You'll attract all of the cheapskates that's for sure. David J Brooks wrote: > I don't think that by me charging $60.00 per hour to do an onsite > shoot, and another guy charges $1400 is by any means degrading his > quality or business. > > I don't think $1400 is a justifiable fee for something like this. If > he is only doing high end clients, they will never be calling me > anyway. I'm to cheap to be good. > > I agree i should let them know i am starting out, not in photography, > but this type of work. > > As i get better and more confident, i then would feel better in > charging a bit more. > > As far as making $30,000, thats would be a tad less than what i made > in the survey game, so its not a big deal, but that would be if i only > didi photography. > > Thanks for the comments George, appreciated. > > Dave > > On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 10:45 AM, George Sinos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I recently listened to an interview with a married couple that are >> professional photographers. Pricing was a big portion of the >> interview. >> >> Based on what I heard and assuming there is no cost-based reason for >> the $1400 sitting fee, it sounds like the prices may be based on the >> the photographer's desire to work with affluent customers that have >> the disposable income to spend $1400 on a sitting fee. It's likely a >> predictor that they will spend a significant additional amount on more >> prints and other products after the fact. >> >> On the other hand, suppose this were your primary job and you could do >> 30 of these sittings in a year. After expenses and taxes you might >> have an annual income of about $30,000. For a family of four in the >> US, that's barely above the official poverty line. >> >> So, they will need significant after-the-sitting sales to get up to a >> reasonable annual income. >> >> These are very rough estimates and could be completely wrong, but it >> doesn't sound that unreasonable to me. >> >> After all, this isn't the typical discount store or shopping mall >> portrait studio. They going on-site for a time consuming sitting. >> >> I wouldn't want to undercut pros that are charging reasonable (and I'm >> not saying they are) )prices. They are trying to make a living in a >> very competitive and difficult business. Buy undercutting them, (and >> I'm not saying you are) you're devaluing every one's work. >> >> If you are charging less because you are inexperienced and want to >> learn, make that clear to your clients. Let them know that in the >> future your prices will rise with your experience level. >> >> Best of luck, GS >> <http://georgesphotos.net> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 7:35 PM, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > My wife works in a Pet Valu food store, and takes in my meager photos >> > of our cats and friends dogs as part of their monthly >> > specials and to help in adding extra photo work my way. >> > >> > I have heard a lot of good comments from these photos, and some of >> > their customers have new dogs and cats >> > and have inquired if i would be available to do a shoot. >> > >> > Of course i am, they just have to get dates organized etc, but i;'m at >> > odds for rates. >> > >> > Just recently in the Toronto Star newspaper, they had a 1/2 page >> > article on a couple of pet photographers scattered around Canada, >> > Toronto, Vancouver and another city i forget. >> > These people were charging upwards of $1400 for the sitting and CD. >> > One was a very experienced person, the other two just getting in to >> > it. >> > >> > I have no intention of charging these rate, but i feel a shoot at a >> > place both owner and animal are comfortabel with, own home, local park >> > etc would be best. Try some posed shots, follow the animal around and >> > grab the animal doing its thing candids. >> > >> > Not sure if i explained that well, but hopefully YKWIM. >> > >> > Travel would be minimal, we are still a small town, but i feel it >> > would be appropriate for my experience, and sense of fair play, that >> > a rate of $50-60 for an hour shoot, and put a CD together add another >> > $50-60 for time, PS work, maybe a bit more for a musical slideshow >> > etc.. >> > >> > Am i in the ball park out am i way out of line to start off >> > >> > Dave >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Equine Photography >> > www.caughtinmotion.com >> > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> > Ontario Canada >> > >> >> >> >>> -- >>> >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > PDML@pdml.net >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> > > > >
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