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Wedding Photographers: What Do They Charge? I've heard they charge anywhere from $1000 to $3000 (in their pocket) for a day's shoot. I saw a wedding package the other day for $20,000 (included 50th anniversary shoot).
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Kerry L. Walker |
The amount a wedding photographer charges does not all go in his/her pocket. There is the cost of the film, developing, printing, proof books, albums, etc. - not to mention the cost of the equipment, gas, etc. The charge varies according to the area of the country and the experience and skill of the photographer.
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Maria Melnyk |
Dear Savy, if I charged $1000 for a day's shoot, assuming printing of proofs and a finished leather album, my profit would be about $100 for 25 hours of work. That 25 hours includes 10-12 hours on the wedding day, time with the bride & groom before the wedding, driving to the lab numerous times for even one wedding, numbering, sorting, putting the proofs in the proof book, dust-spotting, re-touching, designing the album, putting it together, and meeting with the bride & groom before and after the wedding. Would you be willing to spend $10,000 on equipment and years of schooling and training to make $4 an hour? The "more expensive" photographers you mentioned have better equipment, not the cheap stuff I have, and they are highly sought after. That's why they can charge so much. I didn't realize the costs either until I became a photographer.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Need an efficiency counselor if it's $900 out-cost each time you do a wedding.
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Maria Melnyk |
Sorry, it isn't $900 cost each time; I just didn't want to write too much. It depends on what kind of package the bride & groom want. I have packages for $550 and $850 also, but these are more limited than my $1300 package, and the albums have fewer pages and are not leather, and the wall-size portrait is smaller. Thanks for allowing me to clarify.
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