Author Topic: Not about stock question (Read 9434 times)

fotoroad · « **on:** August 17, 2015, 11:35 »

I did product photography for customer an he want from me exclusivity for this product photography and do not want me resale this like royalty free. What you think is fair price? Per picture or ...any other idea. Or just let it go? More work will be done for him in future, I hope

Thanks

Rose Tinted Glasses · « **Reply #1 on:** August 17, 2015, 11:41 »

It totally depends on what kind of product photography you are doing. But $1200 -$1500 USD per day is a good starting point if you are based in the USA.

fotoroad · « **Reply #2 on:** August 17, 2015, 14:10 »

Quote from: Rose Tinted Glasses on August 17, 2015, 11:41

It totally depends on what kind of product photography you are doing. But $1200 -$1500 USD per day is a good starting point if you are based in the USA.

Thanks Tinted Glasses, but
I need ide for exclusivity only, not for job, job is already done.

Rose Tinted Glasses · « **Reply #3 on:** August 17, 2015, 15:03 »

Quote from: fotoroad on August 17, 2015, 14:10

Quote from: Rose Tinted Glasses on August 17, 2015, 11:41
It totally depends on what kind of product photography you are doing. But $1200 -$1500 USD per day is a good starting point if you are based in the USA.
Thanks Tinted Glasses, but
I need ide for exclusivity only, not for job, job is already done.

Can't help you. The terms and usage should always be discussed and agreed upon before the shoot begins, cause that affects the photography fee.

MichaelJayFoto · « **Reply #4 on:** August 18, 2015, 00:28 »

I would say a 100% surcharge over your "non-exclusive price" would be justified.

stock-will-eat-itself · « **Reply #5 on:** August 18, 2015, 04:10 »

The way I price product photography for clients is work out many shots you can do in a day and how long the retouching takes. Then set what you want to be paid per day and work out the price per shot from there.
If they are a good client and give you lots of work its best to be fair with your pricing.
I usually charge around $400 - $500 per day. $1500 seems way off base for product photos you'd be charging $7500 for a weeks work.

Rose Tinted Glasses · « **Reply #6 on:** August 18, 2015, 10:14 »

Quote from: stock-will-eat-itself on August 18, 2015, 04:10

The way I price product photography for clients is work out many shots you can do in a day and how long the retouching takes. Then set what you want to be paid per day and work out the price per shot from there.
If they are a good client and give you lots of work its best to be fair with your pricing.
I usually charge around $400 - $500 per day. $1500 seems way off base for product photos you'd be charging $7500 for a weeks work.

$400-$500 is way off base for product photography. Why are you charging so low? That is the standard editorial rate per day, and editorial is known for their low rates. Just sayin.

Rose Tinted Glasses · « **Reply #7 on:** August 18, 2015, 10:17 »

Quote from: MichaelJayFoto on August 18, 2015, 00:28

I would say a 100% surcharge over your "non-exclusive price" would be justified.

It would also be very unprofessional to suddenly double the price. He/She should have sorted the terms and usage up front. It's common sense.

MichaelJayFoto · « **Reply #8 on:** August 18, 2015, 12:57 »

Quote from: Rose Tinted Glasses on August 18, 2015, 10:17

It would also be very unprofessional to suddenly double the price. He/She should have sorted the terms and usage up front. It's common sense.

Excellent. Or we could stick with the actual situation and not a hypothetical "should have, it's common sense"-comment that never ever helped anyone.

tickstock · « **Reply #9 on:** August 18, 2015, 13:04 »

I think it would depend on how much you charged in the first place, what the potential is for the images as RF, what kind of budget the client has, and how much potential business is there in the future.

stock-will-eat-itself · « **Reply #10 on:** August 18, 2015, 15:23 »

Quote from: Rose Tinted Glasses on August 18, 2015, 10:14

Quote from: stock-will-eat-itself on August 18, 2015, 04:10
The way I price product photography for clients is work out many shots you can do in a day and how long the retouching takes. Then set what you want to be paid per day and work out the price per shot from there.
If they are a good client and give you lots of work its best to be fair with your pricing.
I usually charge around $400 - $500 per day. $1500 seems way off base for product photos you'd be charging $7500 for a weeks work.

$400-$500 is way off base for product photography. Why are you charging so low? That is the standard editorial rate per day, and editorial is known for their low rates. Just sayin.

I can't think of many clients who will suck up $1500 for a days product images outside of Blue Chip clients.

If the OP wants steady work don't gouge the client, be reasonable and they'll be happy and return. There are a ton of large specialist product photography studios who'll pick up and drop off products with fast turnaround for around $30-$75 per shot depending on complexity. Also respect the customer, if their product has a patent you'll lose them pretty quickly uploading them to stock agencies, you may even find yourself on the wrong end of a court case.

Anyway good luck to the OP, good product photography brings it's own satisfaction when done right. Be sure to factor in your time for retouching, it can take as long as the shoot itself to get everything perfectly clean.

Rose Tinted Glasses · « **Reply #11 on:** August 18, 2015, 17:13 »

Quote from: MichaelJayFoto on August 18, 2015, 12:57

Quote from: Rose Tinted Glasses on August 18, 2015, 10:17
It would also be very unprofessional to suddenly double the price. He/She should have sorted the terms and usage up front. It's common sense.

Excellent. Or we could stick with the actual situation and not a hypothetical "should have, it's common sense"-comment that never ever helped anyone.

Well if we are going to stick with the actual situation then he/she is most likely going to have to eat this particular shoot as per the terms and usage of which their seem to be none and it's a little late to change the goal posts and most likely detrimental to the working relationship to tack on another 100% as you suggest. If his/her client wants exclusivity and does not want him/her to sell on any RF site, then he/she has a decision to make, either eat the shoot, try to charge an additional fee which is ridiculous, or go ahead and use the shot on RF regardless of what his/her client wants which is also a no no.

Rose Tinted Glasses · « **Reply #12 on:** August 18, 2015, 17:16 »

Quote from: stock-will-eat-itself on August 18, 2015, 15:23

Quote from: Rose Tinted Glasses on August 18, 2015, 10:14
Quote from: stock-will-eat-itself on August 18, 2015, 04:10
The way I price product photography for clients is work out many shots you can do in a day and how long the retouching takes. Then set what you want to be paid per day and work out the price per shot from there.
If they are a good client and give you lots of work its best to be fair with your pricing.
I usually charge around $400 - $500 per day. $1500 seems way off base for product photos you'd be charging $7500 for a weeks work.

$400-$500 is way off base for product photography. Why are you charging so low? That is the standard editorial rate per day, and editorial is known for their low rates. Just sayin.

I can't think of many clients who will suck up $1500 for a days product images outside of Blue Chip clients.

If the OP wants steady work don't gouge the client, be reasonable and they'll be happy and return. There are a ton of large specialist product photography studios who'll pick up and drop off products with fast turnaround for around $30-$75 per shot depending on complexity. Also respect the customer, if their product has a patent you'll lose them pretty quickly uploading them to stock agencies, you may even find yourself on the wrong end of a court case.

Anyway good luck to the OP, good product photography brings it's own satisfaction when done right. Be sure to factor in your time for retouching, it can take as long as the shoot itself to get everything perfectly clean.

Most of my clients do pay the $1500 per day, and none of them are blue chips. It's a perfectly acceptable rate.

stock-will-eat-itself · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2015, 18:44 »

Quote from: Rose Tinted Glasses on August 18, 2015, 17:16

Most of my clients do pay the $1500 per day, and none of them are blue chips. It's a perfectly acceptable rate.

OK, the OP should charge $30,000 per month for his first client shooting product photography.

Good advice.

My advice, charge what you and your client are happy with.

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