What Is Included In My Photography Day Rate
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- What should you include in your photography day rate?
It is a really tough question and resinates throughout the various genres of photography. From weddings and portraiture through to commercial ad campaigns. Knowing how to not sell yourself short is a real challenge for us creative photographers.
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Thanks for the info!
As I say to my clients, If you really want me to give you an hourly rate I can do that, however, if you tell me what you want and other relevant info I can give you a package price that is better than if I just count the required hours of work I think that would require!
Now if only the event photo market would restart and I can go back to work!
Keep up the good work!
Sina Farhat thank. Yeah hopefully we are back to work soon :)
Hi Scott great video ,The elephant in the room for me is how do you manage client expectations. I do product photography , I always get into a situation where the client have a small budget but wants very polished results , Custom lighting highly retouched , Im sure you've been through this , or it it just me .
Managing clients also comes with experience unfortunately. Over time you kinda get a feel for it.
When I do product work, I never quote hours. This is because it inevitably works against me. If I finish the number of agreed products early, the client's attitude is "Hey, I paid for X hours and you only used Y hours so you owe me more work so here are more products to shoot." They conveniently forget that the photography is only the start of the process.
Or if it takes more time and we are getting close to the agreed number of hours but still have several products to go, the client wants to rush so they aren't hit with overtime charges.
So I give them a *Per Piece* price which includes whatever services they want such as custom lighting, editing, usage rights, etc. That way I'm not penalized with more work if I finish early and the client isn't pushing me to finish.
Terry Thomas...
the photographer
Atlanta, Georgia USA
@@AtlantaTerry Hey Terry, Aren't those things discussed or written down in a contract? So them demanding more work in those hours shouldn't be an issue?
@@DynastyUK
Yes, you are correct. BUT that does not prevent someone from bringing it up which can get uncomfortable. Client management *can* be a bitch.
Hi Scott! Really glad I stumbled upon your channel. I've been watching a ton of your videos and you have provided a ton of priceless information which has answered so many questions for me. I've been trying to transition from fashion photography into commercial/lifestyle and it's overwhelming to not really know how to go about it and I'm stoked to have people like you to look to for guidance. i can't thank you enough and I hope you keep this up
Hey, welcome aboard! So glad that you have found the videos useful.
how did you know when was the time to start billing for the equipment as extra?
Good question, but perhaps too long of an answer for here, will see if I can put it into a video.
@@TinHouseStudioUK oh I srsly thought the questions were to be answered in video. I'm hopeful to see it now 😀
Exactly ... how do YOU know? So ask yourself when does your time start? Does it start when you get there, does it start when you wake up, during your drive? It should be starting when they pay your retainer. Why are you charing per hour? Clients are to pay you not pay the time. YOU are the time. Overall, there's not a one way street to answer your question, you have to learn your worth and know when your worth is to be paid. Facebook, instagram, google, yahoo, bing, youtube... nobody can answer that question "How do i know how to get paid". That's a question of theory for you to discover and answer which leads to my forever term ... "Know Your Worth".
Hi Fransico , In my option your day rate should encompass your basic kit as your basic kit grows or improves increase your day date , However if you client want you to uses a ultra wide angle or you need extra lights to doi this one job I would add it as a cost line.
@@matrixphotodesign makes sense. Thanks!
Hello, I’ve been watching your videos for the last week, and I’ve been getting tons of value from them. Thanks for putting these together for us. I do have a question about something that you said in this video-What do you mean by “We’re not creative people”?
Hi Scott, at the begining you say you will tell us "how many images to give out". The low end resturaunt jobs I feel like people expect way too many photos for the rate. They seem to want photos of everything. Should we have a LIMIT? But also adding a limit will make them always try go for the max limit.
I cackled with the reference of the stickers on the props!! great video!! keep them coming!
haha, same with fashion and returning clothes on editorials
Sorry I don't understand, how can charging 350 - 500 pounds a day not be a viable business? (local cafe shoot) I mean I get that you won't be working every day but even so that's pretty good money, or is it that there are a lot of expenses I'm not considering? I'd definitely consider it a great starting point, especially if you could get 2 jobs per week and assuming that you're working from home and own all of your equipment outright. Public liability insurance isn't all that expensive and I can't think of any other expenses, other than slowly getting more gear. Thanks for making the videos, they're really helpful and entertaining.
It is a mix of things. Firstly that the work is seasonal with menu changes so it isn't ever going to be twice or even once a week all year round.
Costs wise you need to factor in your sick pay, various forms of insurance, buying new cameras every few years and lights too, paying for computers and software, repairs and services of gear, and then the costs of learning and test shooting.
@@TinHouseStudioUK I see, so it's best regarded as an "add on" to your main line of work, thanks for clearing that up. I hope to supplement my lawn-mowing income with some product photography from home in the evenings, I think having a few on-line retailers as customers would be my best bet, what do you think? I'm currently working on my portfolio.
Really apreciate your videos !
Thanks!
Hi Scott , Here is some thing Im struggling with , 1/2 or Full day I get that but what happens if Job is some where in-between 5-6Hrs do you still charge the full day rate or 1/2 day rate with a couple of extra hours put on. Also what do you think about a base rate + Hourly. ( Sorry I know its really two question , but these question are what Im struggling with )
Years ago a couple of landscaping mates of mine got offered a job they really didn’t want because it had *nightmare* written all over it, so rather than say they didn’t want it they quoted four times what their normal quote would be, so they’d be comfortably the highest quote the client got (and they weren’t cheap at their normal rates).
To their amazement they got the job!
They said it still wasn’t worth it 😂
Good to hear this. I’m a whole 1 year into my photography journey, however what you’re saying sounds identical to with I was contracting to workshops and teams doing race car wiring. So true to under estimate and have to suck it up on occasion; you get better and learn at a glance what a job entails and as you said, a decade down the road I can glance at the requirements and give an estimate and timeframe without working it out.
Experience. It’s what I currently don’t have, and having it in another field frustrates me immensely - but means I also I realise I’ll get there and more importantly how to get there.
Just do it.
Great videos, I’m quite enjoying them and I mostly shoot action/ motorsport. Thank you for doing them, honest and to the point, when all the popular “youtubers” just produce fluff. I prefer substance, my time is limited 🙂