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11/26/2007 11:16:38 PM · #1 |
Hi! I'm a local photographer in Florida... just getting a photography buisness up and running slowly but surely. I'm finally spreading my wings and getting my work out there. However, I've run into an opportunity to work on a huge upcoming project for the county I live in. It has come up suddenly and I am being asked to come up with prices for the photo jobs I will be doing. It is for a park that is being built. They are wanting photos of the progress as time goes by. What is a good standard for pricing for jobs like these?
Any suggestions would be spectacular. :) (I just joined dpchallenge about 3 min. ago.. but will put more info about myself shortly. ) :) Thanks for all your help! Sincerely, Micah |
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11/26/2007 11:56:34 PM · #2 |
a bump for my friend...
I talked her into posting here... be nice guys.
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11/27/2007 12:03:49 AM · #3 |
Hey welcome to DPC.
I know someone who did pretty much the exact same thing a couple years ago... (actually quite a few years ago).
It was the reconstruction of a hospital and they wanted progress photo's etc...
He took photo's at least once a week for about 45 minutes. And the entire process lasted roughly 1 year.
His usual price was about 300 dollars per month for the shots (pretty sure).
But that was then, this is now...
I'd say that you should try anywhere from 300-500. But find out how long they want your "service".
Good luck :)
-AC |
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11/27/2007 12:05:11 AM · #4 |
| Thank you AC :) Much appreciated! :) |
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11/27/2007 12:08:52 AM · #5 |
Welcome to the fray! :O)
Any friend of Leroy's is a ... well, we'll just leave it at that ;O)
Can't help on the pricing, but maybe Leroy can hit up  Judi for some pointers. She did a huge city project a while back to document the construction of a building/gallery - and her display looked awesome at the finish.
I think a LOT will depend on the number & quality of prints they are looking for at the completion of the project (taking things like framing into account). Ofcourse, it'll be a much different story if they're just looking for images on CD.
Good luck!
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11/27/2007 12:15:16 AM · #6 |
| yay! A new little photo family. I'm excited! :) Thank you roba! :) Can't wait to jump into this dpchallenge thing. :) hehe |
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11/27/2007 12:19:53 AM · #7 |
Hey Micah :-) Welcome to DPC!
As roba points out, a big factor of price is what is the intended 'end use' of your images. Do they just want some prints to display somewhere? Will they be publishing something? Will they appear in brochures? How many will be printed? Distribution? etc. The wider spread the use, the more the cost should be. Do they want the rights when completed, to do whatever they wish with from now on?
Also, try to find out from them what their budget is for the project.
This info will all help you figure out what you can and are willing to do the job for, and if it is worth it to you and to them to pursue negotiations. |
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11/27/2007 12:34:29 AM · #8 |
Not sure if you already have ideas as to what they're looking for, but this search turned up several similar projects.
Depending on what they want, you might even talk them into allowing you to run a Time Machine or an EarthCam up a flag pole for a complete time-lapse.
Message edited by author 2007-11-27 00:35:11. |
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11/27/2007 12:39:52 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by baldwmr:
yay! A new little photo family. |
Little ? Ya... all 64,629 of us (including you). :O)
(that stat directly from the user profiles page) |
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11/27/2007 02:27:45 AM · #10 |
Make sure that you are working as an independent contractor and that the pictures do not fall under the "work for hire" provisions of the copyright law. Make sure that you own the photos, not them, and then negotiate as many rights for their usage by yourself as you can -- at least portfolio rights.
I suggest doing some research at the US Copyright Office -- practically everything you need is available free as downloadable PDF files. |
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11/27/2007 02:58:20 AM · #11 |
| Welcome to the family Micah! |
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11/27/2007 11:19:21 AM · #12 |
You could use the standard pricing:
$70/hour of work
$50 for master image
$XXX for usage fee.
For usage fee, search for some online. I found Stock Price.
Enjoy
edit: spelling. damn, should've previewed.
Message edited by author 2007-11-27 11:19:49. |
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11/30/2007 02:41:20 AM · #13 |
| Awesome. Thanks everyone for your help. :) Really appreciate it. :) |
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