FYI. In about 30 states, you can't hire contractors if they perform "services within the usual course" of your business. They must be employees.
What does that mean?
Photographers can't be contractors for photographers. Designers can't be contractors for designers. You get it.
Me, a lawyer, hiring a photographer for brand photos? Great! Assuming that person has a photography business.
Photographer hiring someone to edit client photos? Gray area. Throw me some hypotheticals. Let's discuss.