Pricing Question

[DC97Cobra]

I have someone that has asked for me to do a photoshoot of his car and unsure of what to ask. I see $100 per hour but this isn't for business use and I have not created a corporation. I guess its more like a personal favor at the moment. He does airbrush work and am hoping that maybe I could start a business relationship and be asked to take more photos of his work.

What should I ask for pricing and what paperwork should I have to protect myself and the photos I take?

[ST77]

It all comes down to how much is your time worth to you, also you are hoping to start a relationship with this person if you price yourself to low you wont be able to raise that price later on, 100hr isnt over priced by any means. I myself have done several car shoots at 150hr which is double my instudio rate as 1 car shooting requires traveling and can need alot of PP to get the photo perfect based on were the photo is taken. After the first shoot I did I was glad I never under priced myself as the first job I did triggered 3 more and hence repeat biz twice.

[NZDoug]

www.blinkbid.com answers all.
I would swap him by having him make you up some cool signage.

[DC97Cobra]

www.blinkbid.com (http://www.blinkbid.com) answers all.
I would swap him by having him make you up some cool signage.

thanks! I like that software and think I will be purchasing it soon. I'm starting to look more and more into making more money with this hobby. This guy is a businessman as well so I'm hoping to get a start with him and taking photos of the work he does for his clients.

[NZDoug]

Photo quoting software puts everything out in an open honest way where the important factor is that the photographer owns the image and the buyer is licenced to user rights, all other rights reserved.
It makes all involved professional, from their attitudes to the project, to terms of payment and so on down the line.
This is the most important thing if you want to live a normal life as a professional photographer. Like eat.;)

[DC97Cobra]

lol! Eating is ALWAYS good! Roof over my head would be a VERY close 2nd. :D Is there a book out there that touches base on this subject? I wouldn't mind having some kind of literature to read and get a better understanding of the business.