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Tammy L. Newcomb
 

Shooting Semi-Commercial


A friend of mine has contacted me to shoot the "Commercial" photos for her sister's Dr. Office. My friend's sister is an Ophthalmologist if I remember correctly or something similar. She is moving her practice and my friend wants me to shoot a series of photos of the outside of the business and inside since it's very elaborate on the inside.
I have never had to price anything of this magnitude so is there anyone that could offer me pricing advice for an amature?
Is there any do's and dont's that I will need to be aware of?

I will need to be reasonable.... But I have NO IDEA where to begin in offering a price.

Of course my photos will help her draw in patients so how do you put a price tag on that?


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April 11, 2009

 

Cynthia L. Sperko
  Hi Tammy,
That's nice that you have a commercial photo job!

As for pricing, you may want to ask what your clien't budget is and what the main use will be, ie- photos for the wall as you mentioned, and/or brochures. If for brochures, how many will be printed? You may want to purchase the Photographer's Market Guide which is available at local book stores,etc. This book will give you up to date info on pricing, as well as, other good info.


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April 13, 2009

 

Tammy L. Newcomb
  Thank you very much for your response and I will check out the book you have recommended.


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April 15, 2009

 
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