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07/17/2008 04:05:41 PM · #1 |
Hi all,
Someone has contacted me to shoot their car and has asked me to quote a price. I have no idea what to price it at, per image, per hour? I'm assuming the images won't be used for anything apart from maybe a print or two for the owner's house and maybe some pc wallpapers.
I'd like to charge between say above $400, but I don't know if this is reasonable, it would be a mornings work plus PP. I think they had seen my Porsche shots on here:
//www.flickr.com/photos/rob_smith_photography/
Please help!
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Message edited by author 2008-07-17 16:20:59. |
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07/17/2008 04:09:58 PM · #2 |
I charge $150 for the first hour and a half. After that $100 an hour for normal shoots. Wedding are always more because of the extra stress that comes along with it. Then I charge for the prints. Usually I'll make a deal up for them and sell them the DVD with all the images and they can print themselves.
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07/17/2008 04:15:34 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by DefyTime:
I charge $150 for the first hour and a half. After that $100 an hour for normal shoots. Wedding are always more because of the extra stress that comes along with it. Then I charge for the prints. Usually I'll make a deal up for them and sell them the DVD with all the images and they can print themselves. |
Thanks, do you charge for PP time too? |
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07/17/2008 04:20:37 PM · #4 |
| Also, should I give them the hi-res files, as then they could produce prints to sell? |
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07/17/2008 04:28:41 PM · #5 |
The PP time is added into the cost of the prints. I usually give them the pictures no larger than 9x12 format. I tell them this before hand, that way if they want a large print they are forced to come back and I'll make money off the large print. Once they are in their possession it will be hard to keep them from doing pretty much whatever they want including selling them.
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07/18/2008 08:36:49 AM · #6 |
A lot depends on how much effort goes into the shoot - partly becuase of the effort partly for show - you want $400 you better give a better 'performance' than walk up with a P&S for 10 minutes and say you're done.
$150/hour and more for weddings? Start giving us lessons - please! I don't know many professionals that get that big a paycheck and still have steady work. I get price resistance all the time in some segments (babies and families mostly).
$100/hour for on location work with a 2 hour minimum is a reasonable thing to ask for - but is this guy (or any guy) gonna shell out $200 for the shoot alone? You should take several angles, with and without him, interior and detail shots maybe - you can't sell what you don't shoot. Giving him more choices (like w/wo him) means he's got to buy both pics (with a little suggesting from you). Does he want a hot blonde in the pics? Make the offer if you can get one. For his desk at work. Him in the pic is for home (the wife will love it) and the car alone is for him, his den, garage, website, car display board if he does shows, etc.
Prints are seperate. Files are $25 or $50 or some each, w/print rights. Most people want prints cause they think they're saving money - being cheap. If an 8x10 is $25 then a file should be $50 or even more - sell a couple of prints. Or tell him he gets a web file of any prints he buys - he gets lo res for a legit use and you sell still sell the prints and retain control of the images.
Was part of senior shoot - 90 minutes on location for $80. The PP was done on spec - I do projection proofing and a finished image looks better, gets the client excited and they spend more. Yeah, it's a gamble on my part that my time will be covered, but it's tripled my average sale and creates 'buzz'.
Message edited by author 2008-07-18 08:40:07.
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07/18/2008 08:56:52 AM · #7 |
I saw a video of a really neat car photography technique. I can't remember if the photographer was male of female, or find the link. The photographer put the camera on a tripod with the car in a lightless room, opened the shutter, then walked all around the car repeatedly firing a hand-held flash, probably in a small softbox.
The result was sweet. I've been wanting to try something similar someday.
Message edited by author 2008-07-18 09:00:43.
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07/18/2008 09:18:55 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I saw a video of a really neat car photography technique. I can't remember if the photographer was male of female, or find the link. The photographer put the camera on a tripod with the car in a lightless room, opened the shutter, then walked all around the car repeatedly firing a hand-held flash, probably in a small softbox.
The result was sweet. I've been wanting to try something similar someday. |
I saw that too. The effect was spectacular.
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07/18/2008 09:23:48 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I saw a video of a really neat car photography technique. I can't remember if the photographer was male of female, or find the link. The photographer put the camera on a tripod with the car in a lightless room, opened the shutter, then walked all around the car repeatedly firing a hand-held flash, probably in a small softbox.
The result was sweet. I've been wanting to try something similar someday. |
I saw that too. The effect was spectacular. |
I'd like to watch it again, if anybody can find the video. The equipment required to do that technique is minimal, and it seems very simple. The cost/reward on it is very good!
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07/19/2008 11:07:47 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I saw a video of a really neat car photography technique. I can't remember if the photographer was male of female, or find the link. The photographer put the camera on a tripod with the car in a lightless room, opened the shutter, then walked all around the car repeatedly firing a hand-held flash, probably in a small softbox.
The result was sweet. I've been wanting to try something similar someday. |
I saw that too. The effect was spectacular. |
I'd like to watch it again, if anybody can find the video. The equipment required to do that technique is minimal, and it seems very simple. The cost/reward on it is very good! |
Maybe this one?
The photographer: Ken Brown He's got some pretty impressive shots on his site.
Message edited by author 2008-07-19 23:10:17. |
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