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Hi people. i have just doen a wedding for some one and as it is the first one i am not sure how much to charge lol.

I wa there from ten in the morning till about midnight, i took over 500 photos and am porcessing about 60 for them.

What would you charge them for you service

James
 
Didn't you agree a price up front???
 
Hi James, welcome to the forum. :)

Your post implies that you didn't agree something up front. If that's the case it's not so much what we think but what they're willing to pay. Rates for wedding photography vary wildly, depends on your experience, skill, service offered etc
 
Wow!

Thats a lot of work.

I am amazed that you took the task on without having a contract beforehand and I am sure that the experienced wedding "togs" here will probably have something to say about that too!

Cannot help with the pricing but just wanted to record my amazement :)

Good luck.
 
hi thanks for the advice, i only got he job two days before the wedding as the other photographer pulled out
 
Are you able to post some example pics of your work?
 
I'm no photographer as yet, but i know that no-one would do my wedding without first agreeing to a price.

Examples of your work might help the ones 'in the know' decide.
 
i will sort some photos out. in the process of porcessing them, only got a few days notice so it was a get sorted in a hurry job lol
 
what was the original tog gonna charge?
did you ask the client?
sorry but doing a wedding without payment upfront, or a least a good deposit aint a good idea.
definitely DO NOT hand anything over until you have the cash IN YOUR HAND .
 
First One = Free in my book, but charge for the pics.

I would agree with that and it will do you good to get the practice experience and shots for your portflio.

sorry but doing a wedding without payment upfront, or a least a good deposit aint a good idea.

Agree with that you should have at least had a written agreement between you even it it was only to charge for the prints.
 
Well the horse has bolted, I take a deposit on booking and the remaining balance 30 days before.

As for pricing check the going rate for your area and match the average that other togs are charging for a similar package and similar level of experience/expertise. I'm assuming, but could be wrong, that you've little or no experience of paid work as you didn't agree a price and get a signed contract beforehand?
 
Hi

totally agree with all that has ben said so far, without seeing the work it is hard to value as you may not have captured what they want even at 500 shots or so. I personally would never agree a price after a wedding??????? When your shots are up I will comment further.

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I shot a friends wedding - for practice for myself really - she didnt want a photographer. Upon seeing the Contact sheets to view what images I'd taken - she asked if she could place an order - a price list and the contact sheets later - she ordered.
New Lens here we come? :lol:
 
Not much advice to add to the above really. 14 hours work without any guarentee of payment for either your time or work produced is high risk though. Can I ask why the original photographer pulled out? I've been doing weddings for a while and have never had to pull out so just curious really.
Do the picture viewing at home and do not let them leave with any photos. Sit them down and take them through their choices.
For a first job, and particularly for the hours put in, I'd aim to be around £500+ clear as a minimum. 14 hours is effectively two days work so should really be nearer the £1000 mark to remain competitive. Plus your costs prints, album, post production time, travelling costs etc.

For the future take a deposit. Some take only 10%, which is too easy imo to walk away from. I take 50%, this sorts the wheat from the chaff for me. On two occassions in my early days I took a 10% only for the couple to turn around when the balance was due 28 days before the wedding and say Uncle Fred had stepped in. They lost £100 but I lost over a grand without any hope for a booking on that date.....so it's 50% down if you want to book me and it is non-refundable (discretion is wise here in the case of serious illness for example.)
Price your product for the market, with a view to increasing your prices as the value of product comes in to more demand.:thumbs:
 
I've just agreed to do my first event; a 'Barmitzvah'.

I have arranged with the chap (seeing as this is my first event) that i will cover the event and the service for free. If he wants to buy any of the prints upto A4 then they will be £5 and at cost for duplicates of those prints.

Its just to build up my profile...
 
how much does it cost to do a a4 print? i think that is still cheap
 
We got our wedding photos done 5 years ago nearly and paid £500 for the lot from a pro. We got it cheaper as he basically put a selection of 60 in a plastic presentation folder and the rest were printed loose.

Basically alot of photographers (certainly in Guernsey) seem to tailor their prices depending on whether people want fancy albums and odd picture sizes.

Probably best to have agreed fee in advance, next time!
 
Hi Guys I will shot a friends wedding next month, I won't charge him anything but because I will use some of these pictures on my upcoming website and maybe portfolio I would like to have a release form or contract signed to avoid problems, is there anywhere I could get an up to date copy ?

Cheers
 
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