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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 617335" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>I usually charge a non-refundable $40 sitting fee ($60 if it is a location shoot). This secures the time and if the people flake you are not left without any compensation. Although I offer several packages with various image sizes (printed by an outside lab in South FL who do a fantastic job), some people want to go on the cheap and just get their files and get them printed somewhere else. I usually charge them by the size of the image. If it would cost me $4 to have an 8x10 printed, I charge them $12 for the JPEG(!) image. If people want your RAW files, tell them that they, just like negatives/slides, are the<em><strong> intellectual property </strong></em>of the photographer and are not for sale. If they balk.............NEXT!</p><p></p><p>Also, get the transaction ON PAPER and provide a receipt for the sitting fee as well as the finished prints/images. This is very important as it protects both parties and makes you look much more professional, even if you are just starting out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STM, post: 617335, member: 12827"] I usually charge a non-refundable $40 sitting fee ($60 if it is a location shoot). This secures the time and if the people flake you are not left without any compensation. Although I offer several packages with various image sizes (printed by an outside lab in South FL who do a fantastic job), some people want to go on the cheap and just get their files and get them printed somewhere else. I usually charge them by the size of the image. If it would cost me $4 to have an 8x10 printed, I charge them $12 for the JPEG(!) image. If people want your RAW files, tell them that they, just like negatives/slides, are the[I][B] intellectual property [/B][/I]of the photographer and are not for sale. If they balk.............NEXT! Also, get the transaction ON PAPER and provide a receipt for the sitting fee as well as the finished prints/images. This is very important as it protects both parties and makes you look much more professional, even if you are just starting out. [/QUOTE]
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