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How much to charge for one hour of photography?

If you were me, how much would you charge for an hour of photography at a party?

A friend at work asked me to take photos for her grandmother’s 90th birthday party 10 days from now. She expects an hour from me, plus 30-50 of the best photos on a CD.

Of course, she’ll hook me up with free food.

She would probably have various relatives take photos with disposable and/or point-and-shoot cameras, but she loves my photography. I’m stoked.

So, factoring the drive1, taking the photos and processing them, what would you charge?

Thanks in advance!

  1. I think the drive will be at least 60 miles round trip.

4 Comments

For every hour shooting you might spend 4-5 processing. Aim for an hourly wage higher than you would get working at a McJob. :-)

Posted by John on 23 April 2008 @ 4pm

@ John:

Thanks for the input. Despite my optimism and processing quickly, that’s sounds accurate. I’ll probably calculate the cost that way.

Posted by Bryan Villarin on 23 April 2008 @ 11pm

Have you checked out photography websites like fredmiranda.com to see what the forums users might charge?

Posted by Chris on 24 April 2008 @ 1pm

@ Chris:

I hadn’t, but I just tried. Search function stinks, so I resorted to Google. Needle in a haystack. :)

I’ll probably go with what John said. Yep.

Thanks man.

Posted by Bryan Villarin on 25 April 2008 @ 12pm

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