as with any type of job, it's a matter of their budget and expectations being inline with with you need to charge in order for it to be worth your while. you have to have a real good handle on how much time it is going to take you to do the work (including, setup, shooting, post-processing, and delivery--including travel time), and you have to have a good handle on what your hourly cost is.
you also need to know what types of usage rights they are expecting (are they looking to hire you to do a 'works-for-hire' shoot, where they will own the copyright and be able to use the images however they want?). if you know how they plan on using the images, you can use any number of online quoting tools to get a ballpark figure.
then, it comes down to their budget. if they don't have one, it's probably not going to be a good situation. if they have one, you'll have to gauge it with your numbers to see if you need to get them to come up with more money or lower their expectations. or, if you're lucky, their budget is right in line with what you think you need to get.
good luck! |
