 Denise M. Snyder |
What to charge for large group portrait? I've been asked to take a portrait of a large group - approximately 20 people, for a co-worker this weekend and I have absolutely no idea what to charge. I use Mpix for processing, so that's not very expensive, but I just dont know what to charge for my time. I've never done this before and this person really wants to pay me for my services. I dont know what to tell him. Can anyone give me some guidelines?
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John G. Clifford Jr |
Are you good friends? How long will this take? How much do you want to make? What do you make per hour at your day job? What is the time you're giving up worth to you?
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Mark Feldstein |
You know Denise, if I were you, I wouldn't charge them for anything other than expenses. If and when you decide to work on a more professional level, then you need to consider a ton of factors in establishing your fees, including the costs of doing business. If you do this now and undercharge, then later, you're going to be hard-pressed to justify increased rates because everyone is going to remember you as cheap. If you overcharge now, you'll alienate your coworker. And, if you charge but blow the gig, then you're really going to have some reputation problems to overcome now and in the future. So, just offer to do it for expenses and leave it at that. Besides, the IRS won't tax you on reimbursement for expenses. If it's income, from any source, it is taxable. So, tell them that later on, if you decide to start charging for this kind of work, you'd like to use them as a reference. Take it light.
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