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First, a little backstory. I don't think I should give out the company name, but this company is a "digital marketing specialist" company. Meaning a business, which could be a restaurant, salon, sports bar, or just about anything will use this companies services to help them with their digital marketing.
The company approaches businesses, and says "If you use us, we will send out a professional photographer to get photos, then post the photos on your facebook and twitter page for you while ALSO creating a basic website with photos. If they already have a website, then they just add in the photos."
They charge them X amount, I am not even sure how much.
Then they contact a local photographer and they take the photos. When the photos are turned in, they become the property of the company. The photographer CAN use them in their own portfolio, however the client can use the photos for anything they want without giving credit to the photographer.
I have done work with this company before, because I wanted to build my portfolio, but after I did about 20 shoots, I told them I was tied up with other projects and had to stop doing work for them.
Then out of the blue I get this email last week...
"Good afternoon!
I just wanted to reach out and inquiry if you any of you would be interested in a photoshoot with a client that owns 2 salons. One has been opened and operating for 8 years and one in a brand new location they are opening up in a month.
For the photoshoot at the first location would be 6-8 exterior photos, 12-14 interior photos, and 15-20 procedure photos. They clients will have a couple of models and they would like you to photograph them while they have having different procedures done to them.
At the second location, they just need 6-8 exterior, and 12-14 interior photos.
If you would be interested and are available please reply to this email.
Thank you!
Dan
Digital Marketing Specialist
So I replied...
Hi Dan,
Thank you for reaching out regarding the photo shoots. I looked up the location of the Salons 2 locations and looked around their facebook page, ect. I definitely would consider doing the photo shoots.
When do they need the final photos by?
Also how much would the pay be for the Salon photo shoot, considering the 2 locations?
They replied back...
Even though it would be 2 locations, we consider this one photo shoot, which would pay $65. It shouldn't take more than an hour.
The final photos would be due by 9/30.
Then I replied back...
Hi Dan,
Thank You for your response.
It would be a 1 hour drive to the first location for me, 2 hours of shooting time there, 30 minutes to drive to the other location,1 hour of shooting there, then about an 1 and 30 minutes for me to drive home. Then 4 hours of editing at least. So 10 hours total. I can do it for 10 hours times $65 an hour, so $650.
However no way I could do it for $65 total.
If ____ agrees to the $650, then let me know and I will do the photo shoot next week, most likely on Tuesday.
If they cant, I understand, just let me know either way.
Thank You
2 hours later they replied...
Never mind, we found another photographer who accepted the assignment.
So my questions are, is there anything that you would have done different than I did? Was my price too high for the amount of work? Would you have accepted the assignment?
The company approaches businesses, and says "If you use us, we will send out a professional photographer to get photos, then post the photos on your facebook and twitter page for you while ALSO creating a basic website with photos. If they already have a website, then they just add in the photos."
They charge them X amount, I am not even sure how much.
Then they contact a local photographer and they take the photos. When the photos are turned in, they become the property of the company. The photographer CAN use them in their own portfolio, however the client can use the photos for anything they want without giving credit to the photographer.
I have done work with this company before, because I wanted to build my portfolio, but after I did about 20 shoots, I told them I was tied up with other projects and had to stop doing work for them.
Then out of the blue I get this email last week...
"Good afternoon!
I just wanted to reach out and inquiry if you any of you would be interested in a photoshoot with a client that owns 2 salons. One has been opened and operating for 8 years and one in a brand new location they are opening up in a month.
For the photoshoot at the first location would be 6-8 exterior photos, 12-14 interior photos, and 15-20 procedure photos. They clients will have a couple of models and they would like you to photograph them while they have having different procedures done to them.
At the second location, they just need 6-8 exterior, and 12-14 interior photos.
If you would be interested and are available please reply to this email.
Thank you!
Dan
Digital Marketing Specialist
So I replied...
Hi Dan,
Thank you for reaching out regarding the photo shoots. I looked up the location of the Salons 2 locations and looked around their facebook page, ect. I definitely would consider doing the photo shoots.
When do they need the final photos by?
Also how much would the pay be for the Salon photo shoot, considering the 2 locations?
They replied back...
Even though it would be 2 locations, we consider this one photo shoot, which would pay $65. It shouldn't take more than an hour.
The final photos would be due by 9/30.
Then I replied back...
Hi Dan,
Thank You for your response.
It would be a 1 hour drive to the first location for me, 2 hours of shooting time there, 30 minutes to drive to the other location,1 hour of shooting there, then about an 1 and 30 minutes for me to drive home. Then 4 hours of editing at least. So 10 hours total. I can do it for 10 hours times $65 an hour, so $650.
However no way I could do it for $65 total.
If ____ agrees to the $650, then let me know and I will do the photo shoot next week, most likely on Tuesday.
If they cant, I understand, just let me know either way.
Thank You
2 hours later they replied...
Never mind, we found another photographer who accepted the assignment.
So my questions are, is there anything that you would have done different than I did? Was my price too high for the amount of work? Would you have accepted the assignment?