I want my pay to Match my work

[cgipson1]

...Ummm to help off set the amount of $$ I have put into my gear which is beyond recreational usage... thanks OP for posting!

More than a bass boat? More than an RV? More than a jet ski? More than a motorcycle? More than a golf cart? The list could easily go on.

Yep... every golfer with their own clubs.. much less a golf cart, should go PRO!

 

[ronlane]

...Ummm to help off set the amount of $$ I have put into my gear which is beyond recreational usage... thanks OP for posting!

More than a bass boat? More than an RV? More than a jet ski? More than a motorcycle? More than a golf cart? The list could easily go on.

Yep... every golfer with their own clubs.. much less a golf cart, should go PRO!

woohooooo!! that makes me pro at photography AND golf. Look out Tigger, here I come. (world golf ranking ??????)

 

[pixmedic]

...Ummm to help off set the amount of $$ I have put into my gear which is beyond recreational usage... thanks OP for posting!

More than a bass boat? More than an RV? More than a jet ski? More than a motorcycle? More than a golf cart? The list could easily go on.

I get plenty of excitement from shooting, much more than any boat or golf cart, but my gear is necessary for me to run my site and some decent income from shooting would be good.

If the gear is necessary for your site, and the site isn't bringing in enough income to cover the expense of the gear needed to run it...then its the site that's the problem...not a lack of income from the photography gear.

 

[skieur]

The different approach is to diversify into media production and work for companies as opposed to individuals on a contract or project basis. The result is more money.

skieur

 

[myvinyl333]

More than a bass boat? More than an RV? More than a jet ski? More than a motorcycle? More than a golf cart? The list could easily go on.

I get plenty of excitement from shooting, much more than any boat or golf cart, but my gear is necessary for me to run my site and some decent income from shooting would be good.

If the gear is necessary for your site, and the site isn't bringing in enough income to cover the expense of the gear needed to run it...then its the site that's the problem...not a lack of income from the photography gear.

I disagree. Charging for my work is income for the site. I have been hired as an event photographer for a casino and that $ will go towards the site.

 

[usayit]

My business plan....

Buy more gear

Make more money.

Repeat

Isn't that how it works?

 

[pixmedic]

I get plenty of excitement from shooting, much more than any boat or golf cart, but my gear is necessary for me to run my site and some decent income from shooting would be good.

If the gear is necessary for your site, and the site isn't bringing in enough income to cover the expense of the gear needed to run it...then its the site that's the problem...not a lack of income from the photography gear.

I disagree. Charging for my work is income for the site. I have been hired as an event photographer for a casino and that $ will go towards the site.

If its a photography business site then sure. If not, your just using company assets not making money for its intended business for other ventures. Nothing wrong with that... But its still an issue with the site not paying for things it needs to run.

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[myvinyl333]

If the gear is necessary for your site, and the site isn't bringing in enough income to cover the expense of the gear needed to run it...then its the site that's the problem...not a lack of income from the photography gear.

I disagree. Charging for my work is income for the site. I have been hired as an event photographer for a casino and that $ will go towards the site.

If its a photography business site then sure. If not, your just using company assets not making money for its intended business for other ventures. Nothing wrong with that... But its still an issue with the site not paying for things it needs to run.

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It is a music photography based website that features live concert photos... heading to Madison Sat for one shoot with lots of out of pocket expenses, all of my own choosing, need the coverage for the site .

 

[SCraig]

Yep... every golfer with their own clubs.. much less a golf cart, should go PRO!

I thought they all did

 

[BrianV]

You need to work for less than you are worth when starting off to build up experience and a portfolio. It's that way in a lot of fields, but especially true for photography.

At some point in any career- the more important question becomes "do you like what you do, are you happy with your work?" Get a "Yes" to that answer, the money will probably just come.

 

[Steve5D]

Am I wrong for believing that I should be getting paid more for the work I am doing... I just want to continue to improve and stop taking crap for pay.

One of the best guitarists I've ever known is a guy you'll never hear of. He'll flat out play circles around anyone you can name. How he's not on tour and recording Grammy winning albums is beyond me. The guy is so good it's stupid. I'm relatively certain that, at some point in life, he sold his soul to the Devil.

But you'll never hear of him.

He's a software designer in upstate New York, and lives a quiet life in suburbia. He's got a day job, and that's what pays the bills. He gets paid for playing guitar, but not to the point where it's "quit your job" money.

Another friend is a musician, and he's currently on tour with a national act. He's a good musician, but not someone I would consider "stellar". What I consider him to be, though, is meaningless. The person fronting the band has decided he wants my friend on tour with him. My friend is now making some serious money on the road.

I've always likened "making it" as a photographer to "making it" as a musician. You can be amazing and make a relative pittance, like my first friend, or you can simply be "good" and make tons of money like my second friend. How you see yourself, and what you believe you should be making, is only a part of the equation and, it could be argued, not the most important part.