What to charge? Particularly Diff Product Shoot + 360 Shots

PhoenixGB

PhoenixGB

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I have a potential client for shooting some some tricky items, they are made of carbon fibre and very tricky to shoot, everything reflects, and i mean everything off them. Some of the items are going to have to be shot onsite (like a carbon fibre table) and this means taking a lot of light modifiers and gear.

The setup takes a lot of trial and error and hence time, I saw a thread where the OP was going to charge $45 per product but I am not sure this would cover my time for them, also we are discussing doing some 360 shots like this one...

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Whilst this is a first attempt at this format I know I can do better but it is very time consuming.

Has anyone any experience of doing tricky product shoots? And if so what would u charge?
 
BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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Product shots are product shots. "Tricky" shouldn't factor into the cost when it means "trial and error" on the part of the photographer to reduce or eliminate something a more experienced photographer knows how to do off the bat. Why should they pay you more than someone who knows how to do it?

Just food for thought, not a poke.

You can take it as a learning experience that you got paid for, or do some research up front to eliminate as much of the "error" from your "trial" as you can. Some things demand a proper studio environment where light can be eliminated everywhere but where it's wanted, and focused precisely as needed for the effect you want. This calls for a combination of very diffused light (very large whitebox, bouncing off the ceiling and walls, etc.) as well as something to add highlights as desired.
 
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