So I'm trying to expand my portfolio. I have a lot of nature/landscape/etc type shots, but I need more portrait shots to add to my portfolio. Officially, I have one wedding, one family portrait session, and a wedding coming up. I have also taken shots as a guest at a 50th anniversary "re-wedding" ceremony, as my husband likes to call it, but I do not have a model release yet.
By the first or so of December, I'll have my new camera (Nikon D50).
With Christmas coming up, I thought to offer Christmas portraits to family members (my husband's side of the family is rather large). My mother-in-law has a huge living room with a nice fireplace and she sets up a large Christmas tree nearby, so I think that will serve well as backdrops. (If I'm lucky, it might snow.) My dilemma is, how do I go about this? I'm certainly not doing it for free. The way I see it, I have three options:
1. Take the pics for a donation and give them one shot (print).
2. Charge only my reprint prices and no sitting fee.
3. Ask for a token amount for the sitting fee ($5 or $10), give them one print, and charge reprint prices for any extras.
Whoops... a couple of those sound a lot alike. :/
What do you experts think? Any other ideas? :) Thanks in advance!
Message edited by author 2006-11-08 08:48:07. |
