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01/04/2006 03:07:04 PM · #1 |
Does anyone here do photo restoration, if so, what is your price structure? What kind of images are you running into?
Thanks,
Leroy
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01/04/2006 03:08:16 PM · #2 |
We do - we charge $35 an hour with a 1 hour minimum. We get everything from "I just need this to look perfect again" to "fix this terrible photo of my great gramma" with lines and tears.
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01/04/2006 03:11:18 PM · #3 |
I also do it for $35/hr with 1 hour minimum. I also charge for reprints of the restored images.
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01/04/2006 03:12:27 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
I also do it for $35/hr with 1 hour minimum. I also charge for reprints of the restored images. |
Ours comes with one reprint - usually 8x10. I think we stole our price structure from you Setz. :)
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01/04/2006 03:14:41 PM · #5 |
I'm looking at Sears Portrait Studios brochure on it. They charge from $39.99 for basic fixes to $99 for more major jobs (ie up to 6 tears or missing portions).
I'm debating on getting into it, I have the PS skills. I know since I'm in the Katrina affected South, I'll be dealing with a lot of water damaged photos, if I do.
Message edited by author 2006-01-04 15:16:28.
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01/04/2006 03:20:07 PM · #6 |
I've done a couple of them at $50 an hour, $50 minimum. Not something I really want to do more of, so it has to be worth my while. I deliver one print and the retouched file, and it's out of my hands at that point.
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01/04/2006 03:22:13 PM · #7 |
Am I looking at a lot of headaches with possibly many water damaged images? I know how photos like to stick and tear when wet and then dried... and I know how to seperate those, but ... I'm hoping I don't get a lot of horribly mangled photos that could run into hours and hours of work.
Message edited by author 2006-01-04 15:24:12.
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01/04/2006 03:26:16 PM · #8 |
I have done some for my grandmother and let me tell you, hats down to all those who do it for as a business. If I did I'd charge quite a bit, it is a very very very time consuming and just difficult job.
June
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01/04/2006 05:08:01 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Am I looking at a lot of headaches with possibly many water damaged images? I know how photos like to stick and tear when wet and then dried... and I know how to seperate those, but ... I'm hoping I don't get a lot of horribly mangled photos that could run into hours and hours of work. |
If you charge by the hour, and if you inform the client before starting work that the restoration will be difficult and time-consuming and the results will not be "perfect", then where's the problem? If you charge on a per-image basis, you need to have a disclaimer or rider stating that severely damaged images will be priced individually to reflect the time needed to repair them.
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01/04/2006 05:14:29 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
I'm looking at Sears Portrait Studios brochure on it. They charge from $39.99 for basic fixes to $99 for more major jobs (ie up to 6 tears or missing portions).
I'm debating on getting into it, I have the PS skills. I know since I'm in the Katrina affected South, I'll be dealing with a lot of water damaged photos, if I do. |
I had to restore 97% of our family photos after Hurricane Andrew.... wishing you the best with it. |
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