Comments on: How to Set the Price for Your Photography http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-set-the-price-for-your-photography Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:12:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MARK http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-set-the-price-for-your-photography/comment-page-1#comment-253731 MARK Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:49:04 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9528#comment-253731 Hi My "Old Prestigious" Boarding school in New Zealand are showing a keen interest in my Black & White photos (Mint Condition) They show my Headmaster standing next to Prince Andrew at the school Chapel in 1983. I know that these pics can be used by the school in T.V Documentaries / Websites / Photo & Card Sales / Books / Magazines / Souvenirs... How much should i ask??? Hi

My “Old Prestigious” Boarding school in New Zealand are showing a keen interest in my Black & White photos (Mint Condition) They show my Headmaster standing next to Prince Andrew at the school Chapel in 1983. I know that these pics can be used by the school in T.V Documentaries / Websites / Photo & Card Sales / Books / Magazines / Souvenirs…

How much should i ask???

]]> By: Christina Head http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-set-the-price-for-your-photography/comment-page-1#comment-226555 Christina Head Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:05:55 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9528#comment-226555 Hello i am just staring off my business and have NO CLUE what to charge people for their photos. I have MANY wanting wedding, engagement photos, parties, family portraits and other types of shoots. What should i charge? HELP!!!! Hello i am just staring off my business and have NO CLUE what to charge people for their photos. I have MANY wanting wedding, engagement photos, parties, family portraits and other types of shoots. What should i charge? HELP!!!!

]]> By: Jeff Colburn http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-set-the-price-for-your-photography/comment-page-1#comment-209134 Jeff Colburn Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:45:26 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9528#comment-209134 Hi Lynn, It doesn't matter if you're just out of school or not. Your selling your talent as a photographer, not your age. If your images are professional, charge professional prices (see what local portrait studios are charging). And don't give them a CD of the images. If you do, they will make their own prints and you won't get anything. Create a webpage with the images that they can look at, or get together and show them the images on a computer, and they can select what they want. Good luck with this. Have Fun, Jeff Hi Lynn,

It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of school or not. Your selling your talent as a photographer, not your age. If your images are professional, charge professional prices (see what local portrait studios are charging).

And don’t give them a CD of the images. If you do, they will make their own prints and you won’t get anything. Create a webpage with the images that they can look at, or get together and show them the images on a computer, and they can select what they want.

Good luck with this.

Have Fun,
Jeff

]]> By: Lynn http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-set-the-price-for-your-photography/comment-page-1#comment-209001 Lynn Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:13:28 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9528#comment-209001 Hi there i'm just about finished school about a month away and i have been ask by 4 different families and a couple to do family photos for fall in October and i would put them on CD and let them choose which photos they would like to have printed as a 8x10, 2 5x7's and some wallet sizes, but i have really no idea what to charge? I was going to charge 150-200 just cause i'm just getting out of school. But i do want to make some money as this is going to be my career but also dont want to be over-priced either just for a beginner out of school. If anyone can suggest anything that would be awesome. Thank you Hi there i’m just about finished school about a month away and i have been ask by 4 different families and a couple to do family photos for fall in October and i would put them on CD and let them choose which photos they would like to have printed as a 8×10, 2 5×7′s and some wallet sizes, but i have really no idea what to charge? I was going to charge 150-200 just cause i’m just getting out of school. But i do want to make some money as this is going to be my career but also dont want to be over-priced either just for a beginner out of school.

If anyone can suggest anything that would be awesome. Thank you

]]> By: Kimber http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-set-the-price-for-your-photography/comment-page-1#comment-206399 Kimber Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:05:50 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9528#comment-206399 I do mainly wildlife and landscape photography. My cousin-in-law has a mud bog, for those not familure it is for 4WD vehicles to play in the mud. Any way, he wants me to not only photograph the trucks going though the bog, he wants me to also make the fliers promoting this weekend event. I'm stuck on pricing. When he was first getting started, out of the kindness of my heart (and stupidity) I wasn't charging him for my "services" but, the time has come to set a price. I have no compition in my area for the photography or designing and printing of the fliers. I do the photography, editing, design the fliers and print them. I would appreciate if someone could give me an idea of a starting price. Thank you in advance. I do mainly wildlife and landscape photography. My cousin-in-law has a mud bog, for those not familure it is for 4WD vehicles to play in the mud. Any way, he wants me to not only photograph the trucks going though the bog, he wants me to also make the fliers promoting this weekend event. I’m stuck on pricing.

When he was first getting started, out of the kindness of my heart (and stupidity) I wasn’t charging him for my “services” but, the time has come to set a price. I have no compition in my area for the photography or designing and printing of the fliers. I do the photography, editing, design the fliers and print them.
I would appreciate if someone could give me an idea of a starting price.
Thank you in advance.

]]> By: Jen M. http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-set-the-price-for-your-photography/comment-page-1#comment-189615 Jen M. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:36:37 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9528#comment-189615 Those people were right: Your quote was more than generous! Think of it this way, though: You probably avoided working with a nasty client! Those people were right: Your quote was more than generous!

Think of it this way, though: You probably avoided working with a nasty client!

]]> By: ametallichick http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-set-the-price-for-your-photography/comment-page-1#comment-189425 ametallichick Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:43:26 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9528#comment-189425 ^^^Under construction^^^ I recently had a relative (my cousin) ask me to shoot head shots for her daughter's sweet 16 party. Like a VIP thing. I figured I would bring lights, all my camera equipment, 2 hours of shooting, cart all my equipment away, editing and a cd with the final images. I told her $150 and she was appalled. This is a person that has more money than God (which I know doesn't matter). Everyone I talked to said I should quote her three times that much. The funny thing is, is that her husband is a tile installer and he did my tile in 1999. I estimated he took about 14-17 hours laying and grouting the tile, plus his time with the estimate and picking up the tile. He charged me $3495 for the job. And I never said a thing. I was happy with his work. But after her attitude towards MY price, I thought she has a lot of balls! ^^^Under construction^^^ I recently had a relative (my cousin) ask me to shoot head shots for her daughter’s sweet 16 party. Like a VIP thing. I figured I would bring lights, all my camera equipment, 2 hours of shooting, cart all my equipment away, editing and a cd with the final images. I told her $150 and she was appalled. This is a person that has more money than God (which I know doesn’t matter). Everyone I talked to said I should quote her three times that much. The funny thing is, is that her husband is a tile installer and he did my tile in 1999. I estimated he took about 14-17 hours laying and grouting the tile, plus his time with the estimate and picking up the tile. He charged me $3495 for the job. And I never said a thing. I was happy with his work. But after her attitude towards MY price, I thought she has a lot of balls!

]]> By: John Parli Photo http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-set-the-price-for-your-photography/comment-page-1#comment-172317 John Parli Photo Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:49:46 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9528#comment-172317 Amber, I would suggest you try to stay in the ballpark of what others in your area are charging. Aside from being 15, if you can produce quality images that they love and do so in a professional manner you should deserve every penny. Don't sell urself short just to land a gig (aside from a port builder or two if need be) or you will soon become the "cheap photographer". Its hard to shake that. And you also don't want to drive down prices by offering a lot for a little. Best Of Luck! Amber, I would suggest you try to stay in the ballpark of what others in your area are charging. Aside from being 15, if you can produce quality images that they love and do so in a professional manner you should deserve every penny. Don’t sell urself short just to land a gig (aside from a port builder or two if need be) or you will soon become the “cheap photographer”. Its hard to shake that. And you also don’t want to drive down prices by offering a lot for a little.

Best Of Luck!

]]> By: Amber Barker http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-set-the-price-for-your-photography/comment-page-1#comment-171759 Amber Barker Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:41:25 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9528#comment-171759 I'm still having problems deciding on the price for photos. I'm 15 and I'm taking pictures at the park, my house, and places they would like to have them done at. I'm having a little photo shoot this weekend and it would be nice to know what to charge so I don't get taken advatage of. I’m still having problems deciding on the price for photos. I’m 15 and I’m taking pictures at the park, my house, and places they would like to have them done at. I’m having a little photo shoot this weekend and it would be nice to know what to charge so I don’t get taken advatage of.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-set-the-price-for-your-photography/comment-page-1#comment-170196 Jessica Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:34:21 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9528#comment-170196 A good similarity in the "high" price for 4 hours of wedding photography is a stage production. In the price of admission, are you paying for the actors/actresses and other staff for just a few hours of a show on stage? No, there's much more that went on behind the scenes to make it happen. A good similarity in the “high” price for 4 hours of wedding photography is a stage production. In the price of admission, are you paying for the actors/actresses and other staff for just a few hours of a show on stage? No, there’s much more that went on behind the scenes to make it happen.

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