Assignment Questions

Hello all!  I have been asked to submit an estimate for portraits for an architectural firm. There are a total of 20 staff members. They would like all 20 staff members photographed as well as a group picture of them all. It will be a single day shoot at their office which is...

I have been asked to quote a price to shoot a youth sports camp this summer.  The event has campers take football instructions from a pro athlete.  This event takes place at a local football stadium and approximately 300 kids participate.  Each participant has to to pay an...

I was just asked to quote a group shot of a corporation wanting 190 8x10's in cardboard frames with a small amount of text on the photo noting corporation,date, and location.  cost of materials comes out to about $360.  The real question is how much my time is worth for a...

I have been asked to photograph a group of 50 staff members. They would like to include the aircraft they have been working on in the frame as well. They are not looking for multiple images, they just want 1 good shot of the crew. Any suggestions on pricing for a group of this...

Lately I have been shooting  a lot of corporate portraiture which seems to be turning into a nice piece of business for me. I gave an estimate to a client for 7 headshots and now they decided to expand the scope of the job to include coverage of an annual event. This seems...

I have a commercial gig, is not that much in terms of how many images I will have to produce but how many people will be in the photograph. They want to have all 150 employees in one shot. This will be used for calendars and in their website. Also, this will be in town, so I...

Hello all - I've seen many posts here re: headshots and group shots, but most are for use by for-profit corporations. I've been asked by a regional non-profit organization to shoot naturally-lit environmental portraits of their 25 staff and 12-15 board members, as well as 2...

I have a client who works for a large corporation. He will be sponsoring an "event" with around 150 of his "closest friends and associates" and would like a group picture to present to each of them as a gift from the event. The assigment: to shoot the group shot --150 people,...

I've been asked to quote a job through a printing company where I would be shooting 6 individual headshots plus a group shot for 6 lawyers.  They would be using the images for a billboard, Yellow Pages advertising, and their website. The firm is less than an hour drive, but...

Hello, I'm more of a portrait photographer so I never bid jobs like this. I have been asked to bid a group shot and here are the details of the shoot. - 1 group shot of 40 people - usage: on their website and an insert for a publication I am thinking about using natural light...

What is a fair rate to charge for location photo shoots?

My studio is located on the second floor of a free standing building. The occupant on the first floor is my landlord and an orthodontist. There are three distinct locations to this practice with three sets of staff and doctors. I photographed each office staff on location. I...

I just got a call from the local high school.  The scheduled photographer is not going to show to take a group picture of 350 senior students for the yearbook.. Would I pleae come over and take the shot today. I will go over in about 3 hours, have an hour to look over the area...