How much should i charge for a really amateur photoshoot

Jude_2010

Im getting myself a Canon 600D soon for music videos but i want to use it for photo-shoots as well so I can get a bit of extra cash.
I was wondering what would be a reasonable price to charge for a photoshoot. The only equipment I'll have id basically the camera and an external LED Light for lighting.: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/110806554142?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_4178wt_1163

I was thinking €10-€20 for as many pics the customer needed and I would provide the high quality photos on discs for free because I know professional photographers usually charge extra for this.

How does that sound?

Thanks for reading

pixbyjohn

If your photos are good charge 200 euro per hour and 5 euro for each photo you put on disc. Minimum charge would be 1 hour by the way.

maddog

Jude_2010 wrote: »

Im getting myself a Canon 600D soon for music videos but i want to use it for photo-shoots as well so I can get a bit of extra cash.
I was wondering what would be a reasonable price to charge for a photoshoot. The only equipment I'll have id basically the camera and an external LED Light for lighting.: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/110806554142?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_4178wt_1163

I was thinking €10-€20 for as many pics the customer needed and I would provide the high quality photos on discs for free because I know professional photographers usually charge extra for this.

How does that sound?

Thanks for reading

So what type of quality would your photos be? What format will they be in? How big could you print them?

Seriously I must buy a good camera and become a photographer... I hear there's good money in it:eek:

Ballyman

Hmm, I dunno, would a fiver not be better for everything and maybe throw in the camera for free with the pics???

Jude_2010

Alright alright i get it bad idea :P
Any ways i wasn't looking to make huge money at all

gloobag

Jude_2010 wrote: »

Im getting myself a Canon 600D soon for music videos but i want to use it for photo-shoots as well so I can get a bit of extra cash.
I was wondering what would be a reasonable price to charge for a photoshoot. The only equipment I'll have id basically the camera and an external LED Light for lighting.: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/110806554142?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_4178wt_1163

I was thinking €10-€20 for as many pics the customer needed and I would provide the high quality photos on discs for free because I know professional photographers usually charge extra for this.

How does that sound?

Thanks for reading

Jude_2010 wrote: »

Alright alright i get it bad idea :P
Any ways i wasn't looking to make huge money at all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNsrK6P9QvI

AnCatDubh

depends on sooooo many factors. if someone were to get a disk full of images 10, 20, 30(?) - of good quality then they would be very fortunate to receive them for 10-20 euro. Depends on the images but you could sell single images for 20/30euro each printed - event type of images, or a selection in different sizes for 30/40 euro printed. But its not an exact science. What part of the market is your customer in? Are they people who'd never pay €20 for an image or would they pay €100 sitting fee to walk into a photographers studio and then pay €250-€500 for a single largish format print. The list goes on and on. pixbyjohn's post above is reasonable for someone who knows what they are at and who delivers quality images. That said, revert to the point about your target market. Thinking a little more about it and €10-€20 won't give you the price of the bus fare home when you think of your tax liability, insurance, travel (parking), processing time, and more. If you are good, then don't sell yourself short.

Kenny Logins

Wouldn't you take much better pics with a dual or even single flash and umbrella set up? That LED lamp makes me think Blair Witch Project...

There are loads of great tutorials on Youtube on how to take decent portraits with very limited equipment (reflectors, external flash, umbrellas etc.), but for continuous lighting you might need a good bit more power.

I'm not speaking from experience here BTW, I'm a n00b to photography too.

PCPhoto

Jude_2010 wrote: »

Alright alright i get it bad idea :P
Any ways i wasn't looking to make huge money at all

the real question is would you have declared any earnings that you would have made to the Revenue ? - which is your legal obligation !!

PCPhoto

Jude_2010 wrote: »

Im getting myself a Canon 600D soon for music videos but i want to use it for photo-shoots as well so I can get a bit of extra cash.
I was wondering what would be a reasonable price to charge for a photoshoot. The only equipment I'll have id basically the camera and an external LED Light for lighting.: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/110806554142?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_4178wt_1163

I was thinking €10-€20 for as many pics the customer needed and I would provide the high quality photos on discs for free because I know professional photographers usually charge extra for this.

How does that sound?

Thanks for reading

I dont want to be picking on you but if I can use you as an example.....this is simply what is wrong with photography today.

A person gets a DSLR - with little or no experience in photography and immediately thinks ...I can make a little bit of money here !! (maybe if I undercharge because professionals charge too much)

nilhg

PCPhoto wrote: »

I dont want to be picking on you but if I can use you as an example.....this is simply what is wrong with photography today.

A person gets a DSLR - with little or no experience in photography and immediately thinks ...I can make a little bit of money here !! (maybe if I undercharge because professionals charge too much)

I might suggest that what is wrong with professional photography today is that a lot of the customers think that the guy with the DSLR's photos are good enough for them?

PCPhoto

nilhg wrote: »

I might suggest that what is wrong with professional photography today is that a lot of the customers think that the guy with the DSLR's photos are good enough for them?

Very true - plenty of "customers" don't know what the differences are between a professional and someone with a DSLR, and the vast majority don't care as long as they can take a picture.

McVitae

Im not familiar with using LED lamps in photographjy however LEDs are generally not so good for rendering colour. They often have a low colour rendering index or CRI Thats is to say they can appear to light a scene with a solid colour however their spectrum is often full of holes and therefore some corresponding surfaces wont render correctly. You might want to check you have good LEDs here