Pricing

[mattsartin]

i've started to drum up some business here in the near future only problem being, i have no idea what to charge people. i'm curious how much everybody charges for senior pictures or family portraits. doesn't have to be exact, just a general idea is what i'm looking for thanks in advance!

[Daniel Browning]

There are plenty of people who are willing to shoot photos for free. And there are people who wont get out of bed for less than $5,000. How much you charge will be in the middle somewhere. It doesn't matter what other people charge, because other people don't have your clients or your talent. All that matters is:


1. How much is your time worth to you?


2. How much is your time worth to your client?


The tricky part is finding clients where #2 is greater than or equal to #1.

[Sean Setters]

Very well put, Daniel.

[mattsartin]

good advice, thank you. it would be nice not to get out of bed for less than 5k!

[Colin]

I'd get out of bed and stay up for the whole day for a mere $1k!





Heck, I do it now for free...

[William]

I hear what

[darklord]

My dad once said to me that something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. What he didn’t tell me is how to find out what someone is willing to pay for it.





You hit the nail in the head with this line. The problem is that us photographers are usually left brain challenged. We think our photos are our kids who are universally beautiful. So we talk about feeding kids and talent and forget to ask our clients what do they think our work is worth.