Photography Rates

[elguapo]

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[DDan]

I don't know what you're shooting. There is an offroad racing series that I am familiar with. There are several guys that show up there. They shoot the race and then run to town for printing. They guess at the number they can sell and come back with a staack of prints. I think most of them have websites where prints can be purchased as well. They generally get ~$20 a print for 8x10s.

[psuphoto09]

Hey there are many on going threads about this topic.
Here are a few links to what others have to say, most of it useful and quite insightful

Thread:'Sharing Knowhow' section > The Business of Photography>Per-hour rates?

'Sharing Knowhow' section > The Business of Photography>How much Do I Charge? One of the most often asked questions

'Sharing Knowhow' section>The Business of Photography

hope these help. Sorry I could not provide more concrete info.

[PhotosGuy]

Hourly rates: The better you are & the faster you work, the less that you're paid! And if you travel to a location & back, how do you get paid for the rest of the lost daylight? It's pretty hard to book two 1/2-day jobs in one day.
In metro Detroit, a fairly large market with lots of competition, I charged a day rate of $600/day, (1970s prices), 10 hours my door to my door, & included 50 "Free" miles. (That's how much I hate paperwork & I'm not going to nickel & dime a client anyway).
For a good client who's in a budget bind, I'd offer an (infrequent) 1/2 day rate, $350, 5 hours my door to my door. Keep in mind that the first time you cut your prices for someone, everyone else will hear about it & it will soon become your "Normal" rate.

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[NickSimcheck]

Photosguy is exactly how I do it, and for the same reasoning.

With hourly people tend to rush and you don't get as good of shots as if they thought "Well, I bought him for the day...Might as well use him!"

My 8 hour is $495, and I sell prints for cheap.

However my "8 hour" is my door to my door, and post processing time. So really, shooting time is about 4-5 hours max.