Nickjd
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I've recently been doing more and more little photography jobs, and have had lots of problems trying to figure out reasonable rates for the work that I do. Comparing my work to "professional" photographers, my work is as good as and in many cases, much better quality. I have no idea what is normal pricing for small jobs. The most recent job was with the YMCA where I was supposed to take pictures of kids for posters on the walls. I was to print thirty 13x19 posters on professional photographic paper for them and I would be paid $400. I knew the director of that Y, so I thought it would just be nice to help them out for cheap. I had about 8 hours of work in it (not including all the commuting, I had to do 120 miles of city driving to get there and back 4 times). So, overall I was taking and selling 13x19 prints at a professional quality for only $13.33 a piece! That's such an incredible bargain I thought, to have a real photographer take pictures and print them for you.
Now they wanted to use my photography in their brochures and stuff for free, they are expecting me to just give them the rights to the images. I know this is just the ymca, and I don't want to be a jerk, but how should I formulate pricing for small jobs like this?
I feel like they think that doing photography stuff is cheap! For a student to spend nearly $3000 on equipment is no easy task, and to barely make a profit is a slap in the face.
So what do you people think? I wanted to have the opinions from other photographers.
Thanks!
Nick
Now they wanted to use my photography in their brochures and stuff for free, they are expecting me to just give them the rights to the images. I know this is just the ymca, and I don't want to be a jerk, but how should I formulate pricing for small jobs like this?
I feel like they think that doing photography stuff is cheap! For a student to spend nearly $3000 on equipment is no easy task, and to barely make a profit is a slap in the face.
So what do you people think? I wanted to have the opinions from other photographers.
Thanks!
Nick