Assignment Questions

I've been a lurker for a while, finding plenty of useful information here. I also use fotoQuote when possible to fill in the gaps for things, but I feel like information here is more current. In pricing trade show booth photography, I see it being similar to architecture/room...

Well, I got screwed. My original question was here: http://shakodo.com/p/10b/ So before I had a chance to write up a contract and get everything set, the guy bumped the shoot up on me by 3 days.  Being a "friend" I obliged and did the shoot. I shot for 3.5 hours with 8...

I have been asked to do a yoga shoot for a poster and iphone app. It's 1 model, 175 poses, 1-3 angles of the poses. Approximately 300 total images to be delivered. How do I price the shoot and the licensing? Thanks.  

I have two assignments on hand both coming from a commercial developer. The first project is for a retail space exterior and the other is for a long shot of a building exterior at a different location. I have been asked to produce two images for each project. I've shot several...

Let me start by saying I have never done this type of work before so I am a little puzzled as to how to price this. Client:  Multi-Billion $ global corporation with international headquarters in UK and divisional headquarters in Florida.  I will be working with a VP in the...

I would love to get your take on appropriate pricing for studio photography for a well known dance company. The shoot would involve semi-complicated lighting setups of 5-10 dancers in our studio, some solo and some group shots, and there will be 10 final images chosen and...

Hi Everyone, I have a potential client looking for approximately 45 close cuts on white of wine bottles.  They are looking for a per shot fee.  There is no traveling involved and I may have to rent some lights.  I am thinking $30-$40 per shot.  Too high or too low?  The...

I have a client that wants 25+ headshots with unlimited use for their associates.  They will be using the headshots on their website, business cards, publications that post interviews ect.  How should I charge for licensing for that many images for unlimited use?   The setup...

I have been approached by an agent working for international real estate agency to photograph properties in California (properties in the $1M-$5M+ range). Images would be used for print and online advertisement. They are interested in owning the images or exclusive...

I am predominantly a portrait and fine art photographer but have been asked to bid on a job shooting location and food images for a coffee-table book. There'll be about 50 images and the book will be priced mid-to-high-end. My question is what licensing rights should I use (and...

I was asked to shoot a basketball tournament for a school that will be at the tournament.  Is $200 a reasonable daily rate?  Then how would you license the pictures?   

Working on a deal to do a package deal for a creative agency, shooting a major hip hop artist in a series of studio and event settings. The client hiring the agency is a MAJOR athletic shoe company. There will be some product shots involved as well but not for sales purposes -...

I'm quoting for two events - a low key wedding and, a few months later, a high key reception. The groom has approached me due to my unique style rather than my credentials as a wedding photographer. I'm going to work out the nuts and bolts of the quote for myself, but I've hit...

HI,  I have to send an estimate to a well known travel TV channel for a shoot. The idea is to shoot some portraits of locals that will be used into the show. I'm charging them a daily rate, equipment...but i have no idea how much i should charge them for the use of the photos...

I have been invited to shoot along with 3-5 others on a freelance basis for a local start-up business newspaper. The work will be commissioned by the editor and/or writers to shoot art to accompany the stories. The assignments will be made in advance. A deadline will be...

I was recently profiled in a local newspaper after winning a photography competition in my region (The Dandenongs, Victoria, Australia) and a reader of the newspaper contacted me to come take photos of some Tawny Frogmouths in his garden.  I've done that and have prepared a...

Some information:- organization/client is a non-profit group.- Dinner event will be held at a local restraunt/meeting hall- Around 100 attendees- Aprox. 4-6 hours for the event (evening till midnight)- Documentary/Event coverage shots- Possible photo booth shots- Intended use of...

One of my specialties is theater production photography, however I'm not sure how to price it and how to approach licensing it.What I have been doing is offering a couple of "packages" depending on level of coverage. For example, I shoot one hour of a dress rehearsal while...

Hello,I am a professional photographer and I made a series of images for a franchise of a major company which corporate now would like to use and their primary images for the corporate site plus additional marketing. I am finding a wide variation in the pricing and would...

HiI would appreciate some suggestions on pricing and licensing for the job below.I have an advertising job to shoot for an Indonesian client (cigarette company).  The shoot will be done in Australia.  I have to produce 4 hero shots and include licensing for 6 months usage -...