mom and pops burger joint photos

[djsoy]

i was wasked to take photos of the food they make. i dont have full information about the project but they will either use the images on ads that they will be passed out to the public and maybe using the images in their menus.

They don't have a chain of burger joints.

I was think of charging about 500-600 dollars for the whole project including photoshop editing and rights to use the images in the future for anything else.

i dont want to low ball any other photrographers with this price range. so any kind of feedback will help. thanks!

alex r.

[Dchemist]

Any idea how many shots? You need a clear understanding of the epectations in order to make sure your estimate is fair all the way around. I would also question your thought on "... rights to use the images in the future for anything else". If I were you I would include permission to use the images for a specific purpose but not for anything else. This would allow you (I think) to retain the copyright and potentially use them for other projects or as stock photos or generate additional income if your client comes back with new uses.

I would be ineterested to hear how you make out.

Good luck,

Dennis

[IndyJeff]

By an accepted pricing calculator your going to find your way low. However, a mom and pop burger joint may not have $1800 for pictures to add to the menu and hang on the wall.

That is the hardest part of this business, getting a good price for your work. The area you are in will have a lot to do with it, the city will bring more than a small town along a highway 75 miles from the city.

I would sit down with them and ask what EXACTLY they want to images for. Then price out per use such as for menu use, one price for prints to hand out (or providing them with a cd so they can print their own as needed).
For the ad part, what kind of ads? Newspaper, mailers, billboards, building signage? Once you educate them on pricing and how it works they might be willing to pay a higher price than they expected and get the rights to use the images for all uses for a set time period.

[PhotosGuy]

I’m not sure where to start here. The best food guy I knew took a full day to setup a complex shoot. I’d suggest that you hire a food stylist but you don’t seem to have the $s.
Some things to think about:
Who’s going to select the food? Pick out the settings? Cook it? Arrange it on the plates?
Just barely cook the food for best colors.
Use stand-ins for the set-ups to get the lighting & arrangement you want, & freshly cooked food for the shot.
Keep the lighting fairly simple – you’ll have enough other stuff to think about. Here’s a few shots of a simple one light setup (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=66137), just as an “starting point” example. Set the main light first, then add accents.
For Gods sake, shoot RAW!
Good luck!

[Rocket850]

I’m not sure where to start here. The best food guy I knew took a full day to setup a complex shoot. I’d suggest that you hire a food stylist but you don’t seem to have the $s.
Some things to think about:
Who’s going to select the food? Pick out the settings? Cook it? Arrange it on the plates?
Just barely cook the food for best colors.
Use stand-ins for the set-ups to get the lighting & arrangement you want, & freshly cooked food for the shot.
Keep the lighting fairly simple – you’ll have enough other stuff to think about. Here’s a few shots of a simple one light setup (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=66137), just as an “starting point” example. Set the main light first, then add accents.
For Gods sake, shoot RAW!
Good luck!
That's good advice, Frank.

Most people (me included) are consumed by "what do we charge?", "should I copy right?" and so on.

We forget the fact that we may be working with a very stubborn pickle. :lol: