If it were me I'd double or triple the Walmart price and call it good. $50 or less is something most parents would find reasonable and it's not a lot of money for you, but it does compensate you a bit for your time.
Tom C. On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Walter Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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? > > Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give me. > > Best, > > Walt > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
