Forums > Critique > Want me to suggest your REASONABLE hourly rate?

Model

JohnM85

Posts: 40

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

Please analyze my portfolio. I have been wondering for a while now what my hourly rate should be. Thank you for your time.

Mar 03 13 06:17 pm Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

JohnM85 wrote:
Please analyze my portfolio. I have been wondering for a while now what my hourly rate should be. Thank you for your time.

Good looks, great physique but a wooden expression.sad

$40/hr. It could be a lot higher - spend some time with a mentor.

Mar 03 13 06:24 pm Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Sakura Star wrote:
Would love to know your opinion x
In Dollars or Sterling or more TFP.. :-)

A very pretty model. But at 35, I expect you to spell masturbation correctly.

USD 40/hr.

Mar 03 13 06:28 pm Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

olivierparis wrote:
Are my nine little pictures enough to get an answer (I do it for fun) ? :-p

Yes, 9 is too less for anyone to provide you educated feedback. But your 9 pics do have variety in itself. Your conceptualization is awesome. I think you should build your port fast and start charging maybe USD $40/hr.

Mar 03 13 06:30 pm Link

Model

Crystal Rose Modeling

Posts: 441

Sacramento, California, US

This would be good to know!

Mar 03 13 07:01 pm Link

Model

Sakura Star

Posts: 42

London, England, United Kingdom

Digital Blitz wrote:

A very pretty model. But at 35, I expect you to spell masturbation correctly.

USD 40/hr.

Ah - noted & corrected!
Thank you for the feedback xx

Mar 03 13 11:32 pm Link

Photographer

Blue Skai Photography

Posts: 11

Dublin, California, US

hmmmm I'm game

Mar 04 13 12:17 am Link

Model

Alphie LaFray

Posts: 167

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

yes?

Mar 04 13 12:32 am Link

Photographer

Brosius Photographics

Posts: 1511

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

Please do. Thanks.

Mar 04 13 05:21 am Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

vbabe wrote:
This would be good to know!

Looking at the camera and smile does not make a good model. One need to express a range of emotions in front of it. Also the braces and a no nudity clause - my best bet would be TFCD.

Mar 04 13 07:36 am Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Blue Skai Photography wrote:
hmmmm I'm game

I am not a big fan of your outdoor lighting and shadows. You have had formal education - might wanna put that in use???

TFCD

Mar 04 13 07:38 am Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Alphie LaFray wrote:
yes?

Alphie:
I am not a fan of electric blue hair - TFCD please!

Mar 04 13 07:39 am Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Brosius Photographics wrote:
Please do. Thanks.

Your portraits are out of this world, awesome! Do you wanna work on the background shadows a little, especially n your avatar?

Still $60/hr

Mar 04 13 07:41 am Link

Photographer

Bluephoric Photography

Posts: 100

Houston, Texas, US

May I have a turn?

Mar 04 13 09:32 am Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Bluephoric Photography wrote:
May I have a turn?

Awesome underwater photography.

$65/hr

Mar 04 13 10:59 am Link

Model

Ashley Sturm

Posts: 26

Troy, Michigan, US

What would you suggest for me?

Mar 04 13 11:18 am Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Ashley Sturm wrote:
What would you suggest for me?

You are cute as button, but you are limited to print media. And a no nudity clause brings down your rate a little.

Maybe $35/hr

Mar 04 13 11:46 am Link

Model

MissMaria79

Posts: 24

Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Fun!
Tell me smile

Mar 04 13 11:50 am Link

Model

Sarah Stiles

Posts: 24

Greenville, South Carolina, US

Do me! smile

Mar 04 13 12:42 pm Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

MissMaria79 wrote:
Fun!
Tell me smile

You are tall and apparently athletic - though it would have helped if you had your vital statistics up instead all 0s. Also a few pictures the expressions need some work. Lets go dutch!

Mar 04 13 12:44 pm Link

Photographer

Vampman Studios

Posts: 364

Chicago, Illinois, US

5 years experience, shot 213 models, published once, and a minor from the Savannah College of Art and Design for photography.

What's my rate?

Mar 04 13 12:46 pm Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Sarah Marshall wrote:
Do me! smile

Nice looks. $50/hr

Mar 04 13 12:47 pm Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Vampman Studios wrote:
5 years experience, shot 213 models, published once, and a minor from the Savannah College of Art and Design for photography.

What's my rate?

Impressive resume no doubt. Also some really awesome pictures. But in my mind, a lot of your outdoor natural lights could have had a better lights and shadows. My opinion only!!

$50/hr.

Mar 04 13 05:28 pm Link

Model

ERICA JAY

Posts: 154

New York, New York, US

Digital Blitz wrote:

$50.hr

A little insulted to be honest.

Mar 05 13 03:11 am Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Erica Jay wrote:

A little insulted to be honest.

I am sorry you feel that way - it was not the intent. The rate I suggest here is based on personal opinion alone and is something I would pay the individual if I were to hire her/him. You do not have to take the rate I suggest - charge what you want and feel comfortable with.

Mar 05 13 03:22 am Link

Photographer

Seismic Images

Posts: 525

Morisset, New South Wales, Australia

Ok if you are still going smile

Mar 05 13 03:36 am Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Seismic Images wrote:
Ok if you are still going smile

Outstanding. Outdoor photography at its best.
USD $85/hr. About AUD 110? Is that a fair exchange rate now?

Mar 05 13 04:46 am Link

Photographer

Seismic Images

Posts: 525

Morisset, New South Wales, Australia

Digital Blitz wrote:

Outstanding. Outdoor photography at its best.
USD $85/hr. About AUD 110? Is that a fair exchange rate now?

Aussie Dollar is now worth $1.03 or thereabouts for US$1.....smile

Thanks for the comment. Also appreciated the Latin on your page. Studied it in school...not that It ever came in handy smile

Mar 05 13 05:01 am Link

Photographer

Keith Styles

Posts: 49

Miami, Florida, US

I'm curious......thanks

Mar 05 13 05:18 pm Link

Model

MorianNoxa

Posts: 196

Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia

I'f you're still at it, I'd love to join in.

Mar 05 13 05:30 pm Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Keith Aleksoff  wrote:
I'm curious......thanks

Keith:
Your eye for beauty is fantastic. So is your composition and conceptualization. However, I am not very sure about your exposure or outdoor lighting.
Maybe I am wrong and you intended them to be that way - but I am not convinced.

$40/hr.

BTW: I loved your capture of the Archangel Valley.

Mar 05 13 06:45 pm Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

MorianNoxa wrote:
I'f you're still at it, I'd love to join in.

5'11", an hourglass figure and a variety of emotions. You are ideal for print as well as fashion modelling. I will suggest you get your self a hair-cut and move out of Zagreb - Paris maybe?

If you were in US, you would be making $85/hr.

Mar 05 13 06:50 pm Link

Photographer

Mont Vert Studio

Posts: 8

West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, US

What the hell, I'm in...

Mar 05 13 06:58 pm Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Mont Vert Studio wrote:
What the hell, I'm in...

Some very nice work. $65/hr

Mar 06 13 03:04 am Link

Photographer

Digital Blitz

Posts: 2773

Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Seismic Images wrote:

Aussie Dollar is now worth $1.03 or thereabouts for US$1.....smile

Thanks for the comment. Also appreciated the Latin on your page. Studied it in school...not that It ever came in handy smile

Oh.  And what are you charging in Aus Dollars now?

Mar 06 13 08:51 am Link

Photographer

MSal Photography

Posts: 82

San Juan, Puerto Rico, US

I do photography as a hobbie.  But, I am curious to hear your opinion.

Mar 06 13 09:16 am Link

Photographer

David Kirk

Posts: 4852

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Hit me if you're still going.

Mar 06 13 09:23 am Link

Model

Sim Simah

Posts: 9

Brooklyn, New York, US

yes please!! constructive criticism and suggestions always welcome here!

Mar 06 13 09:23 am Link

Model

Kristyn Emily

Posts: 28

Albany, New York, US

Your suggestion... please and thanks. smile

Mar 06 13 09:25 am Link

Model

Meghan Hale

Posts: 335

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

I've been skipped twice. Whoops! yikes

Mar 06 13 03:16 pm Link