H.S. Senior asking to buy digital only instead of prints?

OK, I know this question has been beaten to death...but I have this Sr. client that wants to know how much I'd charge her for the 60 images that she has to choose from to build her print package, rather than buying the prints that she gets with any given package.

What would you do?...a straight fee per image..which is going to get expensive if I tell her Mom $50 each....or say 10 for X dollars....20 for X dollars...etc...it's tough to nail this down, but want to make as simple as possible.

Right now I offer customers who buy the package prints those same images on a CD....but this customer wants to skip buying the prints and just buy digital?

Typically I look at what I need to profit from each client.

i would give her half price but put some kind of little thing on the bottom.
i'll find an example on google.
I DO NOT CLAIM THIS IMAGE AS MY OWN. I USED GOOGLE TO FIND AN EXAMPLE.

Some may not like this answer, but if a couple wants a cd of images for their wedding, i charge the following schedule:
50 photos $750
75 photos $975
100 photos $1295.00
This is in addition to any packages i have and the basic photo location, which is in its own is several hundred dollars. My pricing does not encourage people to do what your gal wants to do. But if they want it bad enough, i will give them limited usuage for personal reasons.

Charge what you would for prints and add 25 or 50%. We don't need to get excessively greedy here.

If you charge $10 per print x 60 = $600 x 50%= $900.00 Above what I charge. $15 per print x 60 =$900 x 50%= $1350

Sounds like you are right on... same track...different song.

mikekelley wrote in post #9709869
We don't need to get excessively greedy here.

Agreed!...that's the last thing I want to do.

pauld1946 wrote in post #9709784
i will give them limited usuage for personal reasons.

How do you control this?

They can use them for personal reasons, but can not sell them or use them in any way commercially. Pretty standard.

pauld1946 wrote in post #9709935
If you charge $10 per print x 60 = $600 x 50%= $900.00 Above what I charge. $15 per print x 60 =$900 x 50%= $1350

Sounds like you are right on... same track...different song.

I think once they see the price tag, they'll sit down and pick out the prints from the proofs like originally planned....and f they say they only want to buy 20 digital images then the prices will be higher per image than if they buy all 60...that's a given.

I would have that in writing before they sit down.

pauld1946 wrote in post #9709970
They can use them for personal reasons, but can not sell them or use them in any way commercially. Pretty standard.

Yeah, in this case it's not a concern she'll use them for anything but personal use.

Don't be surprised if they write you a check for $900.00 for 60 images at $10. per image. I have long ago stopped trying to guess what people will do. They surprise me nearly every time.

Good luck.

pauld1946 wrote in post #9710006
Don't be surprised if they write you a check for $900.00 for 60 images at $10. per image. I have long ago stopped trying to guess what people will do. They surprise me nearly every time.

Good luck.

...a pleasant surprise that would be!

Music to your ears!!!!