What are you going to be doing: htv, inkjet transfers, screen printing, DTG?
By templates do you mean designs? You can put any design (photographic, solid colour, eyc) on a t-shirt without needing a template as long as you have the equipment to print/press that type of design.
By templates do you mean designs? You can put any design (photographic, solid colour, eyc) on a t-shirt without needing a template as long as you have the equipment to print/press that type of design.