By all means charge what you deam proper. I don't have a problem
charging what I charge for my prints. I have them printed for
around 50cents. But the printing is not the only consideration on
the price of my prints. I spend time on each image in Photoshop. In
the days when I used film I would expose the image and send it to
my lab which would do all the processing. Now I do all the
processing on my Mac but color correcting, Adjusting exposure,
sharpening, Retouching, and 'correcting" the imaging. There has
been much discussion on several of the pro forums I frequent as to
how much correcting should be done on the proofs our clients see. I
feel, that since I generally do have the time since I am retired
now, that if I can do a fix on an image before my customer sees it
I will. Assuming it just takes a reasonalbe amount of time.
I am glad that you can service a segment of the community of which
you live. I am sure your 'customers' appreciate the work you do for
them. Good luck
By the way, do you furnish proofs or a proof mag or proof contact
sheet for your parents to choose from. Also do you offer packages,
package sets likd a "pik-a-pak"s which have a sheet contain several
sizes on the sheets?
dave
At this point, however, there are no local pros that are trying to
shot the games I have been doing. Even with 4,000+ kids playing
soccer in our league, there have been NO pros shooting the games
for the past 3 years, at least. The two high schools I am shooting
for also have had no pros coming to there games.
IMO, you should take into account your skill level when determining
your pricing. I don't feel my skill is to the point where I should
be charging the same as a pro. I did however, sell over 400 photos
this past season and while that may be nothing for a pro, it was
something for me. As my skill level increases and I get more
request to photograph sporting events (alreadying happening), I
will be increasing my pricing. Right now I am in training and
having lots of fun.
Atlanta-Mike
Also, do you do any PS work on the prints other then color correct?
dave
No I did not get paid for the shoot. Do you really think they very
low? I knew I was a little low, but not a lot.
Mike,
Yes, very low.
$5-$6 should be norm. It also depends on the quality of work.
I, also, do sports. My basic charge is 1-5x7 Team, 1-3x5
individual, 1 Memory mate for $10. My 5x7's are $7.
My portrait prices are a little bit more.
I, usually get $20/8x10. That's actually low.
I base my other prices on that $20 sheet. 3-4x6's, 4-4x5's etc. I
would divide that into $20 to get my price.
I also sell packages for portraits and weddings which gives them a
much better deal than buying seperate photos.
It works quite well.
Regards,
Don
