ohiofalcon wrote in post #17053891
I was figuring between 25 and 50 buck a house but I didn't want to be too far out of the normal price that a full time photographer might be getting paid if they are staff.
Way too low.
The minimum should be what you make at your real job per hour plus whatever you rent to do the job. (Sounded like you needed a wider lens and maybe more lighting). Take your hourly rate X the number of hours the job takes including shooting time and processing and any other work directly related. This amount makes it worth your time. That's one way to look at it
Another way, find some local photographers. Approach them with the same question you were asked. See what their rates are. If that that is lower than the minimum I outlined above, decide if you want to do the shoot for less money. Less money because you've never done this before and your shots aren't likely to be good as other locals that hire out for this. If their price is a lot higher than what I outlined above, then adjust up a bit.
Whatever you do, 25 - 50 bucks is way to low for time invested. Likely your going to spend some time at the computer prettying the shots up? Get paid for that time.
