is missed at year end.
Software subscriptions
Adobe Creative Cloud $54.99 Software
Frame.io $15.00 Software
DaVinci Resolve Studio $295.00 Software
Software subscriptions tracked. Every subscription deductible and confirmed.
How It Works

From connected to clean books
in a single run.

LedgerAI handles the mechanical work of the first pass and puts only what actually needs a decision in front of you.

Step 1

Connect QuickBooks in 60 seconds

One-click OAuth. No API keys, no configuration. LedgerAI reads your transactions directly from QuickBooks and starts categorizing immediately.

  • All QB Online plans supported
  • No QB password stored or shared
  • Choose any date range: monthly, quarterly, or full year
QuickBooks OAuth · Connecting...
✓ QuickBooks OAuth authorized
✓ Company: Blue Frame Productions
✓ Period: Q4 2024 (Oct 1 – Dec 31)
Loading Q4 2024 data...
318 transactions loaded
Step 2

Photo and video production expenses categorized automatically

B&H, Adorama, Adobe CC, Frame.io, music licensing services, Pixieset, and 670+ vendors match instantly. Payments to colorists, editors, and second shooters are routed to Contract Labor for 1099 tracking.

  • Gear, software, licensing, and creative contractors all handled
  • Contractor payments flagged for 1099 review
  • AI reviews only genuinely uncertain items
Categorization · Running patterns...
B&H Photo Video $2,840.00 Equipment Pattern
Adobe Creative Cloud $54.99 Software Pattern
Colorist · Invoice $2,800.00 1099? 1099?
Musicbed Annual $399.00 Music Licensing Pattern
304 matched  ·  7 sent to review queue  ·  3 personal detected
Step 3

You approve the decisions that matter

High-confidence corrections are written to QuickBooks automatically. Your review queue shows only what needs a real call: unknown vendors, contractor invoices, and anything the system is not sure about.

  • One-click approve or correct each item
  • Set a rule so the same vendor is handled automatically next time
  • Average photo/video review takes under 10 minutes
Review Queue · 9 items
Colorist · Invoice $2,800 1099?
Music License (unknown) $480.00 Low Conf.
Whole Foods Market $94.20 Personal?
Approve (6)
Review All (9)
Real Results

What photo and video businesses actually say.

MT
Marcus T.
Owner, Blue Frame Productions, Los Angeles, CA
★★★★★

"As a video production company, I have incredibly complex expenses. Equipment rental, music licensing, colorist payments, second shooter fees. LedgerAI categorized everything correctly on the first pass and flagged two colorists for 1099 filings I had completely forgotten about. I was genuinely impressed."

Complex expenses handled first pass
Colorists & editors tracked for 1099
Licensing costs all deductible
Zero manual sorting
★★★★★

"I was paying a bookkeeper $350 a month and she still got half my categories wrong. LedgerAI does it automatically and hasn't made a single error on my Adobe or B&H charges."

AR
Ashley R.
Wedding Photographer, Charleston, SC
★★★★★

"The second shooter 1099 tracking alone saved me. I had no idea I was supposed to file for my shooters. LedgerAI flagged every payment and my CPA handled the rest."

JL
Jamie L.
Portrait Photographer, Austin, TX
Pricing

Less time on cleanup. Cleaner books for tax time.

If your first books review does not surface meaningful cleanup opportunities, cancel during the trial and pay nothing.

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Essential
$69/mo

Monthly categorization and flagged item review

  • QuickBooks sync (1 company)
  • Unlimited transactions
  • AI auto-categorization with 674+ patterns
  • Contractor 1099 detection
  • Review queue: uncertain items flagged for your approval
  • Corrections written back to QuickBooks
  • Monthly books review report
  • Email support
Agency
$249/mo

For bookkeeping firms managing multiple clients

  • Everything in Pro
  • Up to 5 QB companies ($49 per additional)
  • Per-client vendor profiles
  • White-label reports
  • Priority onboarding

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Questions photo and video businesses ask.

Does LedgerAI know photo and video production vendors? +

Yes. B&H Photo, Adorama, ARRI, Blackmagic Design, Adobe CC, DaVinci Resolve, Frame.io, Musicbed, Artlist, Storyblocks, Pixieset, ShootProof, and dozens more are in the built-in library. Gear, software, and licensing costs are categorized correctly on the first run.

How does it handle payments to colorists, editors, and second shooters? +

Payments to creative contractors via Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, or invoice are flagged as potential Contract Labor. Anyone paid over $600 year-to-date is added to the 1099 review queue.

How does it categorize music licensing and stock footage? +

Musicbed, Artlist, Soundstripe, Storyblocks, Getty Images, and similar services are recognized and categorized to Music Licensing or Production Costs automatically. These are deductible production expenses for video businesses.

What about equipment rental vs. equipment purchase? +

LedgerAI distinguishes between equipment rental (rental houses, short-term) and equipment purchase (B&H, Adorama, Amazon). Rentals go to Equipment Rental, purchases go to Equipment for potential depreciation treatment.

Can I review prior years? +

Yes. The Pro plan supports full-year reviews going back to 2020.

Will it change my QuickBooks data? +

Only miscategorized transactions are updated, and only after you approve each change.

Can I cancel anytime? +

Yes. No fees, no lock-in.

Connect QuickBooks and get your creative business books exactly right.

Run a books review, catch every miscategorized gear purchase and missed creative contractor 1099, and hand your CPA exactly what they need. 14-day free trial.

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