What you are actually paying for when you hire a professional photographer:
- Camera equipment (camera bodies, lenses, flashes, batteries, etc.)
- Computer equipment
- Other gear (camera bags, straps, harnesses, cases, etc.)
- Editing software (Photoshop, Lightroom, presets, actions, etc.)
- Culling software
- Website and email subscriptions
- Data storage (hard drives, cloud storage)
- Contracts and legal documents
- Gallery delivery subscription
- High speed internet
- Gear maintenance and service
- Marketing and promotional costs
- Degree and education (courses, workshops, mentorships, etc.)
- Transportation (fuel, time spent driving, meals on the road, more frequent car maintenance)
- Props (styling kit, ribbons, boxes, etc.)
- Business insurance
- Business license
- Income tax and sales tax
- Processing fees
- Bookkeeping and accounting
- Assistants
- Office supplies
- Fees and permits (parking, entry fees, permit applications, etc.)
- Weekends away from family
- Hours spent planning (emailing, drafting timelines, researching, scouting, calls, meetings, etc.)
- 6-10 hours of almost nonstop work on a wedding day
- Hours of transferring, cooling, editing, exporting and uploading images
- Knowledge, experience, talent, demand and expertise
ON TOP OF: A fair wage so your photographer can afford housing, food and all other living expenses.
- Camera equipment (camera bodies, lenses, flashes, batteries, etc.)
- Computer equipment
- Other gear (camera bags, straps, harnesses, cases, etc.)
- Editing software (Photoshop, Lightroom, presets, actions, etc.)
- Culling software
- Website and email subscriptions
- Data storage (hard drives, cloud storage)
- Contracts and legal documents
- Gallery delivery subscription
- High speed internet
- Gear maintenance and service
- Marketing and promotional costs
- Degree and education (courses, workshops, mentorships, etc.)
- Transportation (fuel, time spent driving, meals on the road, more frequent car maintenance)
- Props (styling kit, ribbons, boxes, etc.)
- Business insurance
- Business license
- Income tax and sales tax
- Processing fees
- Bookkeeping and accounting
- Assistants
- Office supplies
- Fees and permits (parking, entry fees, permit applications, etc.)
- Weekends away from family
- Hours spent planning (emailing, drafting timelines, researching, scouting, calls, meetings, etc.)
- 6-10 hours of almost nonstop work on a wedding day
- Hours of transferring, cooling, editing, exporting and uploading images
- Knowledge, experience, talent, demand and expertise
ON TOP OF: A fair wage so your photographer can afford housing, food and all other living expenses.
