Re: [Leica] Beginning Pro

[Chris Bitmead <chrisb@ans.com.au>]

Hunt wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>    I've just started to do freelance work, and I was wondering how I
> should be charging for my work. I shot some pictures for a friend's
> garage band, and my father thinks I should give the pictures away
> (mainly because I was using Mitsubishi film).  Should I charge only for
> the hours I spent working, or should I also charge per picture.
>    This isn't the first time I shot pictures for one of his bands.  The
> last time was a couple of years ago.  He took all of the proofs, and
> didn't pay one cent for my time involved, much less the cost of
> materials.  At least I kept the negatives, and I have the satisfaction
> of knowing that his band brought up shortly after I did the shoot.
> 
> Marshall Hunt the Younger

Simple. You charge the highest price that the market will bear.