Corporate Headshots -- what to charge?

mattograph · 2nd of March 2010 (Tue)

Been getting several requests for head shots from my real estate clients. These shots all necessitate providing images on disk, but I am not sure what to charge. This is site work, not in the studio.

What are folks charging out there?

Thanks.

mikekelley · 2nd of March 2010 (Tue)

Depends on the license that they want.

Bumgardnern · 2nd of March 2010 (Tue)

What is the intended usage of the photos? Get them to give you details.

mattograph · 2nd of March 2010 (Tue)

Advertising -- Website, flyers, etc. Full use, can't sell for profit.

marclw · 2nd of March 2010 (Tue)

Man, I recently finished shooting a whole series of shots for the most prominent real estate agent in town. I can't say they're all like this, but he was a total PITA and, notwithstanding his incredible historic home filled with antiques and hand painted murals on walls, was one of the cheapest sons of a gun that I ever met. He also kept changing his mind about stuff, which drove me nuts. I hope that you have better luck. At least he paid his bill when I delivered the final products. What he paid me simply wasn't worth all the aggravation . . . .

mattograph · 2nd of March 2010 (Tue)

I actually quoted two prices

With my background -- $75 first shot, $50 each thereafter for the other agents, using the same setup.

For environmental -- $75 an hour (setting them up is a bitch.)

It seemed most folks are charging $95, so it gets me started without giving it away.

Borna C · 3rd of March 2010 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by marclw

Man, I recently finished shooting a whole series of shots for the most prominent real estate agent in town. I can't say they're all like this, but he was a total PITA and, notwithstanding his incredible historic home filled with antiques and hand painted murals on walls, was one of the cheapest sons of a gun that I ever met. He also kept changing his mind about stuff, which drove me nuts. I hope that you have better luck. At least he paid his bill when I delivered the final products. What he paid me simply wasn't worth all the aggravation . . . .

welcome to the jungle, it gets worse here every day

silvex · 4th of March 2010 (Thu)

$300 with all photoshop they want and hires image on a cd.

CreedThoughts · 4th of March 2010 (Thu)

we paid $6000 for 30 ppl's headshots.. yup, we got ripped off.

Gatorboy · 4th of March 2010 (Thu)

$300 for first subject, $100 for each additional person
$50 digital post-processing for each selected image.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CreedThoughts

we paid $6000 for 30 ppl's headshots.. yup, we got ripped off.

You didn't get ripped off, you hired a good headshot photographer. My fees are about middle-of-the-road.

mattograph · 4th of March 2010 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gatorboy

$300 for first subject, $100 for each additional person
$50 digital post-processing for each selected image.

You didn't get ripped off, you hired a good headshot photographer. My fees are about middle-of-the-road.

And honestly -- I ain't that good ....... yet.

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mattograph "God bless the new meds" Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,569 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Corporate Headshots -- what to charge? Advertising -- Website, flyers, etc. Full use, can't sell for profit. __________________ This space for rent.

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