Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/14

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Subject: RE: [Leica] What should I charge?
From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 14:28:01 -0800

Minimum price should be $450+.  I figure $150 for day 1 and then $300 for
day 2.  
Add the price of the film with processing, I use $25 per roll of 36 exp
process and printed.

Peter K

- -----Original Message-----
From: John McLeod [mailto:johnmcleod@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Monday, December 14, 1998 5:59 AM
To: Leica-users
Subject: [Leica] What should I charge?



LUGgers,

As some of you know, I'm not a professional photographer, but I do
occasional assignments on request.  If anyone out there would be willing to
provide me with some basic guidance, input, hourly ranges, whatever, I'd
sure appreciate it.

A friend of mine wants me to shoot an orhestra and choral group over a two
day period -- first a one hour practice then the big Kahuna this Sunday at a
major outdoor concert location in northern California.  It's a pretty big
deal with significant funding, $13 at the gate and all.  The photos will be
used for press releases at a minimum, but knowing everyone that has ever
asked me to take photos, they'll want the rights to use the pictures for the
next 40 years.  That said, I doubt they'll use them for much other than the
press releases.

I don't have time to get complicated with the pricing.  They need a fixed
fee plus expenses for the two day shoot.  The first day practice will take
about 1 hour, the real thing will take at least 2 or 3.  But I'll have to
run around, buy  and develop film, etc.  Thanks very much.

These are the times when I wish I had that F5 with 24 to 300 zoom.  Just
kidding!

John McLeod