What do I Charge?

There are no set rules for how photographers charge for their work so I can't give you a list to pull from. Most photographers are considered freelancers, they do most of their jobs on contract. This means they charge their own rates for their services. Some photographers charge by the hour and some charge a day rate. A day rate is a fixed amount the photographer earns for a days work, this can be a 4 hour job or a 9 hour job.

I suggest thinking about an hourly rate that you feel is fare based on your experience, what do you think one hour of your time is worth? When you bill hourly don't forget to include your time for post production. To arrive at a day rate multiply your hourly rate by 6 or 8 hours, feel free to make adjustments to this sum. Be reasonable and fare, once you establish yourself you can certainly increase your rates because there are no rules.

Happy Shooting!

Photo Chick

In Camera Metering

Q. hey! saw your video on flash photography tricks ...thanks as it gave me very good fundamental knowledge about few camera modes...i was going through my camera functions and wonder see evaluative, center weighted and spot modes... could you please tell me what's this? thanks

A. Evaluative metering takes an average light reading of everything in the viewfinder, center weighted metering takes a light reading of objects in the center circle you see in the viewfinder and spot metering takes a light reading where you place the "spot". Spot metering is good for subjects you can't get up close to...I don't think it's as accurate as a hand held meter but non-the-less it can be helpful and I recommend using spot metering for high contrast scenes when the subject is in shadow. I would use evaluative metering for scenes with even light where the range between hightlight and shadow is minimum.

Photo Chick