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What to charge for photo editing work?


6 years 6 months ago #548665 by Sean Lamber
Morning everyone.  Hey, so I was wondering what others are charging for beyond normal editing work?  When I edit my photos that I'm going to give my client, they usually need just a brush up.  

I have client that has made a number of requests, that fall out side of this and will take me a bit of time.  Will you charge same rate, or different amount from what your behind the camera rates are?
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6 years 6 months ago #548679 by Bryston3bsst
For me, it depends on what I have to do. I do a lot of restoration of old photos, some of which require a great deal of work. I don't feel right charging someone for several hours worth of work but at the same time, this is not the kind of work just anybody can do.......at least not well. So my abilities have worth.

In most cases I just charge someone a flat fee based on what I have to do.

I restored these for a customer a couple of years ago. I've got probably 4-5 hours in each one so I charged them a flat rate that I felt was fair to me and to him. Here are a couple before and afters. These had extensive water and mold damage.
 
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6 years 6 months ago #548690 by garyrhook
Serious editing is a greater skill. Charge more.
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6 years 6 months ago #548720 by KENT MELTON
You know, this is a good question that I've wondered myself.  So percentage wise, seeing that hourly might be geographically different, how much more would you charge?  
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6 years 6 months ago #548786 by Amy Porter
So I've been charging the same hourly rate that I charge for my photography.   Now granted, I don't get that much request for edit work above what I do to my photos as normal workflow routine. 

I find myself intrigued with this thread and would like to see what you consider as a fair rate to charge for editing work.  Let's assume you know your way around Photoshop and Lightroom very well.

Let's use for example the rate of $500 per hour for your photography.  What would you charge for post processing work as stated in the OP question?  
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6 years 6 months ago #548853 by garyrhook

Amy Porter wrote: So I've been charging the same hourly rate that I charge for my photography.   Now granted, I don't get that much request for edit work above what I do to my photos as normal workflow routine. 

I find myself intrigued with this thread and would like to see what you consider as a fair rate to charge for editing work.  Let's assume you know your way around Photoshop and Lightroom very well.

Let's use for example the rate of $500 per hour for your photography.  What would you charge for post processing work as stated in the OP question?  


I'm pretty sure that when you figure out what it takes to get the work done, your actual hourly is nowhere near that. So it's best to think in terms of what you actually want to make for a job.

Is it worth (e.g.) $60/hour to do detailed editing? How long would an image take: 30 minutes to do a good job? How about overhead: dealing with the client, invoicing, product delivery? You need to figure out everything involved in the work, start to finish, how much time that will take, what you want to charge for your time, and then quote a price.

Or, put another way: tattoo artists, with basic overhead, will charge starting at $100/hour. The good ones go up from there. What are you worth?

I wouldn't touch a 30 minute image for less than $60, and that would be pushing it. You would also farm it out to a vendor in India that charges $5-10 / image. They're out there.
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6 years 6 months ago #549122 by Rob Conley
The problem with the India people is communication.  It's SO difficult to explain to them what you want and for them to follow your instructions.  
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6 years 4 months ago #555408 by Lavender Photo
Off topic but I just have to say it – those are some amazing restorations Bryston!!! Can't believe you were able to bring in so much detail considering the condition of the originals.
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6 years 4 months ago #556183 by effron

Lavender Photo wrote: Off topic but I just have to say it – those are some amazing restorations Bryston!!! Can't believe you were able to bring in so much detail considering the condition of the originals.


Yeah, I could have done the first, but the second is, WOWZER!!!
Nicely done.
Why so serious?
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