----- "John Sessoms" <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > From: Walter Gilbert > > Hi all, > > > > So, here's my situation. I ran into an old high school friend > who's > > coaching several athletic teams. He's seen some of my photography > and > > asked if I'd be interested in doing some team photos for them -- > soccer > > and basketball. I told him I'd be interested in doing it, but I've > > never done that sort of thing before. He essentially said the main > > thing the kids' parents are concerned about is pricing, and feels > pretty > > confident that I'm competent enough to handle the task based on > what > > he's seen. > > > > Thing is, given my lack of experience, I'm not sure how much to > charge > > these parents. I can go through Walmart for the prints, which seem > to > > be pretty reasonably priced -- the standard sports package being > > $15.00. I don't know if any of you have any experience in this type > of > > work at all, but any guidance would be much appreciated. I've > never > > done any sort of professional work at all, so I'm at a bit of a loss > as > > to how much I can fairly charge these people for my work. But, I'd > like > > to be able to make a buck or two someday, if only to subsidize my > > photography addiction. > > > > Are there any rules of thumb or standard formulas that I could go > by, > > aside from asking other local photographers what they're charging? > > > > According to my Portrait instructor at school, your prices should be > between 4 and 7 times your cost. Figure your time at whatever rate you > > want to pay yourself. > > Say there are 20 team members and you spend 2 hours shooting. At $50 > an > hour that's a hundred bucks. Split 20 ways, that's $5 per team > member. > > Package from Walmart is $15, so your cost per package is $20. > > Your price should be between $80 and $140 per package. > > Go higher or lower based on what you think is fair market value. >
Way too much for that kind of photography. The parents will hang you from the rafters in the gym if you ask $80. Figure you're going to sell at least a dozen packets. Price them at $20 over cost, and you'll make $240. Not bad for a couple hours of work. Paul > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
