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Jeff wrote:

Dan Vogel-Essex wrote:suppose a photographer offered to join you and your climbing partner for a day and leave you with a few rolls of film of yourselves. How much would pay for such a service?

Sounds like you are considering having someone take pictures of you and your friend for a day.
How much is it worth to you and how much do you think is fair to pay the photographer for their time and talent?
I have an idea who you might be talking about, and if my idea is right, he is a great photographer and a really good guy.

No, sounds like he's advertising for free. Read his sig.

dhoyne, Is there something wrong with advertising in the classified section?

doh,
Didn't look at that.
Posting after working a double shift when I should have been in bed.

Wes wrote:dhoyne, Is there something wrong with advertising in the classified section?

Not really, I suppose, but be up front about it. None of this "what would you pay for x, by the way, I offer x". Just say, anyone want a photog? $x.

Just my 2¢...

dhoyne wrote:

Wes wrote:dhoyne, Is there something wrong with advertising in the classified section?

Not really, I suppose, but be up front about it. None of this "what would you pay for x, by the way, I offer x". Just say, anyone want a photog? $x.

Just my 2¢...

He is just doing some basic market research. I can tell him now though that its not going to pay out.

Figure 30-35$ in car/gas expenses just getting to the red from cincinnati (and thats in a car with good gas mileage).

Figure spending the whole day doing the "shoot" (2.5 hours there, 2.5 hours back, plus 4-6 hours with the customer).

Then consider your gear expenses. Wes mentions 3k (which sounds a little low for the stuff he has mentioned). I have over 10k in gear and just like wes said, its a drop in the hat to what I could be spending (this stuff gets pricey).

How much is your time worth? at this point if you charge 145$ for the shoot you only make 10$ an hour (before taxes). Around the 245$-300$ mark it starts to be worthwhile if your doing it for fun. I wouldn't do it for less than about 500-600$.


Basically, good luck. lol

Ben

Yep, the only way it seemed like it would be doable for me, would be if I was already living down there, and wanted a way to make a little extra cash on rest days.

Nope, about 3k - 1500 for 20d, 350 for the tamron, 750 for the 70-200 (BIG thanks to odub!), maybe 300 for a couple really fast 1 gig cf cards. Really, really want a 1D Mark IIn, but that is $3,800 for the body. Then, another 1K for a wide angle, then 3-4 K for a 300 2.8 (or really a 400 2.8, but those are 6k new). Oh, I really need a flash as well, so add another 400+.

You Gotta do it for your own satisfaction more than anything. I've been shooting for a years now and still haven't made a cent off of it but for some reason I still spend thousands of dollars a year on new equipmentso thatI am able to look at some photos that me and maybe a few other people are interested in. Not to mention all the F-ing jugging. Oh well I'm still hooked and can't stop. F-it I'm gonna go take some pics!

You could be doing alot worse things. I think the pics are awesome. Most of us know how hard the good ones are to get.

Wes wrote:Yep, the only way it seemed like it would be doable for me, would be if I was already living down there, and wanted a way to make a little extra cash on rest days.

Nope, about 3k - 1500 for 20d, 350 for the tamron, 750 for the 70-200 (BIG thanks to odub!), maybe 300 for a couple really fast 1 gig cf cards. Really, really want a 1D Mark IIn, but that is $3,800 for the body. Then, another 1K for a wide angle, then 3-4 K for a 300 2.8 (or really a 400 2.8, but those are 6k new). Oh, I really need a flash as well, so add another 400+.

Thats a steal at 750$. Excellent deal.

Ben

If anyone is looking for some good equipment, I ran across a fairly good deal here:

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=202637