I don't know what the usual charges are for this service -- perhaps you could call the Bar Association and find out what the "usual and customary" charges are in your area. Or charge the same hourly rate as your lawyer ...
Treat it as any other forensic or documentary project -- show the details and context of what they want you to illustrate, probably two (or more) views of each. Set the WB for the lighting you have, since you won't want to edit these. Try to have two light sources, in case you need to eliminate shadows and glare.
It's often a good idea to include a common object -- quarter, pencil, ruler, etc -- to allow accurate measurements within the photo. Perhaps the ideal would be to make a small card with ruler tic marks, some color swatches, and a place to write the case number and date, and include that card in each shot. Make it business card sized and you can fit 3 on a 4x6 print -- you still have time if you have a 1-hour photo-processing shop nearby.
PS: Someplace I seem to remember something about taking two exposures of each shot, in case one file gets corrupt, and because it would be hard to retouch two photos exactly the same way, and so serves as a fraud-deterrent. If this is not a standard practice, it seems like a good idea ...
Also ... this is probably a "work for hire" -- the lawyer (or client) will probably own all rights to the photos. If you want to use any for promotional (or other) purposes you should get a release.
Message edited by author 2006-08-30 16:44:34. |
