pricing

I've always loved photography and just buckled down to get my first camera! I purchased an entry level Nikon z5 and have the the 24mm-50mm lens kit, and also just purchased the 85mm 1.8 lens. I've watched video after video on how to improve my photos and on editing flow but I have found its just...

Hello! Between March-April I'll have my first ever paid shoot, it'll be an event or bal more specifically. Excited! They want me shooting actively between 16-22 (4PM - 10PM), so about a 6 hour shoot. During this time they expect me to my thing when they mingle, take group shots and some...

Hello friends, I have just signed up today! May I seek your thoughts/advice how to price your photo work, on a per image basis? I am a hobbyist (from the Philippines) and recently requested by a publisher for the use of a photo work for a text book. I wanted to give it for free as the textbook...

Hello all I need some advice on pricing a 4 hour photo shoot for a local clothing company in Washington. All of the work I have completed so far has been mainly freelance and this is my opportunity to break in to product and fashion photography. I am currently building a studio for them in...

Let me begin by stating that I understand how pricing works it's not uniform. A number of factors are considered. Geographic location. Type of phptography. The client. How the images are used. On and on. So I'm not looking for an exact concrete number her just some general ideas for this new...

Hi all- I've got my first commercial client after starting my LLC. The client is a major car dealership in my area, and he's requesting photos of three of his dealerships. The images are to be used in their commercial marketing. I've got my commercial license ready to go, and legally speaking...

I got into photography by shooting landscapes. I realized I did not bring in that much trying to sell them. I have been doing sportsmates and portraits for years now(18) and it has been good. Last year a restaurant chain came to town and contacted me for local images to hang and do a wall...

Fellow proffesional photographers can you give me some advice? I was contacted by an art consultation company in Sri Lanka that has a client interested in purchasing my fine art photograph to use in 41 of their rooms in a 5 star luxury hotel there. They want to get a quote from me for a...

I am looking for some professional advice on pricing a request for one of my photos to be posted on a truck trailer. I am by no means a pro, but my photography is quite unique and I am beginning to catch some attention locally. I am a commercial diver by trade, so naturally all my photos are...

How is everyone? New to the entire process of having a piece of mine show in a gallery. I'm not sure how to go about it. How should I have it printed? On canvas, metal, gallery wrapped, another type of backing? Also, it will be for sale, so the gallery and I will each take a 50/50% split. What...

i just booked my first wedding. I have been second shooting weddings for a while now, so I have an extensive portfolio and I know how the show works. I can run the show at any wedding and I'm confident every time that I'll come out with some great shots for the clients. But I'm starting to shoot...

Hi guys, this is my first post on this site! A little about me, I have been in photography since 10th grade but it wasn't until recently I started formal training under the NYIP Professional Photography course. I have upgraded my dslr Nikon bodies from the D3100 - D7000 -D610. Now I have been...

Hi All, I'm working with a client right now that wants a huge canvas triptych. One 30x40 in the center and two 20x30s on each side. Currently, my 30x40 canvases go for $338 and 20x30 canvases for $180. To me, I feel as though these are more than reasonable prices, especially since I plan on...

My manager knows I have my own photography business that is just starting out, so he asked me if I would be interested in taking photos of the gym I work at. I've done and have pricing for kids/family photography, but taking photos for a business is something new to me. We have 2 locations and...

I am new to product photography and have recently been doing some work for a friend who is going to be using my images on her website for her products, she said that I better get an idea of how much I will charge because once people see her images they could be asking where she got them done...