Problem with work

ACDCROCKS · 28th of April 2007 (Sat)

Hi all. I did a shoot last night of a play and my boss now wants to buy them. Their is 800 pictures, I will have pics up later of samples, how much should I charge? $200? I was their for 3 hours.
thanks for the help

René Damkot · 28th of April 2007 (Sat)

Click. Might help.

$200 would be a bit too low I'd think. My rate is over €100 an hour normally...
In this case it's your boss however, so that might influence it a bit.

ssim · 28th of April 2007 (Sat)

Were you working for him at the time that you were shooting and if so in what capacity. There could be an expectation on his part that since you were working for him that he might not have to pay and hourly rate.

If I had to charge out something like this it would be around 700.00 and I would provide online proofs watermarked to prevent further use. That commercial rate charge would be for a cold call from someone wanting their event covered. There would be further charges for use and/or prints.

ACDCROCKS · 28th of April 2007 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by ssim

Were you working for him at the time that you were shooting and if so in what capacity. There could be an expectation on his part that since you were working for him that he might not have to pay and hourly rate.

If I had to charge out something like this it would be around 700.00 and I would provide online proofs watermarked to prevent further use. That commercial rate charge would be for a cold call from someone wanting their event covered. There would be further charges for use and/or prints.

He didn't want me to do the shoot becasue he didn't know about it. I went under my act....Yeah..that $700 looks good to me lmao. The thing is He called me today at 9:40am and wanted me to shoot a game at 10am....it's always like this to me... And Yes, I have been called and told can you do a shoot in 2 mins? I need you as well. He told me on the phone that he hired some one else, a bad feeling came about. A phone call later to was to get your hours down here this week....Hmm whats going to happen? Im not a bad photog, I have no problem showing the quality of my work, I just hate getting miss used. I never asked for a raise, and working as a freelancer for $8.75 an hour isn't that much....Anyones thoughts? I know it's experince, but 2 years of this....I've been 99.9% on the shoots when calls to have a 1 hour of window time to get ready. I have roughly 500 images availble from this shoot., supply demand in this respect? I think im going to contact a few photogs in the area and get away from this guy.

deadpass · 28th of April 2007 (Sat)

get a new job, you're getting screwed man. Is your boss paying out of his pocket or is he paying with company money? I'd say 700 would be fine, see what he says.

ACDCROCKS · 28th of April 2007 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by deadpass

get a new job, you're getting screwed man. Is your boss paying out of his pocket or is he paying with company money? I'd say 700 would be fine, see what he says.

He's paying out of his own pocktet.

poloman · 29th of April 2007 (Sun)

If you push for more $ you will find out what you are worth to him. If he pays you your hourly wage for a shoot, the images are his.
The real answer you should be seeking is:
What are you worth to others in your area? Nothing + nothing = nothing.
I wouldn't take the big leap without a plan. Unless you really don't need the $.

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ACDCROCKS 321 123 33 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: in your attic Posts: 2,920 IMAGE EDITING OK	Problem with work Hi all. I did a shoot last night of a play and my boss now wants to buy them. Their is 800 pictures, I will have pics up later of samples, how much should I charge? $200? I was their for 3 hours. thanks for the help __________________ WONKA WONKA!

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René Damkot Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: enschede, netherlands Posts: 39,363 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Problem with work Click. Might help. $200 would be a bit too low I'd think. My rate is over €100 an hour normally... In this case it's your boss however, so that might influence it a bit. __________________ "I think the idea of art kills creativity" - Douglas Adams Why Color Management. Color Problems? Click here. MySpace Get Colormanaged Twitter PERSONAL MESSAGING REGARDING SELLING OR BUYING ITEMS WITH MEMBERS WHO HAVE NO POSTS IN FORUMS AND/OR WHO YOU DO NOT KNOW FROM FORUMS IS HEREBY DECLARED STRICTLY STUPID AND YOU WILL GET BURNED.

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ssim POTN Landscape & Cityscape Photographer 2005 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: southern Alberta, Canada Posts: 10,761	Re: Problem with work Were you working for him at the time that you were shooting and if so in what capacity. There could be an expectation on his part that since you were working for him that he might not have to pay and hourly rate. If I had to charge out something like this it would be around 700.00 and I would provide online proofs watermarked to prevent further use. That commercial rate charge would be for a cold call from someone wanting their event covered. There would be further charges for use and/or prints. __________________ My life is like one big RAW file....way too much post processing needed. Sheldon Simpson \| My Gallery \| My Gear updated: 20JUL12

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deadpass Goldmember Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: tempe, az Posts: 3,347	Re: Problem with work get a new job, you're getting screwed man. Is your boss paying out of his pocket or is he paying with company money? I'd say 700 would be fine, see what he says. __________________ a camera http://www.deadpass.com

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poloman Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 5,410 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Problem with work If you push for more $ you will find out what you are worth to him. If he pays you your hourly wage for a shoot, the images are his. The real answer you should be seeking is: What are you worth to others in your area? Nothing + nothing = nothing. I wouldn't take the big leap without a plan. Unless you really don't need the $. __________________ "All those who believe in psychokinesis, raise my right hand!" Steven Wright

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