What do you think I'm worth?

Asked by syphotoguy (233

) November 9th, 2010

I am a wedding photographer and I’d like to find out what people think my photography is worth? Pricing is always very difficult, I spend a huge amount of time after a wedding editing pictures and designing album but I am aware that some people think I am very expensive and some very cheap. I have always based my prices on the work involved and to a certain extent how much in demand I am. Here are my packages minus the prices, what I would like you to do is set a price for each package. To make your decision you would obviously need to see my work which you can do here and here and my website is here

Package 1 – £?

- Attendance on the day covering the ceremony to the start of the wedding breakfast, including cake cutting and speeches if they are carried out before the meal. If you would like coverage right up to the first dance/evening reception please add (£?) to the package price.
– All photography and associated expenses. Up to 50 miles of travelling included.
– A stylish, 30 page “Creative Reportage” wedding book.
– An online viewing gallery with ordering facility.
– A DVD slideshow for viewing on a TV or PC.
– High resolution files of all selected images on CD/DVD for Printing you own and internet/email use

Package 2 – £?

- Attendance on the day from Bridal Preparations to the first dance.
– All photography and associated expenses. Up to 50 miles of travelling included.
– A stylish, 50 page “Creative Reportage” storybook wedding album.
– An online viewing gallery with ordering facility.
– A DVD slideshow for viewing on a TV or PC.
– A 14” x 20“Canvas Print
– High resolution files of all selected images on CD/DVD for Printing you own and internet/email use
– Add a second photographer for £?

Package 3 – £?

- Attendance on the day from Bridal Preparations to the first dance
– All photography and associated expenses. Up to 100 miles of travelling included.
– A stylish,50 page storybook wedding album.
– An online viewing gallery with ordering facility.
– A DVD slideshow for viewing on a TV or PC.
– A 14” x 20“Canvas Print
– High resolution files of all selected images on CD/DVD for Printing you own and internet/email use
– 2 x Parent Books (A5 copies of your album)
– All images printed as 6in x 4in prints and supplied in a stylish black album
– Add a second photographer for

Will be interesting to see if I’m in for a nasty or nice surprise. I promise to tell you all what I charge once this has run its course. If you want to give any general feedback then that would be great to, dont be kind to me be honest, I’m a bit boy I can take it….....I think

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4 Answers

The pounds indicates that you are in England so it would be better for English people to weigh in but I think my son paid around $1,500 for something equivalent to package number 1. There is a sibling question to the right that might help you.

janbb (63216

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The website is nice, clean, quick-loading and with a lot of sample shots to view. I think I would work diligently on some of the wording, though: “send us an email”, instead of ”and email”, capitalizing Brighton, and separating the names of the towns with commas, as appropriate. Small things, really.

But that’s what you’re selling, isn’t it? Details. Sharp focus. Composition. The right shot at the right time. That’s why I’d avoid pricing based on “the work that’s involved” as if you’re a journeyman camera operator for hire at an hourly wage. You’re a craftsman, and you should advertise, package and price accordingly.

I’ve seen other photographers’ websites that have tie-ins to the models and their portfolios that they use (and have photographed). That’s an interesting symbiosis that can drive more traffic to your site, but if you’re more interested in “wedding” photography sales then you’d probably want to avoid too much of the really avant garde stuff that abounds elsewhere.

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Thank you both for your answers. CyanoticWasp thank you for the typos, they’re all fixed now. You raise some interesting points particularly “youd probably want to avoid too much of the really avant garde stuff that abounds elsewhere.” What would you class as avant garde could you post some link to images.

I think I may need to write the question in a different way, what I was really after was feedback from the general public (non photographers that dont know me) about where I should be placed in the market based on my photography. Maybe I should have said just rate my work on a scale of 1 to 10.10 being top.

syphotoguy (233

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Honestly I think you are worth as much as you can get a couple to pay. Photography is an art and art is like real estate, it is worth what the buyer can stand.

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