Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I find that I price a portrait session very low (maybe around $100) but then ALL the prints are charged at full rate. All images are only viewable on the Internet. I must confess that I hate doing portraits and seldom book them because people expect you to do a lot of work when all they want is one 10" x 8". Gerry On 13/12/05, mcyclwritr@comcast.net <mcyclwritr@comcast.net> wrote: > I got a call from an almost-friend asking if I could shoot her daughter's > senior portrait. And muy pronto, to boot. "I'd be happy to," I said. > > Not knowing details on exact location, number of wardrobe changes, etc., I > quoted $250, which would include 4x6 proofs but not batches of wallet-size > photos or custom enlargements. Easily a half day, counting schleppage. > > "Would it be less if you shot fewer pictures?" > > 'Huh?' thought I. > > I explained the cost of proofs was incidental and the half-day I'd put > into a location shoot, etc., is where the cost would be. > > She said she'd have to check with a local portrait mill to compare > pricing. I encouraged her to do so. > > By the way, she "just loved" pix I shot at a baby shower, so credible > people photography is not an issue. Evidently, money is. > > Frankly, I felt I'd have to apologize to my Leica and Canon kits just for > snatching them out of the safe to earn a near-chump-change $250 fee. > > I know many of you are superb photographers and have earned brand-name > status, so this probably isn't a fair question (apples and oranges deal), > but how would you have priced it? > > -Chris Lawson -- Gerry Walden LBPPA Web: www.gwpics.com Stock: www.digitalrailroad.net Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076