Pila ang ipabayad nako as photographer?

[dramaturgo]

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Hi,

Taod-taod na ko aning photography ug daghan na ang nagpa-photoshoot nako for free. Ug karon confident nako nga magpa-hire as photographer pero wala koy idea kung pila ang akong rate. Daghan sige inquire about my rate pero maglisod ko ug tubag.

* Let's say naay magpa-photoshoot lang nga group (3 ka tao), more on group shots ug naa silay solo mga 5 shots each. Pila man ako ipabayad?

* Sa pre-nup, pila pod dapat ipabayad?

*If solo photoshoot lang, pila pod dapat ipabayad?

Let's say, maximum of 50 photos akong mahimo ana. I shoot always in RAW unya ako gyod na i-edit each photo using Lightroom. Unya digital copies ra akong ihatag.

I'm using Nikon d7000 with 35mm 1:1.8G and 18-15mm

Palihog tambagi... Daghang salamat!!!

[snake_eye]

@dramaturgo, hmmmm...that is a good question that every photographer asks themselves...

Now, there are a lot of things that you have to consider....

1. Experience... you mentioned about funshoots only but you did not specify if you have tried covering for a wedding, birthdays and other events.

2. Gears...yes, you also noted your equipments. But ask yourself, are the gears you have right now will be able to carry a big responsibility to cover for a wedding? Yes, maybe or NO....naa ra gyud na dira ang tubag ana. So, basing on my understanding, if mudwat ka anang wedding and you tell them your rate, will you be the main photographer? Or are you going to work alone or you have a team?

3. Skills...how do you rate your skills? If ikaw pa tan-awon sa imong mga kuha and outputs...how would you rate them? Without bias, that is. Compare your outputs also with others nga "ka-level" nimo and check out their gears pud.

4. Time...another thing you need to consider, the length of time you will be spending in covering for an event and how long do you edit your photos whether your using LR of PS. You also have to add it so you can come up with a right value/rate as your TF....

Take note, when you give your rates, your clients will not care what gears you are using, how much time you spend on editing those photos but they will always base it on your OUTPUTS. So make sure when you deliver, you can deliver those photos that would leave them with a good impression of you. Make sure that they will have this "wow factor experience" so they can also recommend you to their friends and relatives, for that matter.

Personally, lisod ko mu bungad ug rates, if somebody would ask me. hehehe... but then again, hope this helps.....

SORRY MEDYO TAAS AKONG REPLY...hehehehe

[dramaturgo]

@dramaturgo, hmmmm...that is a good question that every photographer asks themselves...

Now, there are a lot of things that you have to consider....

1. Experience... you mentioned about funshoots only but you did not specify if you have tried covering for a wedding, birthdays and other events.

2. Gears...yes, you also noted your equipments. But ask yourself, are the gears you have right now will be able to carry a big responsibility to cover for a wedding? Yes, maybe or NO....naa ra gyud na dira ang tubag ana. So, basing on my understanding, if mudwat ka anang wedding and you tell them your rate, will you be the main photographer? Or are you going to work alone or you have a team?

3. Skills...how do you rate your skills? If ikaw pa tan-awon sa imong mga kuha and outputs...how would you rate them? Without bias, that is. Compare your outputs also with others nga "ka-level" nimo and check out their gears pud.

4. Time...another thing you need to consider, the length of time you will be spending in covering for an event and how long do you edit your photos whether your using LR of PS. You also have to add it so you can come up with a right value/rate as your TF....

Take note, when you give your rates, your clients will not care what gears you are using, how much time you spend on editing those photos but they will always base it on your OUTPUTS. So make sure when you deliver, you can deliver those photos that would leave them with a good impression of you. Make sure that they will have this "wow factor experience" so they can also recommend you to their friends and relatives, for that matter.

Personally, lisod ko mu bungad ug rates, if somebody would ask me. hehehe... but then again, hope this helps.....

SORRY MEDYO TAAS AKONG REPLY...hehehehe

Wow! Daghang salamat sa pagsanong. Makatabang ni sa pag-evaluate mismo sa akong kaugalingong skills. So far mga funshoots lang gyod ko karon ug nakabantay ko nga nagkadaghan na ang nag-inquire nako. Halos kada-semana naay magpa-shoot ug maulaw ko ug bungat sa presyo maong modawat ra ko bisan pila ilang idunol. Karon ganahan ko mo level-up gamay, sama pananglitan naay namugos nako to shoot for bunyag og wedding, simple ra nga wedding ug wala sila nag-expect ug super nice outputs. Ug okay-han na sila sa akong mga samples.

Thanks!!!

[snake_eye]

lisod bitaw bai... been there done that but hangtod karon gani medyo lisod pa pud ug bungad..but then gain, invest lang sa ko sa akong skills and creative shots pud.. kay para nako kulang pa kaayo ko dira dapita...

But if you don't mind, can I see some of your sample shots?

[vernie]

Tungod kay di nato linya ang mo presyo, ang ganahan nato ang mohatag lang - angay siguro mag hire ug tigsingil sama sa doctor nga naay secretary nga maoy tig singil sa bayad. Inig naay mangutana, itudlo lang dayon nga adto sa secretary. Pwede pud mag print ug listahan sa presyo nga maoy tamdan. Naka lista ang family photo, portrait, ug corresponding standard prints. Other sizes of prints naa corresponding nga presyo. Unya naay fine print sa ubos sa listahan - * Subject to change without prior notice *. Siguro sa ing-ani nga pamaagi di na ta mo sulti permi sa presyo, just give the list. Kung maglisod pila ang presyo, kini nga list naa makita sa mga photo lab nga usually naay studio, pwede diha magsugod pero ayaw paubsi ang presyo, mastaas ka ug presyo kay sa lab. Kung sa lab murag instant product, ang imoha customized maong mas mahal labi na on location pa gyud which covers transporstation. So kung mo charge ka, included na ang default expenses ana like transportation which only good around the City, extra charge ka kung di layo kaayo the add the required photos in prints. As much as possible handle the prints aron ma maayo ang resulta with you sa suki nimo nga tigprinta or ikaw na mismo ang mo printa. The cost is higher than the lab kay apil na diha ang allowance in case naay sipyat sa printing, naa pa ka room for repeat printing cost. If you decide ikaw mag print on your own printer, nagpasabot na kahibalo na ka unsa ka importante ang calibration to get the best expected output. Sa charge list nimo nga ihatag una sa client, mas maayo per item ang charge aron makita ng value on every thing involved.

[snake_eye]

@vernie, very well said.. (slow clap...slow clap...slow clap)

[YJOB]

before you step into semi-pro or paid service, evaluate your gear kung ready na ba ka masugamak sa mga demands and challenges of photography.

what im trying to say basically, is that are your gears enough to tackle the demands of the scenario? For example, do you have enough strobes, reflectors, light modifiers, lenses and other gears?

sa imong gimention above, wala raba ka nag include ug flash/strobes (maybe wala lang nimo giapil mention unya naa na diay ka), wireless triggers, etc. Kay ang funshoot pwede raman na stock equipment or kit, pero ang paid service you must not go and do your thing without showing the client nga completo ka sa basic gears or else they will begin to doubt your capability (or maybe not your capability but perhaps the output), because post production or editing is just secondary, ang priority nimo is getting most of it right on location, the lighting, the composition.

daghan pa iconsider pero kani lang sa kay taas na.

--- but don't worry, you can still start from small clients then mag anam ka invest ug gear para makaatubang na ka ug bigger projects.

[ayahay]

katong naa pa ko diha cebu, nagpabayad ko 3k for 15 digital files. Nya, nikon 3100 ra akong camera It was in 2011. I specialize in family and children. Depende ra gyud nimo ug sa imong confidence level