How Much Should I Charge?: Ep 207: Digital Photography 1 on 1

[Mr1977mau]

best video i've ever seem for starting a business in photography

[elgatonegro13]

thank you thank you thank you!!!

[NavyCop20070221]

VERY informative, thanks for the excellent advice Mark!

[themaximumlimit]

Thank for your episodes,, thank you for your efforts of helping beginner photographers.

[twosushi]

This video is very informative and excellent use of visual representation for the explanations. Thank you Mark. :)

[CyberJuanito]

@snapfactory Hey Mark, What software did you use for doing the graphics? Best video so far btw!

[eduardoalarconmx]

I agree this video may the best of the series. I always say "The problem of the photographers is that they think as photographers" Many times you should think as a business person. Being a good photographer also means you and the people you love has all they need to be ok. Off course this requieres money.

[shakehorn]

great video, thanks.

[gbradley10021]

Excellent video! What software was used to produce the animations?!

Thanks

[111kingz]

really good video..

[saudiwoow]

a very valuable episode 

[ffllaammeerr]

Thanks Mark. It is a very difficult time to be a photographer. Supply and demand is the hardest thing to gauge. There was a time when you could "wait out" the people who charged too little for their sessions. Eventually they would go out of business, and the market would return to normal. The problem now is that there is a never ending supply of newcomers, most of which won't last the year, but that is still a year where they are giving photos away...

[stacyreeves]

Figuring your taxes in as "costs" is not really smart, because that number fluctuates based on how much you make. Better to calculate costs separately, then determine your profit, then add in income taxes (as percentage of profit), then sales tax on top of that.

Also, the method in the video won't work for photographers, especially wedding and portrait photogs, who charge using an hourly rate instead of a day rate.

[stacyreeves]

@stacyreeves (cont'd) For hourly rate photogs, figure out the number of portrait sessions you do and the number of weddings you do per year (be conservative), and multiply by how many hours you spend SHOOTING each. For example, if you do ten eight hour weddings and fifty two hour portrait sessions each year, that's 180 hours you spend shooting. Now take your annual cost, and divide by the number you just calculated (in this example, by 180). That gives you your cost per shooting hour.

[flippe555]

Wow, I wish you were my economy professor!

[Claggy]

I never know which channel to watch the videos on. This or AdoramaTV? haha

[M92A1]

2 people went out of the business

[toastedmm]

Hi Mark, what application do you use to creative the animations in this video?

[CDFotografik]

I love the Style of this Video. You and Your Team did a Great Job!

[toastedmm]

I agree with most suggestions from mark, but I do advocate shooting for free to start out.

[Bobesque]

@toastedmm you cant start with free shooting, if you do that then everybody expects you to free shoot them.

[mashvideo]

Mark some one need to give you a award!!

[AslanPhotography]

Awsome!! Thank you!

[jamilah092707]

Thanks so much, this is the first time I got a real answer to this question in 3 years.....

[room28ministries]

Mark-up: where photographers make their living or where they lose potential customers.

[Dombowerphoto]

very good video

[lennyer]

Excellent episode! Mark has a great talent to teach any subject, in a clear, concise manner..

[errorrestricted]

whoa gas is 1$

[room28ministries]

@errorrestricted, well think about it. You maybe going only 5mi-round for the photo shoot. 5mi out of a 20mpg car gets you 1/4th a gallon of gas. A quarter gallon of gas multiplied by (roughly) $3.75 is .94cents. Near a dollar. Cool?

[snapfactory]

@errorrestricted These are very fake numbers. We are focusing on the principles not the actual dollars involved.

[errorrestricted]

@snapfactory I know. I knew you will say that right after posted comment. Im sorry for wasting your precious seconds.

Good video

[snapfactory]

@errorrestricted The sad thing is that I can actually remember when gas was less than a dollar. :/ LOL

[evenode]

@snapfactory Yeh, priced has rised.. But so has what you make a year ;)

Btw, good video

[NIKONGUY1960]

@snapfactory I recall the gas wars when they went down to .9/gal and cheaper. A dollar went a long way back then! Out of everything I've seen on YOuTubE, this has to be the best yet. Very real world.

[Steaphany]

On a related topic, Can you please do a video on photographic art sales ?

I have my work up on Imagekind since the site provides a good and secure presentation and they deliver great reproduction and framing services, but setting the print sale price can be an issue, I've gotten advice in all directions.

[WhatPixelYouOn]

Absolutely LOVE the motion graphics! Very interesting information in this episode!

[davidabr1964]

Thanks for sharing!

[Lincoshop]

subbed you as a friend,sub me back ,thank you

[vanityaffection]

Awesome info mark. Thank you

[shedamon]

This may have been the best video of the series!

[biclar]

best episode!

[NoSoldat4u]

This is fantastic information. Other YouTube channels should take notes. I will always watch these videos given the quality stays the same. Thanks a bunch Mark!!

[global001]

Thank you so much Mark. This is exactly what I've been struggling with.

[althagafy]

Thanks a lot,, ;)

[stiofanmacthomais]

Superb Mark, great overview!

[TheNormanvsNorman]

This is SO helpful! Saved to playlist... Thanks so much!

[uateva]

Mark, you're a star. Always so clear and informative

[ChrisThomasJA]

Much appreciated guys. Always get the best info from this channel.

[jwdesign336]

This applies for logo designs too, at first I charged minimum wage, but not anymore!

[tucotuti]

excellent animation and excellent hints! as always.

[hacknetwork]

Thx Mark

[mocsont]

Snapfactory always gives us top stuff! Thank you for the video! Great animations! : )

[oevt]

Even when i think episodes are coming way too fast this really changes the angle...wish my customers understood and competition did too. Live in an unfair market....regards Marck you make the show rock! regarsd to the production crew....too...O

[Vultilion]

Very nice! How did you create the fantastic animations?

[ZeroG84]

ODB - Shimmy Shimmy Ya! :D Can't let that pass with out a shoutout!

Ol' Dirty Bastard liked it RAW! So should you!

[barriospd]

style= lighning awesome!

[playerofwar]

nice new concept with the animation!!

[playerofwar]

always wanted you to do the carge thing!!

[playerofwar]

fist one to react!! love you adoramatv!!!