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Subject: [OM] Re: Photo Fees
From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:13:44 -0400
Bob, first, congratulations on your growing success.

You might want to get this book:

"Pricing Photography: The Complete Guide to Assignment & Stock Prices
(Paperback)" by Michal Heron and David MacTavish

Of course you'll scale your prices based on what your local market
will bear, but it gets you in the ballpark.

Hth and have fun!/ScottGee1


On 9/15/05, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> My most abject apologies for daring to post an inquiry having to do (gasp!)
> with photography, but something's come up that requires me to ask a couple
> of questions having to do with current photo fee structures.
> 
> For a while now, I've been selling pretty pictures to tourists, and all has
> been well. This year, I'm starting to get special requests that require me
> to have a fee structure at hand. I don't, but so far I've faked it, and I
> don't think I've lost too much money.
> 
> For example, a woman contacted me about "capturing" her fiancée on film for
> a wedding present. He's a local lobsterman, and that little commission was
> fun for all concerned, including me, because I got to spend time on the
> water in lobster boats under the guise of working for a nearby art gallery.
> 
> Now, two more requests have come up.
> 
> 1)  A local gentleman has asked me to take photos of a new house on Pemaquid
> Point purchased by a friend. He wants to give the owner a photo as a gift.
> We have not talked price, but I'm going to scope out the house, perhaps as
> early as tomorrow while the owner is away, and I'd like to have some idea of
> where to start figuring out how much to charge. The photo will be taken from
> the water, with boat provided, so I don't have to pay a captain. But I will
> make the preliminary reconnoiter, followed by the actual shoot, followed by
> prints. My guess is a couple hours minimum, and I'm thinking something on
> the order of $250 for the shoot, which would include one print about 11x15,
> matted to 16x20 if so requested. Other shots would be available at my
> per-print prices, which I've worked out where I sell other shots at $35 for
> an 7x10 matted to 11x14, and $68 for an 11x15 matted to 16x20. Does this
> sound reasonable? Too much? Not enough?
> 
> 2)  The family that owns a major corporate entity in Portland has asked me
> to provide the photo for the corporate Christmas card this year. They bought
> one of my pictures at a benefit auction, and it now graces corporate
> headquarters, and they really like my stuff. We haven't talked price yet,
> but I'm thinking roughly $500 to $750 to provide the file. They would take
> the file and have it professionally printed. They've also asked that if
> another of my photos is donated to the same benefit auction this year, they
> be allowed to pick the one. I view this as a Very Good Thing, that Big
> Corporate Wigs really like my stuff . . . but again, I don't have a clue to
> pricing.
> 
> I know there's a lot of wisdom on this list not otherwise engaged in
> assigning blame or defending the accused in re Katrina, so those who have
> thoughts, and especially those who have knowledge (AG?), please don't be
> shy. You can reply off list if you think that would be better, or if you
> don't want to reveal your own pricing structures too publicly. I will treat
> all private replies in strictest confidence.
> 
> Thanx!
> 
> --Bob Whitmire
> 
> 
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