Model
Liz S
Posts: 17
Frederick, Maryland, US
I've been asked about my rates. I have no idea what the norm is and need some help in determining this.
Thank You!
Model
D Aundra
Posts: 274
Fresno, California, US
1,000,000
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1,000,000
_________
0!!
Photographer
Brian T Rickey
Posts: 4008
Saint Louis, Missouri, US
This is going to be a lovely thread. 
Model
pretty pleads
Posts: 4868
Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
its whatever you feel your time is worth
Photographer
Bob Bentley Photography
Posts: 15141
Westcliffe, Colorado, US
Well, I won't charge you as much today as would normally, because I see you could really use a break.
Model
sofija
Posts: 23614
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Liz Schafer wrote:
I've been asked about my rates. I have no idea what the norm is and need some help in determining this.
Thank You! I thought you were trying to get free clothes.
You want free clothes and pay??
Photographer
DANACOLE
Posts: 10183
Oslo, Oslo, Norway
one hundred billion dollars.... mwuhh ha ha ha haaaaa
Model
Manda Something
Posts: 3131
Laurel, Mississippi, US
Jason McKendricks wrote:
![https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/stupendousmusician/treefiddy.jpg]() lmao
Photographer
IBX Pete
Posts: 1347
Rockingham, North Carolina, US
Jason McKendricks wrote:
![https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/stupendousmusician/treefiddy.jpg]() You crack me up.
Model
Liz S
Posts: 17
Frederick, Maryland, US
Thanks for the smart ass comments. You are tons of help.
Photographer
DVS
Posts: 10000
Detroit, Michigan, US
I'd but THAt for a dollar...
Photographer
Carissa Winland
Posts: 364
Austin, Texas, US
You're getting so many smart ass comments because you clearly need to do more reading/research into the field. In other words, it's not the best question to ask because it illustrates how little you know.
Photographer
Xeris - Dwight
Posts: 4369
Austin, Texas, US
Personal opinion is that you are not ready to charge. You need more experience. And your portfolio needs to exhibit a higher number of top level images.
That said, there are quite often photographers that are willing to pay despite all that. If you run into those photographers, maybe start at at $40 - $50 per hour but be willing to negotiate down from there. Remember that you will almost never be able to negotiate your price upwards.
Photographer
S W I N S K E Y
Posts: 24376
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
CDW Images wrote:
You're getting so many smart ass comments because you clearly need to do more reading/research into the field. In other words, it's not the best question to ask because it illustrates how little you know. hmmm...that is what she is doing..once she knows the answer, it would be stupid to post the question.....
Photographer
Dean Johnson Photo
Posts: 70925
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Liz Schafer wrote:
Thanks for the smart ass comments. You are tons of help. Liz, am I missing something here?...did you do something in another thread that would explain all the smart-ass remarks to your question?
Your question is a good one, and as such it is asked quite often. If you used the search feature you'd find tons of threads that may (or may not) help you out.
With that said, I think it might be a bit premature for you to be concerned about what you should charge.
Sure, you might be able to find a few horny guys that would pay to shoot a pretty girl like yourself, but how much will that actually benefit you and your career?
The resulting photos would most likely be useless.
You'll have to use your own judgment when decided how much to charge someone.
And also keep in mind that if you are serious about building a portfolio, as your profile indicates, that you really might be better off paying a couple of really great photographers, rather then try to charge them anything.
The best shooters just aren't going to pay you.
Photographer
Carissa Winland
Posts: 364
Austin, Texas, US
Doug Swinskey wrote:
hmmm...that is what she is doing..once she knows the answer, it would be stupid to post the question..... My point was that this is a tired question and she could easily find the answers by reading first.
Photographer
Dean Johnson Photo
Posts: 70925
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Doug Swinskey wrote:
hmmm...that is what she is doing..once she knows the answer, it would be stupid to post the question..... Very true, and I'm glad you said it. You beat me to it.
:-)
Model
MsHeidi
Posts: 2081
Jessheim, Akershus, Norway
Whatever the client wants to pay....
And YES I said CLIENT, not photographer
Photographer
SunArcher Photography
Posts: 7669
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Liz Schafer wrote:
I've been asked about my rates. I have no idea what the norm is and need some help in determining this. There is no "norm." See what others are charging in your area (they may tell you, they may not, o they may tell you a false rate). I've seen $25 per hour. I've seen $200 per hour. I've seen models with no hourly rate (they charge by the half- and full-day).
We can't answer this for you, love. There is no "norm" or rate sheet. Set your rate and see how the market reacts to it. That's about as good as I can get.
Photographer
Robert Randall
Posts: 13890
Chicago, Illinois, US
I would pay you the following amounts for the following types of work, provided you sign a full release at the time of the shoot. I will give you lowres copies of the images I select and retouch for you use to display on the web. I will also give you a print of each image I select and retouch. I will not give you a CD containing all the images and I will not retouch any image you select unless by coincidence it happens to be an image I select as well.
Lifestyle, fully clothed... $25.00 per hour
Nude Figure Study... $50.00 per hour
Eros, including close up images of body parts... $75.00 per hour
Eros, Partners, including close up images of body parts... $100.00
You holding the strings of your bikini top... priceless
You pick!
Photographer
JR in Texas
Posts: 317
Tulia, Texas, US
Rates for a beginner model can be almost anything, depending mostly on what kind of work and how the photos will be used. For a local store ad you might barely get minimum wage, but if you lucked into a national ad you might get several thousand for essentially the same work.
You've got a good look but a very limited portfolio, so it you're talking about working for local photographers you could try something like $25 to $50 per hour for clothed and lingerie, about double that for nude.
Here's the problem, though. Most of the people who will hire you at this point are beginners or GWCs -- just the kind of work you don't want to see posted online. You may be better off in the long run to pass up the quick bucks and concentrate on building a real portfolio.
Photographer
ward
Posts: 6142
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The norm doesn't exist. What you ask for, and what someone is willing to pay for your modelling service(s) ... is your rate. 
Photographer
Marty McBride
Posts: 3142
Owensboro, Kentucky, US
Liz Schafer wrote:
I've been asked about my rates. I have no idea what the norm is and need some help in determining this.
Thank You! sorry about your luck here...you'll occasionally find a professional willing to help with your question, but for the most part you'll find people content in perfecting their asshole skills instead of their photography skills! Like Dean Johnson said, you'll probably have to start off paying reputable photographers to get the portfolio you need to draw jobs that pay the money!
Photographer
The Divine Emily Fine
Posts: 20454
Owings Mills, Maryland, US
Kevlar Vest Girl wrote:
I would pay you the following amounts for the following types of work, provided you sign a full release at the time of the shoot. I will give you lowres copies of the images I select and retouch for you use to display on the web. I will also give you a print of each image I select and retouch. I will not give you a CD containing all the images and I will not retouch any image you select unless by coincidence it happens to be an image I select as well.
Lifestyle, fully clothed... $25.00 per hour
Nude Figure Study... $50.00 per hour
Eros, including close up images of body parts... $75.00 per hour
Eros, Partners, including close up images of body parts... $100.00
You holding the strings of your bikini top... priceless
You pick! *jawdrop*
I want this 90 lbs lost from me RIGHT NOW.
Oh, and someone break and stretch my legs so I can be 5'10", too.
Photographer
Extremem
Posts: 636
Brooklyn, Indiana, US
I'll try to avoid being a smartass, but it's really really hard for me.
Depends on the photographer and what you are after. I usually pay something, first of all it helps encourage the model to show up.
I take it you are sorta new at this. If a photographer comes to you they are probably going to meet your rate unless it's ridiculous.
The better your port, the more you can charge.
I've found that the semi standard for nudes is 75-100.00 an hour. Some models get a lot more.
I've paid 200, but I really wanted the model in my port. I've also shot TFP nudes.
A good place to start is to email the photographer and ask them if they wish to shoot with you and here are my rates if you do. No it's not rude to ask for money, if you ask in a professional way. It's business. I ask for money all the time (not from models tho - That reminds me I have court today for this pesky panhandling citation.)
Photographer
S W I N S K E Y
Posts: 24376
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
Doug Swinskey wrote:
hmmm...that is what she is doing..once she knows the answer, it would be stupid to post the question..... CDW Images wrote:
My point was that this is a tired question and she could easily find the answers by reading first. just because you are tired of reading it, doesn't make her question invalid..
why not help, instead of lobbing grenades?..direct her to one of the many threads...
Photographer
MEK Photography
Posts: 6571
Westminster, Maryland, US
ExtremeMojo Photography wrote:
A good place to start is to email the photographer and ask them if they wish to shoot with you and here are my rates if you do. No it's not rude to ask for money, if you ask in a professional way. It's business. This has been discussed to exhaustion in this thread:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/p.php?thread_id=233977
Photographer
Carissa Winland
Posts: 364
Austin, Texas, US
Doug Swinskey wrote:
Doug Swinskey wrote:
hmmm...that is what she is doing..once she knows the answer, it would be stupid to post the question..... just because you are tired of reading it, doesn't make her question invalid..
why not help, instead of lobbing grenades?..direct her to one of the many threads... I can certainly appreciate your unfaltering good will to help others (I bet you're broke from helping the homeless! ). I however, prefer to help people who make an attempt to help themselves first before asking (but I can be fickle in this too).
Especially in regards to rates of modeling or photography, while there are many great resources and guidelines, no one can really tell you specifically what to charge since it's all based on a client's (or market) willingness to pay. So really, this entire thread is moot.
Photographer
Cre8ive
Posts: 1075
Los Angeles, California, US
Jason McKendricks wrote:
![https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b301/stupendousmusician/treefiddy.jpg]() But thats only if you want pics looking like the loch ness monster...
Don't take this the wrong way but I wouldn't pay... You could pay me to help improve your book... Do like I did, Get an Agent and then you don't have to deal with thinking about that stuff.
Brick
Cre8ive
HWooD,Cali
Photographer
Cliff from NJ
Posts: 1430
Clinton, New Jersey, US
Kevlar Vest Girl wrote:
Eros, Partners, including close up images of body parts... $100.00 Can I get in on this???
Photographer
Long Island Studios
Posts: 4162
Sayville, New York, US
Kevlar Vest Girl wrote:
I would pay you the following amounts for the following types of work, provided you sign a full release at the time of the shoot. I will give you lowres copies of the images I select and retouch for you use to display on the web. I will also give you a print of each image I select and retouch. I will not give you a CD containing all the images and I will not retouch any image you select unless by coincidence it happens to be an image I select as well.
Lifestyle, fully clothed... $25.00 per hour
Nude Figure Study... $50.00 per hour
Eros, including close up images of body parts... $75.00 per hour
Eros, Partners, including close up images of body parts... $100.00
You holding the strings of your bikini top... priceless
You pick! I would jump on this if I was you......
It depends on the photographer.
Some one like KVG who is capable of giving you really great images for your portfolio is worth YOU paying. A mid level shooter who is able to get your portfolio to the next level is worth TFxx. A GWC $100 and up if you even want to. Me, I would pay you $25-50hr for nudes. Some one just starting out but is showing promise, $25hr. These are just my thoughts and can be thrown away at will....
Photographer
S W I N S K E Y
Posts: 24376
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
CDW Images wrote:
I can certainly appreciate your unfaltering good will to help others (I bet you're broke from helping the homeless! ). I however, prefer to help people who make an attempt to help themselves first before asking (but I can be fickle in this too).
Especially in regards to rates of modeling or photography, while there are many great resources and guidelines, no one can really tell you specifically what to charge since it's all based on a client's (or market) willingness to pay. So really, this entire thread is moot. see you had her answer all along...and without having to be mean to her...
Photographer
Carissa Winland
Posts: 364
Austin, Texas, US
Doug Swinskey wrote:
see you had her answer all along...and without having to be mean to her... I never said I didn't have the answer. Nor was I particularly mean.
Photographer
S W I N S K E Y
Posts: 24376
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
Doug Swinskey wrote:
see you had her answer all along...and without having to be mean to her... CDW Images wrote:
I never said I didn't have the answer. Nor was I particularly mean. my thought was the effort you expended suggesting she was revealing her ignorance, could have been productive by answering her question...
Photographer
Carissa Winland
Posts: 364
Austin, Texas, US
I understand, and concur.
Photographer
Robert Randall
Posts: 13890
Chicago, Illinois, US
Marty McBride wrote:
sorry about your luck here...you'll occasionally find a professional willing to help with your question, but for the most part you'll find people content in perfecting their asshole skills instead of their photography skills! Like Dean Johnson said, you'll probably have to start off paying reputable photographers to get the portfolio you need to draw jobs that pay the money! Gee Marty, maybe I'm being harsh here, but did you bother to read any of the posts prior to your scathing rebuke of all that is MM. I gave her a price list, did you want me to send a taxi for her too?
Photographer
Robert Randall
Posts: 13890
Chicago, Illinois, US
Cliff Evans wrote:
Can I get in on this??? If the OP is willing.
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