Model
Mindy
Posts: 885
Chandler, Arizona, US
Photographer
Outsider Graphics
Posts: 179
Cleveland, Alabama, US
Just to show contacts, investors, and the images will also be of use for me creating graphics for him.
I mean is it safe to charge $75-$150?
Photographer
Glamour Studio /Gary
Posts: 1237
Are you just shooting the clothing or will models be wearing them?
Are you shooting digital or film?
Photographer
Outsider Graphics
Posts: 179
Cleveland, Alabama, US
Digital, and the clothes just by themselves.
Photographer
Sandy Ramirez
Posts: 6089
Brooklyn, New York, US
150 shots - digital - just the clothes themselves (on a mannequin I assume). Probably 300 is a good number.
Model
Cyndiemyst
Posts: 635
Newark, New Jersey, US
Well...if you are paying models and having to rent space all should be included in your hourly...don't kill the guy but dont cut your nose to spite your face either...GOOD LUCK!!! 
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Glamour Studio /Gary
Posts: 1237
Well he's not shooting any models just the outfits and if the outfits are hung on racks as they should be he'll be able do it in a space the size of a livingroom. I've done very similar shoots but models were in the outfits. The key to this shoot is getting the texture of the material to show up in the pics. Different colors will vary, especially whites and blacks.
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Outsider Graphics
Posts: 179
Cleveland, Alabama, US
Thanks everyone!
You guys all rock.
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not here anymore.
Posts: 1892
San Diego, California, US
Posted by Outsider:
I am JUST getting started in photography and I got my first pay job on my plate, but am unsure as of what to charge that is fair to both sides.
This guy wants me to take about 150 pictures of his clothing line so he can use them to show people (investors and such)and I want to know what range should I charge?
Thanks to anyone who helps me, questions are welcome. Say $300!
Photographer
Brian
Posts: 35
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
How long is it going to take you to shoot it? If it's going to take you a full day of setting up, driving to and from, plus 5-8 hours of shooting. I would charge more in the range of $1000-1500
Photographer
AG Photo
Posts: 298
Easton, Pennsylvania, US
Posted by Brian:
How long is it going to take you to shoot it? If it's going to take you a full day of setting up, driving to and from, plus 5-8 hours of shooting. I would charge more in the range of $1000-1500 I know what you're saying Brian, but for his first paying job, he wants to make money, but also be fair and (more importantly in the long run) have a good reference.
If he has to drive to and from, could also ask for a travel fee.
Photographer
Mark Fortenberry
Posts: 500
Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Posted by Outsider:
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This guy wants me to take about 150 pictures of his clothing line so he can use them to show people (investors and such)and I want to know what range should I charge?
I am new here but thought I would add my .02 cents.
If you are shooting 150 garmets "off Model" and charging $300.00. Let's say it takes you 5 minutes to iron, hang, light, compose, expose, talk about the garmet and remove it from the set. That's 12.5 hours. What if you can do it in 8 hours? Thats $37.50 an hour. What are your expenses?. Remember to bracket your exposures to compensate for changes in the clothes. Some might be shiny while others will be dark. How long will it take you to edit several hundred digital files? Do the finished prints/ files need to match?
Will "this guy" make money from your shots? If he does then you should too. His investors want to see a quality product from both the photog and the clothes. If you go into it for $300 you will be setting your price for the future WAY low and probably not "make" any money at all. Think about it............. that's $2. a shot. He can put the clothes on a copier at Kinkos for that price.
I am with Brian on this.............$1500 would be a minimum
Just my .02
Mark
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