Get'n paid

[Lukias]

Hey guys... I'm just starting out and have yet to do any paid work. I never intended to actually but since having photographed a few friends children it seems that work may be coming my way.(and I need the money cos I'm dead broke!)
So in a very generalised nutshell, my question is.. what the hell do I charge??.
Most of the time(I'm guessing its the same for alot of others) is taken up post processing where all sorts of tweakage can come into play.

My general idea: go to persons house, take spontanious shots of kid/s over hour or two then tweak a dozen or so of the best, as I see fit, then bang them, plus the rest of shots onto a CD, send it out and then game over.

I really know nothing about how it works(have been to a bunch of nz photographers sites but have yet to find anyone who does what I'm intending to do.. most of their work is 'in house')

Ok heres a few of my shots...

(When 'managing attachments' and trying to seperate the photos they then become red x's.. so I've had to leave as is)

[Myz]

My general idea: go to persons house, take spontanious shots of kid/s over hour or two then tweak a dozen or so of the best, as I see fit, then bang them, plus the rest of shots onto a CD, send it out and then game over.

Nonono... Please don't do that. Leave the children alone!

[MLlanes]

Originally Posted by Myz

Nonono... Please don't do that. Leave the children alone!

haha, i was thinking the same exact thing.

i'd say charge a flat rate, then charge a little more per hour. like $30 + $10/hr

i dont know how much to charge (those are just guesses)but thats how i think you should set it up.

[JonS]

Originally Posted by Lukias

hour or two then tweak a dozen or so of the best, as I see fit, then bang them, plus the rest of shots onto a CD, send it out and then game over.

You just gave away all of your potential recurring income from that client.

For this type of client I charge X dollars per shooting hour, for each shooting hour booked the client is required to purchase X dollar amount of products - whether it be prints, books, slideshow disc, or what have you. Telling you the numbers that I charge is useless to you because of the very different markets.