How would you Price Photo Projects?

[ukanfoff]

Lookin for some pocket money..
So how would you price photo projects?
Would you ask whats in the clients budget? or
put up a price instead?

[Rhynome]

"Hello, you're listening to Radio Lublin transmitting straight from Chelm, 100FM, but for you... 70."

Well, it's worth how much people are willing to pay for it I suppose. I have no idea about pricing, others will have far more of an idea than me. Though if someone asked me 'so... how much money you earning.' I'd feel very reluctant to buy a photo afterwards.

I say you stick up prices, and if it sells it sells, if not, it doesn't. Large, Black and White prints seem to be the thing pretentious people like to buy (here, at least), so if you get a bloody good one, charge more for it, but I say most ought to be around the same price level - otherwise again, people might feel they're not getting good value on certain photos.

You'd have to work out rates for portraits though, but one really does not want to pay for a low-standard portrait, so you the photographer would want to get those absolutely perfect before you even consider charging in the first place.

You could get yourself a poser sounding name and act really snobbish... you never know, it might just work.


If you feel you're able to raise the price, do so, and when people ask why shrug and jokingly say 'meh, inflation' or 'a man's gotta eat'. They'll let you off with it, we hope.
But really, throw in something else, or give them a favour or something. People love getting 'free' stuff, even if the price they're actually paying is a bit above what they should, they'll still think of that extra additional bit more than the usual.

[Le Gab]

I'd preety much go with Rob, he makes a fair point, except for:

Large, Black and White prints seem to be the thing pretentious people like to buy (here, at least), so if you get a bloody good one, charge more for it, but I say most ought to be around the same price level - otherwise again, people might feel they're not getting good value on certain photos.

You could get yourself a poser sounding name and act really snobbish... you never know, it might just work.



BW is by default something vintage. It's preety hard to get a good highcontrast good bw photo. That's why there are so many of them and so few good of them, thus the high price. It's that problem that your photo will either be too crowded, or blown out or non-contrasting.

It's true, BW sells, but it's hard to get good bw. BW sells cause it's a classic. :)

In the end it depends on what you are aiming for and if you can aim for it. Sure, you can go for a fixed price, but do you have your own studio. Ussually high prices should inspire trustworthy and having your own studio and a fixed scheduel does matter alot.

Well, anyhow, keep us posted on this, i'm really anxious to know how it turns out.

Cheerio!

[Rhynome]

so if you get a bloody good one

Hah!





Though that part of the post was mostly just part of my usual rambling, jokey, uh... :spam: