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got a prob. doing a wedding soon. [im very new to this ]

got the prices sorted ect ect ect

and the groom has just assumed at our meeting yesterday that all the photos will come on disc as well as all the glossys.

uh oh i thought what do i do now .

my husband thinks im soft and often do things as favours ect :shrug: [thats why i dont make any money ha ha ]

so i came up with a figure off the top of my head he agreed so im thinking then that what i said was too cheap


what would you guys charge for the cd??????


i wont tell you what i did charge til later
 
are the photos on the cd going to be of a printable size.....or are they just for looking at on a dvd player?
 
Well, my mate paid £40 for a watchable DVD, without printable pictures.

Essentially, if you are giving away printable photos.. it should be pretty pricey.. i would think.

(Disclaimer: I am not a wedding photographer and know nothing about them)
 
photomad said:
yes photos will be printable

hope you got my pm
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I did ... all sorted!! ;)

Yes a dvd of printable photos means they can provide themselves and family with whatever they like from then on...........so should be quite a high price.
 
All depends on what you have exactly said you will give. ie amount, size and resolution and under what license you are letting them be used. ie print only, no commercial / advertising, website etc.
 
I would say so...





But i'll be ringing you to do mine!!!!
 
cheesed off now


but people always put me on the spot and asked me to do something i have not planned for

how much should i charge then

come on someone give me a figure:thinking:
 
Depends what you charged for doing the wedding and what photos were included in that price in my opinion. We used Kodak Weddings for our wedding last year and paid a set price which included a set number of photos within that price. We could of course pay for extra photos. After 3 months of the photos being online (A reasonable opportunity for people to buy photos if they wanted to) we were given a CD with all of the images on and they were full size JPEGs. I think it's perfectly reasonable for them to ask for a CD of the photos in the same way people would have asked for negatives in the "old" days ;)
 
but if i just give them the cd i could be losing lots of reprint chances and thats lots of extra dosh
 
Except that no wedding snapper would have handed over the negs. The prints are where the money is made and the value of having all the files to print from as you wish, should be very high.

Given that I'd be charging £18 for a 7x5 and going up from there (not that I do weddings), the master files on a disk would cost at least £600 if I was to sell one.

Part of that cost is cover all the lost revenue from print sales and part is just to put people off. Handing over a disk for clients to make their own prints, takes all your quality control away. They could have the worst prints imaginable made and when people ask who did the pics. It's your name that gets mentioned and your reputation that'll take the blow.

Just my 2p's worth. :)
 
Nah I think you did ok. If you charge too much they wouldn't have had them and if money is an issue (as is usual for people after thier wedding!) they wouldn't have purchased any prints other than the album. £50 is better than having several hundred photos on your hard drive doing nothing.
 
i like you 600 pound for the cd phew dazzajl

im only charging 300 for the wedding and thats 40 8 x 6 prints and then they pick 24 out of that lot for the album at 10 x 8 size and the albums in with the package.

do you think thats cheap too cheap maybe

my husband says im good at the photos crap at business
 
dazzajl said:
Except that no wedding snapper would have handed over the negs. The prints are where the money is made and the value of having all the files to print from as you wish, should be very high.

Given that I'd be charging £18 for a 7x5 and going up from there (not that I do weddings), the master files on a disk would cost at least £600 if I was to sell one.

Part of that cost is cover all the lost revenue from print sales and part is just to put people off. Handing over a disk for clients to make their own prints, takes all your quality control away. They could have the worst prints imaginable made and when people ask who did the pics. It's your name that gets mentioned and your reputation that'll take the blow.

Just my 2p's worth. :)
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You wouldn't get away with charging £18 for a 7x5 print for post wedding day orders. Maybe that's why you don't do weddings. Sure, certain more affluent customers might pay it but I just ordered 50 10x8 prints from Photobox for £19 delivered. People know how much things cost these days.
 
also, make sure you put the photos on a site and give out cards, yes they could print there own, but if your quick at getting them online, you may get views and sales off guests before they get back from the honeymoon, that way the £50 you charged could make you quite a bit more
 
photomad said:
i like you 600 pound for the cd phew dazzajl

im only charging 300 for the wedding and thats 40 8 x 6 prints and then they pick 24 out of that lot for the album at 10 x 8 size and the albums in with the package.

do you think thats cheap too cheap maybe

my husband says im good at the photos crap at business
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If you are starting out that's not too bad. As you get more experienced your prices must reflect that or you will make no money at all. We charge about £600 for a full package. I've seen wedding photographers charge £9,000.
 
i agree with bbw i find it hard to price cause i know how cheap the goods are

but they are paying for my time and skill does that sound bigheaded hope not
 
photomad said:
i like you 600 pound for the cd phew dazzajl

im only charging 300 for the wedding and thats 40 8 x 6 prints and then they pick 24 out of that lot for the album at 10 x 8 size and the albums in with the package.

do you think thats cheap too cheap maybe

my husband says im good at the photos crap at business
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Sounds like you are just starting off doing weddings so that price may be fair. However, I would be looking to charge double that.

Consider all your costs....petrol, wear and tear, 1 day shooting, processing time, print costs, album costs, markup etc etc.

Bet if you just sat down with a pen and paper (or spreadsheet) you would soon come up with a figure you are happy with.

How much would you work for per hour?
 
true i made a 200 pound loss this year
cause i keep buying stuff laptop cameras ect
good job i have a job as well as me photos ha ha
 
Work out a price you are happy with for an hour and go from there. remember to charge for the wedding so that you are happy with what you make regardless of any after sales. I don't agree with putting them on the web quickly as I never let anyone see the photos before the bride and groom after all they are your clients (unless the agree to early viewing of course).

www.karen-addison.com
 
You wouldn't get away with charging £18 for a 7x5 print for post wedding day orders. Maybe that's why you don't do weddings. Sure, certain more affluent customers might pay it but I just ordered 50 10x8 prints from Photobox for £19 delivered. People know how much things cost these days.
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I know what you're saying but it's just not worth working in a market where you cant charge the money. I sell a quality product and charge for it. I'm not interested in beating prices or doing deals.

I know you can get prints for next to nothing but you wouldn't go in to a restaurant and refuse to pay the bill because you know what the ingredients cost them.
 
Handing over photos on a CD doesn't infer any right on the recipient to reproduce them - the copyright remains with the tog just as much as it does with prints unless you specifically part with copyright with the deal. (Think about the situation with music on a CD)

Daz might charge £600 for the copyright and the negs, but he's a working pro and his livelihood depends on his images. My own experience of later orders from weddings is that they come in dribs and drabs and the hassle of actually fulfilling the orders for the amount you can realistically add to the cost makes it often more trouble than it's actually worth.

My advice is get some weddings and some experience under your belt - charge a reasonable price for your work, but at this early stage it should be pitched well under what a seasoned and experienced pro would be charging - why otherwise would people just not go to the pro with the proven track record? :shrug:
 
great help guys

i think i will keep my prices the same for another year and just see wot happens
i dont really want to do it full time as i dont want for it to become a pain
i love doing photos and it is really just a paying hobby

thanks for all your help

im off for a cup of tea and some toasted muffins

ive been sat here for two hours and my eyes hurt

message you all soon
 
i love doing photos and it is really just a paying hobby
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Then as long as you've considered all your costs and you're happy with the fee, it's all good. :D
 
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