Happy Problem--right place, right time

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Originally Posted by andyw

I will apologise at the start of this because it is probably going to sound rude and terse.

Not at all! Your points are real life examples and support your opinion.

Originally Posted by andyw

You said in your first post. "I started my local sports shooter business in August."

You then went on to say that you were getting some jobs doing headshots etc.
So you are obviously trying to build/expand the "business".

I have to say that if your business cannot afford $312 for PROPER business and liability insurance then you should give up now.

Thankfully I am able to afford the insurance. I just wanted to understand at what point in the business it becomes necessary.

You've made some very good points in your discussions and I appreciate the time it took to write those out for me.

Originally Posted by Jim Bryant

I hope you're taking in account of travel time, mileage, a digital capture fee per image, downloading, editing, post processing time, cdv/dvd burning and number of views. You need to get John Harrington's book, Best Business Practices for Photographers. Get a contract for everything. Now, with what you charged after taking out your expenses and such, that $50.00 per hour sounds great, but in general, you lost money.

The ortho shot I did was about 5 minutes from my house, I shot for 30 minutes and edited for about 30 min. Building in a bit of learning curve on my end I'm comfortable w/the $75 invoice I sent them.
For future jobs, I will consider travel time and mileage if appropriate.

Great advice from all of you. Thanks!