How much should I ask for an event in Austria?

Kolander · Oct 4, 2011

Hi, I am a new member

I must cover a commercial event in a hotel function room, featuring 3 hours for around 70 photographs in CD. How much should I ask for? I came to Austria a few weeks ago.

Thank you very much in advance!

Patrice · Oct 4, 2011

The simple answer is 'anything you want', 'will you get paid?' is a whole other matter.

The straight business approach is to determine what all of your costs are going to be, determine how much your time is worth to you, add any profit you need to make, and finally add any 'value added' your name carries.

Some photographers might charge $500 while others might require a $5000 deposit just to get started.

(Did you travel to Austria as a requirement of this assignment?)

CCericola · Oct 4, 2011

In the immortal words of Bitter:

$2000 (1510 euros)

orljustin · Oct 4, 2011

If you just arrived there, you likely got a scam email... I'll pay you this, you forward this on, etc.

Kolander · Oct 5, 2011

Patrice said:
...(Did you travel to Austria as a requirement of this assignment?)

Of course I didn´t, should had known the fee before taking one step

)

I met very seldom photographers that get 5.000 euros as down payment (for an event, I mean no weddings). What I needed to know is the common rate. Thank you!

Kolander · Oct 5, 2011

CCericola said:
In the immortal words of Bitter:

$2000 (1510 euros)

That sounds like nice music, but don´t you find it a bit excessive? Thank you.

Kolander · Oct 5, 2011

orljustin said:
If you just arrived there, you likely got a scam email... I'll pay you this, you forward this on, etc.

I did not just arrive, I´m here since two months ago. And the event is arranged by an european embassy, they asked me for an estimate, so there´s no scam offering

) Thank you!

Patrice · Oct 5, 2011

We are not trying to be funny or facetious. It's just that it is nearly impossible to answer 'how much should I charge?' questions. I don't know what your fixed and variable costs are and I don't know anything about your market or your profit expectations. We also have no idea just what kind of product your client is asking for and how much post process and production you will have to do.

You may not know any photographers that require a $5000 down payment, does not mean they are not any in your market.

KmH · Oct 5, 2011

For a commercial event I would not only expect to be paid for my time, talent, and equipment, I would also expect to be paid use licensing fees for the commecial use of my photographs.

Redbaron · Oct 5, 2011

Euro Embassy = HUGE $$$$$$ - aim high, if they query why you can always drop the price, say it was a typo or something!

Good luck

Tony S · Oct 5, 2011

Do it for free, after all this is only a hobby ?

Kolander · Oct 6, 2011

Patrice said:
...You may not know any photographers that require a $5000 down payment, does not mean they are not any in your market.

Yes, and surely there are people 6 feet tall in Austria, but that is not the common size, isn't it? Don't be angry! :flower:

Kolander · Oct 6, 2011

KmH said:
For a commercial event I would not only expectr to be paid for my time, talent, and equipment, I would also expect to be paid use licensing fees for the commecial use of my photographs.

I will sell the pictures to the embassy (the commercial office), not the traders at the testing. Moreover, it is the sort of pics that ministry webs want, not marks. Thank you!