I charge $125 to shoot a single subject (child, adult, pet) 24 exposures. For that money the client receives 5x7 black and white prints (proofs) which are theirs to keep. I up it by $25 for every additional pet/child/adult added. Typically a shoot takes anywhere from 30 minutes (pets) to an hour (kids). On the occasion where I do a family portrait I always ask the ages of the youngest members. If no one is under 8 I charge $175. If anyone is under 8 I charge $200. If several are under 8 I up it depending on my mood and how well I know the family. I charge $200 an hour for weddings with a 2 hour, paid up front minimum. They receive the proofs in a little album for that price. My reprint prices are as follows: 4x6 color-$6 4x6 bw-I don't offer this 5x7 color-$12 5x7 bw-$16 8x10 color-$24 8x10 bw-$45 I find my prices are low enough to get nice reprint orders but high enough to look professional. I do my own bw printing and use a lab for my color work. Russ, I would encourage you to charge more for your sitting fee. When doing portrait work, that's the only money that is GUARANTEED. Reprints are nice when they happen, but they don't always happen. Have that sitting fee high enough to cover your time and materials in the event they never order another print. My 2 cents worth. Lea ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Baker" <rebphoto@pronetisp.net> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 3:46 PM Subject: Re: Pricing.......... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bobbie Blazy" <stopbarking@earthlink.net> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 11:39 AM > Subject: Re: Pricing.......... > > > > > > Russ, > > > > Allow me to ask again. > > What is your sitting fee? > > > > Do you have a studio you are paying for, > > equipment loans, leases, > > electric, water, darkroom, business phone, > > business vehicle, etc. > > All of this and more needs to be taken into > > consideration. > > > > Please give a bit more info on your > > circumstances. > > > > Many thanks, > > Bobbie Blazy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok................... > > I do Photography as a business, but as a sideline > to my regular job as a Dark Room Lab Tech at > a Document Management Co. > > I can use floor space where my day job is after > hours (nights and weekends)for my studio space. > > I have my own dark room on the premises also. > > No rent no utilities. > > I do pay a small amount yearly for liability insurance. > > My home phone is also my business phone. > > Everything I make as a Photographer > goes back in to the business. > > As in buying more toys er...equipment, > supplies(film and paper etc) and my direct mailing > which is the only publicity I do aside from word of mouth. > > I am not generally too concerned about > how much an hour I am making but I have no > idea of what's fair market value of my work. > > I have been charging $30.00 for the sitting(b&w) > using the old fashioned idea of only covering > the cost of the sitting and try to get the mark up > on the prints. > > I usually charge $10.00 for an > b&w 8x10 printed on RC paper. > > Other sizes accordingly........... > > (remember that I am not real concerned about my time) > > I work almost entirely with people in the > Performing Arts who for the most part > love photos of themselves but are also > as poor as churchmice................ > > On the occasion that I look at books about pricing > they seem to be geared towards the "Big Time Studio" > rather than towards the small time guys......... > > I have been doing Photography since I was 12 > (lets see......that was in 1966) and I have been > working at it Professionally for about12 years...... > > I still have no idea how to out together a price list...... > > > Russ > R.E. Baker > Photography > rebphoto@pronetisp.net > > > > > > > > > > > >
