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Is a new camera fee to much to ask?
Well is it. Think about it. Jan 14 06 01:48 am Link haha touché. Photographers usually take the brunt of the cost between camera, computer, memory cards/film, lenses, gas, light/flash bulbs etc. It seems a little selfish of others involved that a photographer has to pay a make-up kit fee or a model on a test shoot, etc. because everyone mutually benefits from a good photo. Jan 14 06 01:51 am Link Maybe models should have a "healthy food and gym fee" because it cost more money to maintain a healthy and fit look  Jan 14 06 02:06 am Link Jay Dezelic wrote: No wonder why photographers starve. Jan 14 06 02:14 am Link Charge whatever you want, but would you be willing to hand over all copyrights to your MUA?  Jan 14 06 02:16 am Link Marksora wrote: Whenever I'm tempted to post up in here, there you are, sparking the thought process. Bless you. Jan 14 06 02:16 am Link BodyPainter Rich wrote: For a Canon 5D camera-fee? Absolutely! Jan 14 06 02:19 am Link Eric Muss-Barnes wrote: Now then Eric...just what do you think the average kit fee is in this business? Kit fee is supposed to help you refill your consumables. A 5D would be more equivalent to a whole NEW kit, a few airbrushes, and a semester in "beauty school"! Jan 14 06 02:54 am Link lll wrote: I like that idea. I think if everyone is compelled to charges extra fees, then it won't be necessary to charge any fees. - and nobody will have to pay extra accounting fees to their bookkeepers. Jan 14 06 11:33 am Link If you are charging for your services, what difference does it make to the client if your camera is new or old? Your fees should reflect the cost of doing business and whether or not you get commissioned will depend on whether your fees are competitive and commensurate with the quality of your work. If you are talking about charging models for the cost of your camera at a TFP, then it isn't a TFP is it? It is just a different way to attempt to get models to pay you a fee, even if a small one. Jan 14 06 11:35 am Link BodyPainter Rich wrote: Kit fees are a normal thing. Make-up has to be used and replaced. Not everyone charges them. With some MUA's, their rate includes the cost of consumables, but I have no problem with those who do. Jan 14 06 11:37 am Link Your fees should cover costs of operations including overhead, equipment and your salary. Don't call it a "new camera fee" or they will feel like they are paying for your equipment. They are, in part, but it's all a part of making a living right? (or at least trying to ;-) Call it a test fee or something like that so they know it's covering your operation costs. Thats what I would do anyway. Sharon :-) Jan 14 06 11:43 am Link lll wrote: Well, how about a resume fee? For every ten years (Well, maybe five since I have reached two decades yet) Jan 14 06 12:02 pm Link Can I charge a double-post fee? Jan 14 06 12:03 pm Link With what some photographers charge they can easily get a new high end camera in two shoots. Jan 14 06 12:12 pm Link BodyPainter Rich wrote: You've been on these boards a long time. 90% of my replies are sarcastic jokes. Duh. You know that. You honestly think I was being serious? Jan 14 06 01:38 pm Link I would say yes. After all, it is something you will be using more than the model(s) after all. It would be like a really new band asking their soon to be audience to pay for their new equipment before they even hit the stage or write a single song. Jan 14 06 01:41 pm Link I'm thinking about starting to charge a nominal fee to cover my equipment and time (separate from my paid work.) I've done "pro bono" headshots for a few actor friends lately (I usually charge $200) but if I'd charged them only $25 each I'd have my finance payment for the month *shrug.* Jan 14 06 01:46 pm Link Marksora wrote: For years photographers charged a studio, or camera time fee. This fee was paid at the time of the shoot. This fee was to offset overhead and to pay for the film, and film processing fees. Jan 14 06 01:54 pm Link i"m luvin it. Jan 14 06 01:55 pm Link Amanda Schlicher wrote: PRO BONO: Etymology: Latin pro bono publico for the public good Jan 14 06 02:28 pm Link Eric Muss-Barnes wrote: Darn it Eric, and all this time I've been concerned about Soilent Green? Jan 14 06 02:35 pm Link Alan from Aavian Prod wrote: Actually, if I am doing a "fantasy photo shoot" for a paid client I do ask their size. Particularly tall or large clients do get charged a bit more because I end up using WAY more supplies, and taking a much longer time to get the job done. Unusually petite actually describes half the models I've worked with, but none of my paid clients so far. Jan 14 06 03:20 pm Link And a bother fee for not showing up. Jan 15 06 10:01 am Link Even noting that the OP thread is really a shot at the "can I charge a make up kit fee", one can always ask whatever price one wants to. Conversely, one can turn down any price one wants to in return. Anyone can charge what the market will bear and the market will decide (photographer price, model prices or stylist prices - all free market driven). As for a special charge for a new Canon 12 mpixels - well it does look a hellava lot more professional than so many of the chrome point and shots on the market, one might just be able to convince a client that the photographer is a professional as the equipment looks and charge accordingly - so the answer to the original question is "yes". Jan 15 06 10:12 am Link Alan from Aavian Prod wrote: dagnabit! is that why I keep getting the higher end of the rates when I speak to MUA's? :\ Jan 15 06 10:20 am Link Alan from Aavian Prod wrote: .......it's just an expression, I was making a lighthearted comment. that's why it was in quotes. I was really just doing it as a favor. Jan 15 06 10:26 am Link I just read of a photog in Digital Photo Pro that charges rental fees to the client - even if he owns the equipment. He says it helps greatly in covering the cost of equipment upgrades, and that everyone should do it. His name's Brian Kuhlman, and his clients include Anheuser-Busch. So yeah, some people get away with it... more power to 'em, too. Jan 15 06 10:39 am Link feel free to referance my new rant, Star Jan 15 06 09:54 pm Link |
