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Originally Posted by k9mom
The other option is to offer the CD in varying package sizes, e.g., 10 high res photos for $100, 25 for $250, etc....or just charge a flat $10 or $20 fee for each high res negative and let the client choose from proofs (low resolution, non- or minimally processed photos) which of the 50 or so they want to buy, then spend time doing post-processing on only those the client wants and is willing to pay for. And require a deposit of some percentage (25 or 50%) before you start doing the post-processing and CD burning, just in case the client ends up being a dead-beat flake...
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I really like this idea. I probably should have offered this to them. I think I may change my price structure to include the pay per image idea. Because really, how many photos from a single session are people really going to want multiple copies of? Probably not all 50.
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Originally Posted by maritimer
People will not pay top dollar for a name they don't know... especially in photography. You can never go by what everyone else is doing / charging. Those others could have years on you and again, people will pay for work by people that have the reputation.
Bottom line... until you can successfully charge $100+ per image, you should take what you can get. Plus, you do a 'deal' for someone who doesn't know you and that person could turn around and say ' blah blah did great work for me for a great price' = just generates more business in the end for you.
You should, though, always release top resolution to your clients no matter what. Why would someone pay top dollar to get work done and not be able to display it in their home right? Also, you have to get out of the 'XXX per image for portrait work' ; charge the flat rate + XX per hour for processing. In the end, you have to remember you're trying to establish yourself and you can't do that if you try to charge top dollar right off the bat....
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Thanks, that is food for thought for sure. As for photography, I have been doing this for 30 years. For money, about 9 months. I structured my fees based on how much work goes into what I do, not necessarily the amount of time I've been charging money. But you are right, maybe if I charged less I'd get more business and hence more of a reputation. I just don't want people coming to me because they think I'm the cheapest...I think that could actually hurt my reputation. But I see what you mean about the friend referral,etc...maybe I should just take it and be happy for the business. :-)
What do you mean by $100 an image? Do you mean framed print, just a print or the digital file?