wedding slide show pricing
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Alexa
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I"ve heard of people charging something like $4 per picture.
$100?
if she wants to pay only that, make HER scan the images and then you put together the slideshow with one of these extremely simple slideshow making applications.
I tell people to ask their friends to do it.
these things are major money losers and dont' stretch you creatively much at all. plus the fact that you now have their priceless photos in your possession. better have some materials clause in your contract.
$100?
if she wants to pay only that, make HER scan the images and then you put together the slideshow with one of these extremely simple slideshow making applications.
I tell people to ask their friends to do it.
these things are major money losers and dont' stretch you creatively much at all. plus the fact that you now have their priceless photos in your possession. better have some materials clause in your contract.
pookie_old
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"these things are major money losers and dont' stretch you creatively much at all"...
Money losers...maybe.
Don't stretch you creatively...bad answer.
Money losers...maybe.
Don't stretch you creatively...bad answer.
pookie_old
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You learn something new on every job you do, no matter how small or uninspiring the job might be.
Just because the pay is low doesn't mean you only do the "minimum" possible.
I'm from the old school, if you take on a job, you produce your best. Too many seem to forget that.
Just because the pay is low doesn't mean you only do the "minimum" possible.
I'm from the old school, if you take on a job, you produce your best. Too many seem to forget that.
no dont make her scan the images! she would probably scan them less then the resolution required, or scans them and saves them in an incompatible format. She might even compress them then give them to you. might even scan them upside down and you have to flip them all!!!
Tell her you charge per hour (say $30-$50p/h AU) to do any job no matter how basic it may be. Because you could be doing other jobs but instead you have to do this one.
I wouldnt accept this job for anything under $400.00.AU.
Turn this job down, even if someone scans them for you, you could stack cans on a shelf for $100.00, this is a specailsed indusrty! don't kill it by going cheap!!!
Tell her you charge per hour (say $30-$50p/h AU) to do any job no matter how basic it may be. Because you could be doing other jobs but instead you have to do this one.
I wouldnt accept this job for anything under $400.00.AU.
Turn this job down, even if someone scans them for you, you could stack cans on a shelf for $100.00, this is a specailsed indusrty! don't kill it by going cheap!!!
pookie said:
But if you make a master piece and heaps of people see it and love it, they know what you do for that price and then you become the "cheap guy" that everyone goes to for that quailty of work expecting that price.
If you do this make sure you SIGN contracts saying they CAN NOT discuss the price. (but still as if they wont discuss it).
pookie_old
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Good god,
I've done so much work for scale over the years it barely covered the gas out to the location many times.
You put in the time, you the "dirty work", and you move up the food chain.
As far as $100, yes it a little on the low end.....no kidding, but the elitism is uncalled for.
I've done so much work for scale over the years it barely covered the gas out to the location many times.
You put in the time, you the "dirty work", and you move up the food chain.
As far as $100, yes it a little on the low end.....no kidding, but the elitism is uncalled for.
pookie_old
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ST, i see where you're going here, but if you do a master piece and heaps of people see it and love it for let's say $250, then your price rises with the next client, after all, that's how you make your money.
First one $250, second $285, third.....eventually you find the golden price.
First one $250, second $285, third.....eventually you find the golden price.
pookie said:
Yeah i guess so, thats how i work at the moment. But you have to be careful, the first wedding i did was $150.00 second was $500.00 luckly both clients dont know each other but if someone knows the $150.000 client and im charging $900.00 by the time they contact me the justification can become tricky and uncomfortable. I have even heard people say they use my skill because im cheap (price wise) which is very anoying and hard to get out of.
235 Studios
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I'm with pookie on this one. My own philosophy is: Under promise & Over deliver. The customer will always walk away happy. With each project I take on I give it my all. That way I've not only made the customer happy, but I have a good piece to show future clients what I can do.
The more you do this kind of job the better you'll get at it, and the quicker you'll become at it. The first one of these I did it took me forever to do, but I got it done. Now I can get them done in 2 - 3 hours and the client is supper impressed that they have a completed DVD the same day.
I just did a slide show for a funeral - 60 pic's @ $150, 3 hrs of work, and the client was so impressed that they tipped and additional $25. (Total $175) So it can be done. Just make sure to be clear with the client on the expectations. If it consistently take you 10+ hours to complete and you are not able to get any faster, you might want to consider moving on to another area. ($10/hr will not cut it.)
One last thought - WHY do they want 200 pic's??? that slide show will go on FOREVER. People will be falling a sleep - even the parents! People can only take so much - even of the ones they love. If your doing a lot of ken burn's stuff (Pushing in, pulling out, panning ...) within the pic you'll need any where from 5 - 7 seconds per pic. At 200 pic's you're talking about at 16 minute video minimum. Way to long for a slide show - even a good slide show. I usually tell people to select between 50 - 60 pictures and that usually comes out to be the right amount to fit within one song or 4 - 6 minutes. This has been a croud pleaser in my expierence - enough to get into it and enjoy it, but not bore them.
Hope this helps.
Long and short of it: If you take it DO IT WELL; if it is not worth your time and frustration, WALK AWAY.
The more you do this kind of job the better you'll get at it, and the quicker you'll become at it. The first one of these I did it took me forever to do, but I got it done. Now I can get them done in 2 - 3 hours and the client is supper impressed that they have a completed DVD the same day.
I just did a slide show for a funeral - 60 pic's @ $150, 3 hrs of work, and the client was so impressed that they tipped and additional $25. (Total $175) So it can be done. Just make sure to be clear with the client on the expectations. If it consistently take you 10+ hours to complete and you are not able to get any faster, you might want to consider moving on to another area. ($10/hr will not cut it.)
One last thought - WHY do they want 200 pic's??? that slide show will go on FOREVER. People will be falling a sleep - even the parents! People can only take so much - even of the ones they love. If your doing a lot of ken burn's stuff (Pushing in, pulling out, panning ...) within the pic you'll need any where from 5 - 7 seconds per pic. At 200 pic's you're talking about at 16 minute video minimum. Way to long for a slide show - even a good slide show. I usually tell people to select between 50 - 60 pictures and that usually comes out to be the right amount to fit within one song or 4 - 6 minutes. This has been a croud pleaser in my expierence - enough to get into it and enjoy it, but not bore them.
Hope this helps.
Long and short of it: If you take it DO IT WELL; if it is not worth your time and frustration, WALK AWAY.
pookie_old
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Absolutly ST, pricing is always a headache.
But you don't need to justify your pricing, you simply explain in the details what they get for their money. If you charge $900 by the time they contact you, you don't need to explain, that's simply your price, and you have the past portfolios to show them the quality of your work.
The prices I charge now are so far beyond the "other" flyers out there, but my work is very well known, after putting in the time on the dirty work.
Never justify yourself or your prices, it creates an image of "concern" to you clients. Charge what you charge, and give them your best, after all, you never know who see's that last piece you did, it might be the break you're waiting for.
But you don't need to justify your pricing, you simply explain in the details what they get for their money. If you charge $900 by the time they contact you, you don't need to explain, that's simply your price, and you have the past portfolios to show them the quality of your work.
The prices I charge now are so far beyond the "other" flyers out there, but my work is very well known, after putting in the time on the dirty work.
Never justify yourself or your prices, it creates an image of "concern" to you clients. Charge what you charge, and give them your best, after all, you never know who see's that last piece you did, it might be the break you're waiting for.
pookie_old
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Ryan, well put.
235 Studios
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Thanks pookie.
thisiswells
Retired
Thanks for wonderful advice and encouraging words.pookie said:
Wells
I've done some real low pay stuff in the past, and yes I've always done the best job I can possibly do. My catch has been " yes I can do it at that price but I get to use the finished product in my portfolio wherever I see fit...Sign here!" I also let them know that the rate is way below industry standard. 200 pics does seem a lot for a slide show.