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80/hr for partial nude?
is charging 80/hour for partial nudity (breasts exposed only) too much? Feb 19 06 03:37 pm Link Personally, I only charge half that... Feb 19 06 03:41 pm Link It would depend on if a client would want to pay that. Personally, I wouldn't because I can't afford rates like that and I can find many models willing to do nudes for TFP or for quite a bit less. -P- Feb 19 06 03:42 pm Link Sogno Dolce wrote: No. Feb 19 06 03:43 pm Link Holy schmokes, $80/hr for b(o)(o)bies? Crazy... Feb 19 06 03:43 pm Link I thought 80 was good....I had someone tell me the standard rate for nude was like 125 or 150 or something. I don't know..I'm so confused. Feb 19 06 03:48 pm Link Sogno Dolce wrote: Nope, that is a good rate. Wanna come to California to shoot? I'll pay you that. Feb 19 06 03:48 pm Link Alan from Aavian Prod wrote: I would love to but I can't afford a plane ticket out that way right now and gas is ridiculously high. maybe you should come to atlanta :p Feb 19 06 03:51 pm Link Sogno Dolce wrote: You'll get many different answers for it. There are models who charge more than you do. There are models who charge more than $150. There are also a significant number of models who do not charge. Find a rate that you feel comfortable with, that doesn't price you out of a booking and go from there. Feb 19 06 03:52 pm Link For topless, the rate I pay is 40 and for nude its 50-75 and have yet to have anyone tell me that was out of the normal..but then of course with the sculptures I do...nobody gets to see a face so that decreases a models stress about being naked a bit. Feb 19 06 03:55 pm Link Looks like yes and no. Part of it will depend on your market. Part of it will depend on how often you want to do work like that. Part of it will depend on your client. Feb 19 06 04:05 pm Link What a model say they "charge" as opposed to what they will "accept" are two different things. If you can get $80/hour, more power to you. Are you that good? If you find yourself not working than you need to reconsider. Years ago I did only tfp, or a token payment. Today I do some tfcd, some paid-since I am doing nudes. I usually make a general offer and say I am looking to achieve (style) and am willing to pay ($). And have worked with several models who came to me and accepted the work at that. I would easily have had to pay them 6-7 times more had I paid them what they say they "charge". It's the marketplace. Are you worth it? Are you more worth it than others who accept less? Would you rather earn $80 for one hour work on one day, or earn $200 for 5 hours work on one day? Feb 19 06 04:10 pm Link personally I don't pay anyone unless they're butt nekkid and I prefer not even to do that, getting as much nude TFP as I can get my hands on figuratively speaking Feb 19 06 04:12 pm Link I don't think its unreasonable.. there will be people who pay it... and others who won't. If I were you I wouldn't rule out the possibility of not charging if approached by a really good Photograper tho. Feb 19 06 05:11 pm Link It all depends on: What your expectations are of the project? Who the model is? How desperate, or not you are for that particular model. How desperate you are to get the exact look you are going for. Everything has a value, its just a matter of what you and the Model decide is a good value for services. M Feb 19 06 05:13 pm Link Well, now you've got all the photographers going to your profile checking to see if you have "$80 an hour boobs".... and likely some models as well checking yours out. The market place sets the prices but you can ask anything you desire in compensation - hell you could even charge by the pound if you want. That would make for an interesting barter/ monetary system, wouldn't it? If you can get $80, go for it. If you can't, then pick and choose who gets the discount at your whim. They are, after all, your boobs - what's the point of having them if you don't control their destiny. ;-) Feb 19 06 06:13 pm Link Personally, I never pay models for a shoot - nude or otherwise. Unless it is a paid (commeercial) shoot that I am hired by a client for - then the model's rate depends on what the client's budget is. And her rate can go for anywhere from nothing (for the shoot) to hundreds or more. So, depending on what the shoot is for - if u can get $80.00 an hour - more power to u  )Feb 19 06 06:23 pm Link Personally, I never pay models for a shoot - nude or otherwise. Unless it is a paid (commercial) shoot that I am hired by a client for - then the model's rate depends on what the client's budget is. And her rate can go for anywhere from nothing (for the shoot) to hundreds or more. So, depending on what the shoot is for - if u can get $80.00 an hour - more power to u )Feb 19 06 06:23 pm Link Sogno Dolce wrote: It would behoove you to charge according to usage of the images instead of how much skin you're showing. Feb 19 06 06:24 pm Link Dreams To Keep wrote: Damn! I've been caught. Feb 19 06 06:26 pm Link I happily pay $80 or even more for the right model. But for that price I want experience, professionalism and creative input. Fortunately for me I have found a couple who easily qualify Feb 19 06 06:28 pm Link theda wrote: Valid point! Even the local modeling agencies (SAG/AFTRA agencies) are charging usage rates now for models. An editorial shoot for a local magazine nets pocket change, but an ad for HP or Sony will net the model a couple of thousand/day. (and that's for non-nude!) A shoot to be displayed in a Fine Art gallery is worth much less that an image which will be an 80' billboard in Times Square. KNOW WHERE YOUR IMAGES WILL BE GOING! Feb 19 06 06:28 pm Link Sogno Dolce wrote: For someone who, from her portfolio, looks to be just starting out & doesn't have a lot of good shots to show her work off, and nothing showcasing the relative worth of the breasts in question? Feb 19 06 06:30 pm Link I usually pay my nude models $4.25 plus tax/hr ... Feb 19 06 06:45 pm Link I agree w/SLE... it all depends on your experience in different genres. Feb 19 06 06:49 pm Link Kemara wrote: Yep. I'll pay models if I have the need for them & feel their skills & looks justify it. In the OP's case, I don't feel she's achieved the point that would justify the sum she's asking. It's possible she has, but I am not seeing it in the work offered. Feb 19 06 06:56 pm Link A lot of things come into play when hiring a topless or nude model. The market (law of supply and demand) in your area. What the photographer wants the model for and if the model wants copies of the photos too. How the model looks topless / nude. Some people actually look better with clothes on or body parts covered (implied nudes). You have set a rate that you want, now if there is no business, lower your rate and get a few topless / nude sessions under your belt, and add the pictures to your port. When photographers actually get to see what they are paying for, then you will probably be able to increase your price to market value. Feb 19 06 07:13 pm Link Jay Bowman wrote: But believe me, he's WORTH MUCH MORE! Feb 19 06 07:15 pm Link Maybe I'm not the best person to ask, since I've never had any difficulty at all getting nude TFP/CD. But I'd say it depends on 1) your local market, and 2) how much you want to work. There are women in college towns working steadily, several days per week, for art classes at $20-$30/hr. Others work less often for a $100/hr or more. It depends on what the local market will bear, and on how effectively you market yourself. Feb 19 06 07:20 pm Link Start by charging what you think you are worth (within reason) and then, alter your rates with demand... It's that simple. Good luck! Feb 19 06 07:23 pm Link Given that your portfolio lacks any type of images that show you topless, I would find it difficult to believe that a competent and legit photographer is offering you $80/hour for this kind of work..... And, if he is not legit.....Be careful, be very careful...... Bottom line, if this is an area of modeling that you want to get into then you should find a photographer that has a style that you like and get a couple of topless/figure/glamour images in your port. Dave Feb 19 06 07:33 pm Link depends whose breasts they are? maybe for Tera Patricks, i'd pay that Feb 19 06 07:44 pm Link The best advice that I can give you is that the "marketplace" will determine if $80/hour is a good price for you. If you get a good amount of requests at that price, it's a fair price. If you get lots of offers, you need to raise it and if you get few requests, you need to lower it. Feb 19 06 07:54 pm Link SLE Photography wrote: well if somebody wants to see my tits, then they can pay to see them. I don't charge for regular fashion or lingerie shoots. but if someone asked me to pose topless then I sure as hell aren't doing it for free! Feb 19 06 07:57 pm Link There are no "standard rates" for models, or for photographers, for that manner. Might as well ask what's the standard rate for dinner out. Within an expertise range, geographic area, and intent of use, you might find some guidelines, but it will still vary widely. T H Taylor pretty well summed it up. If your rate for this is $80, and no one, or almost no one is willing to pay it, then it's "too much". From my perspective, your portfolio, on MM at least, provides no justification for such a rate. I would not work with someone that did not demonstrate the capacity to deliver on the agreement. On the other hand, some people have money to burn, and agendas do vary. Ken Feb 19 06 07:58 pm Link I charge HALF that for my implied stuff, Then again, i'm sure a lot of it has to do with what market you're in. Plus, I get a LOT more paid gigs with lower rates, which equals out to more buisness overall. Search the forum for 'buisness 101' and it will pull up a GREAT thread on rates and buisness principles. Feb 19 06 08:01 pm Link Jay Bowman wrote: First of all, this is the finniest thing I've read all day. Maybe even this week. Feb 19 06 08:06 pm Link Jay Bowman wrote: First of all, this is the funniest thing I've read all day. Maybe even this week. Feb 19 06 08:07 pm Link Sogno Dolce wrote: Point being that people aren't likely to be willing to pay for them if they don't know their worth. *shrug* Feb 19 06 08:22 pm Link Sogno Dolce wrote: You can charge -- or ask -- anything you want. It's up to the market to decide if they want to pay it. I wouldn't pay those rates -- $80 or $125, or $225, or any other pie-in-the-sky rate. If you can get that ,fine. if someone want's to pay you for 1 hour or two hours, and you have travel and other time, then I guess it would average out. Feb 19 06 08:42 pm Link |
