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How much to charge for a kids birthday party?


13 years 1 month ago #40563 by YUP Design
So like, all my friends have kids, all different ages. My friends are starting to ask me to photograph the birthday parties, but how much do I charge?
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13 years 1 month ago #40565 by village rat
I would charge $125 and put it on a cd and give it to them. Of course I would also ask for model releases in case there were any shots which might make good stock.
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13 years 1 month ago #40566 by YUP Design
$125.00 .. thats as much as it costs for the party its self. I think they'll opt just to not have it done at all. and you might say well fine no skin off your back.... but like i said their friends so im gonna have to be there anyway. i dont want to do it for nothing... but i would mind making a buck for being there. i will give them a cd. so my material cost is just the cd.
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13 years 1 month ago #40567 by Kris4pics
Since you plan on being there anyways, just charge them for the CD.
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13 years 1 month ago #40569 by crystal
I have shot my nephews birthday parties. It's not as easy as you think. It can be fun at times, but to make sure you get in the right spot at the right time isn't always easy. I didn't charge my sister anything, except the one time she did pay for all the prints she wanted. I shot 400 pictures of the party, she took about 100.
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13 years 1 month ago #40571 by village rat

YUP Design wrote: $125.00 .. thats as much as it costs for the party its self. I think they'll opt just to not have it done at all. and you might say well fine no skin off your back.... but like i said their friends so im gonna have to be there anyway. i dont want to do it for nothing... but i would mind making a buck for being there. i will give them a cd. so my material cost is just the cd.



Well then, charge them 10 cents. That's about the price of a decent CD. But seriously, if you come here asking us what we'd charge, we're going to tell you a pro price. To get a CD full of professional, digital photographs for $125 with free rights to print as many as you want is a steal.
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13 years 1 month ago #40572 by YUP Design
I already did a freebie for her i took pics for a contest she wanted to submit her sons pic to. so i think i should charge her something.. right?
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13 years 1 month ago #40574 by effron
Like well, just have them pay you what they like want. Like I for one wouldn't touch a birthday party for $125.00 friend or not. Best of luck......
Why so serious?
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13 years 1 month ago #40578 by crystal
Yes, charge her something. Once people get something for free, they always want it for free. then when you decide to charge to complain. Start charging now.

BTW, $125 IMO is ok, heck it could be higher. It's your time shooting, it's your time to do any PP, and I hope at least resize the image to high resolution...not burn full resolution. You never want to give away a full size original photo. Not unless you are making good money.
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13 years 1 month ago #40580 by YUP Design

effron wrote: Like well, just have them pay you what they like want. Like I for one wouldn't touch a birthday party for $125.00 friend or not. Best of luck......


Well I have a feeling my friend won't pay me anything at all, if I let it up to her.
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13 years 1 month ago #40581 by crystal

effron wrote: Like well, just have them pay you what they like want. Like I for one wouldn't touch a birthday party for $125.00 friend or not. Best of luck......


:agree: Although i did photograph my nephews partys for free, I will not photograph anyone else's party, not even if they paid me.
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13 years 1 month ago #40584 by chasrich
Find out what a professional in your area would do the job for. Tell her you can discount from that. Ask them to make you an offer if it makes you more comfortable.
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
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13 years 1 month ago #41280 by L Hetter
I just love kids birthday parties. They are so much fun. I have taken pictures for some of my friends. I just give them the CD for $20.
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13 years 1 month ago #41305 by Baydream
No less than $7 million. Just kidding. If you did it for free, everyone would want the same deal.
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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