How do I price my photography work? A Complete Guide

How do I price my photography work? This is the question I get asked the most. No matter who you are, if you are just starting out in photography, this can be a daunting question and a complicated topic to cover. However, it does not have to be difficult. In this video, I answer this question. This is exactly how I price my photography jobs and it works really well.

How do I price my photography work? A Step by Step Guide to Pricing Your Photography Work

1.  Have a set fee for your work. I have a minimum fee that I have set for my self and I will not show up to any job without at least making that “X” amount of money. Figure out what that is for you and stick to your guns. Sometimes you will need money and want to do any job for an incredibly small amount of money. However, it is important that you stick to your set fee. 

2.  Hourly rate. Figure out how many hours a job is going to take you. Put a value on your time (come up with an hourly rate), and that’s how you come up with an estimate. You have to make sure you cover your time for proofing and editing images. Most people do not account for this and end up spending a lot of time editing and retouching. 

3.  Ask the client for the budget. This is the technique I use the most. I always ask the client what their budget is, most will tell me some will not. If you get the answer and you are happy with that number then you can say yes and move forward with the project. If you do not like that number this is a place for you to start negotiations. Remember that everything is negotiable and there is room for every budget to go up or down. Be flexible and you will be ok. 

Conclusion

In this video, I cover this topic in depth and show you how you can start making money without being the cheapest guy on the block.  

If you need help editing your images, I use Lightroom Presets, give them a try. 

Good luck out there, drop me a line below, I’d love to hear from you. 

How do I price my photography work? A Step by Step Guide to Pricing Your Photography Work

How to develop your own photography style video 5

Here is day 5 on developing your own photography style, remember to grab the RAW file and follow along.

This is the Black and White version of this photo. You have to be careful when doing black and white and know exactly what sliders to use. There are many ways to turn a photo into black and white, in this video I will show you how you can make a b&w image pop.

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How to make the sun look big in my photos

This is a question I get often. Edin how do you make the sun look so massive in your photos?” I teach this at my photography workshops and often people are shocked at the results.

To achieve this is actually quite easy, all you need is a massive zoom. Most of us do not have a massive zoom, I totally understand that but even if you have a 200mm zoom lens it will do the job.

Once you are out on the field photographing the sun, make sure you zoom in directly at the sun, while doing this make sure you have some sort of foreground, in this case I used the trees at the Everglades National Park.

In the photos below you can see the difference between a photo shot at 70mm and the same shot at 600mm

In the professional lingo this is called compression. Compressing the sun. Now go out there and experiment, you will be surprised at the results.

Camera settings: 1/125 F18 ISO100 Zoomed in at 70mm

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Camera settings: 1/200 F18 ISO100 Zoomed in at 600mm

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This years election

I hate to talk about politics, but this is the most important election of our lives. I beg every American to vote, we have a lunatic on the ballot and he must be stopped. I shot this to show that America is very much great and the American dream is very much alive.

About the picture. This is a long exposure shot with a 10 stop ND Filter. I have also included a video of the edit.

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