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<blockquote data-quote="Geoffc" data-source="post: 254433" data-attributes="member: 8705"><p>I don't know what the actual answer is, but £275 doesn't stack up. Think about how much time you will actually spend on this wedding. You will/should do some planning in advance both with the client and just making sure everything is correct and you know the game plan. You will then spend at least 5 or six hours on the wedding day even if you only allow a small amount of travel time. I would then expect another 7-8 hour day processing and sifting the images before burning to DVD. If you're arranging to print including the prep add some more. So let's say a conservative 13 hours. At that point you're on £21 per hour before tax. Oh I forgot, you have over £2500 worth of gear that is now a business expense and will need periodic replacement, plus you really need insurance if this is a professional job. You then need to advertise and like any self employed person you need to account for the fact that you cannot realistically fill every hour of you working week taking and processing pictures. Based on these far from comprehensive observations, I think that flipping burgers in Macdonalds appears to make better financial sense.</p><p></p><p>I'm not having a go at you and to be honest I would personally currently contemplate doing a wedding at this cost just for experience as I don't currently need it to pay my mortgage or replace my gear with the proceeds. Not that it's is the be all and end all, but I also have gear that is pro grade in a lot of cases, so I'm in with a fighting chance there, including having a backup rig and a backup photographer which is a must for such a day. </p><p></p><p>I know I can take some OK photos and I did my daughters small wedding this year, but I am not a pro wedding photographer and I believe that has a lot to do with skills other than pressing the trigger on the camera. I would also be very specific about my experience with the client so they knew they what to expect for the bargain price.</p><p></p><p>I would therefore suggest that your local paper has 20 "people" advertising as photographers rather than professionals who operate a viable business.</p><p></p><p>Just my two penneth worth..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geoffc, post: 254433, member: 8705"] I don't know what the actual answer is, but £275 doesn't stack up. Think about how much time you will actually spend on this wedding. You will/should do some planning in advance both with the client and just making sure everything is correct and you know the game plan. You will then spend at least 5 or six hours on the wedding day even if you only allow a small amount of travel time. I would then expect another 7-8 hour day processing and sifting the images before burning to DVD. If you're arranging to print including the prep add some more. So let's say a conservative 13 hours. At that point you're on £21 per hour before tax. Oh I forgot, you have over £2500 worth of gear that is now a business expense and will need periodic replacement, plus you really need insurance if this is a professional job. You then need to advertise and like any self employed person you need to account for the fact that you cannot realistically fill every hour of you working week taking and processing pictures. Based on these far from comprehensive observations, I think that flipping burgers in Macdonalds appears to make better financial sense. I'm not having a go at you and to be honest I would personally currently contemplate doing a wedding at this cost just for experience as I don't currently need it to pay my mortgage or replace my gear with the proceeds. Not that it's is the be all and end all, but I also have gear that is pro grade in a lot of cases, so I'm in with a fighting chance there, including having a backup rig and a backup photographer which is a must for such a day. I know I can take some OK photos and I did my daughters small wedding this year, but I am not a pro wedding photographer and I believe that has a lot to do with skills other than pressing the trigger on the camera. I would also be very specific about my experience with the client so they knew they what to expect for the bargain price. I would therefore suggest that your local paper has 20 "people" advertising as photographers rather than professionals who operate a viable business. Just my two penneth worth.. [/QUOTE]
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