Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris, Thanks for the tips -- in the back of my mind I was thing something like $500 (that is about 10% of wedding cost). I might get him a KEH gift certificate which he would put to good use (he is one of the most prolific old camera collectors I know). Rob On Jul 5, 2006, at 9:51 PM, Christopher Williams wrote: > Market price...........East Coast or West Coast? Average wedding > photography > is $1500. You could use the pay per hour approach which can be > anything from > $100-$250. I've read Wedding Magazines that state you should pay the > photographer 10% of the wedding costs. In reality the prices are all > over > the place. I charge from $1900 - $2700. In CA and NY it can be > $3000-$10,000. > > I photographed my friends wedding last Sept in NY. I was returning the > favor > since he photographed my wedding. Since this was during the Katrina > debacle, > he insisted on paying for my time at least. I did not want to take the > money > but it did cover plane travel and hotel. And the wedding album was on > me. > > I'd say $500 is fair for advanced amateur. > > Now he's your brother so he should run screaming out of the house and > only > return after agreeing not to photograph the wedding :) > > Or perhaps there's a lens/second body that is needed for the > wedding???? > > Chris > www.zoeicaimages.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob McClure" > Subject: Re: [Leica] Need Wedding Advice > > >> >> My brother Don (formerly a member of this group) has agreed to shoot >> our daughter's wedding in September. He is a very advanced amateur >> and >> does great work, though he does not do work for pay. I offered to pay >> him as I wanted his talent, not a free shoot. He say doesn't want to >> be paid, but I plan to do something for him anyway. Any thoughts as >> to >> what would be appropriate? What's the market price for a wedding? He >> will use digital and give me the disc so I can handle the printing. >> >> Rob McClure > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Rob McClure Upper Sandusky, OH