Wedding Photography

Mar 10, 2010 23:54

So...this is what I'm thinking for wedding photography pricing. A coworker wanted a price quote ( Read more... )

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nemoren March 11 2010, 06:18:55 UTC
I think you will need to have ready another quote that includes the reception. Maybe have an hourly charge above the base price?

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cloudscudding March 12 2010, 17:40:21 UTC
Different packages is the standard way to go. Sigh...I guess if I must--but reception pictures rarely are any good.

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ninicat March 11 2010, 07:26:23 UTC
My brother's fiance is a wedding photographer. Pricing might be different in Hawaii than in the Twin Cities, but I could put you in touch with her if you want. Drop me an e-mail and I'll send you her contact info.

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cloudscudding March 12 2010, 17:40:58 UTC
Thanks for the offer, but I think I've got about where the pricing for the Twin Cities is at figured out.

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birdfigment March 11 2010, 12:43:16 UTC
It's a fair price, but I think it's good to have flexibility. One of my reactions that was negative was "it would take a whole year to get the digital negatives? ugh". I realize that this is probably to protect your status as printer-of-photographs as well as everything else involving taking and producing the photos. Still, would you be willing to give up the negatives earlier for a price? I don't need your answer, but one of your potential clients might. How would adding or removing photo books change the price? etc. You don't have to offer such a la carte options, but be prepared to negotiate with people on a budget.

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cloudscudding March 12 2010, 17:41:25 UTC
Right--need to have a la carte options too. Gotcha.

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melindadansky March 11 2010, 14:48:28 UTC
$730 is well in line with what I paid for my wedding photographer who was--less than professional.

And our wedding was really small. 18 people, including us and the rabbi.

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cloudscudding March 12 2010, 17:42:01 UTC
18 people? Wow, that would be awesomely easy to get good photographs...I think.

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cloudscudding March 12 2010, 17:42:17 UTC
Also the "less than professional" sounds like there's a story behind it?

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cloudscudding March 12 2010, 17:43:43 UTC
Yikes, no, I'd never just dump them all without winnowing out the bad ones first!

The problem with this approach is that it would instantly make me look like I was a lot more expensive than other photographers, even if it balances out to me not being. Most photographers actually keep the digital negatives forever, so if you want pictures ever, you have to go back to them.

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