Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey! Peter Klein <pklein@2alpha.net> wrote: > Folks: It's happened. People are starting to ask for prints... > ...So what should I charge? Me, I charge people I like what I would be earning otherwise if I was doing overtime at work. I also figure that it takes me a while and I loose enough time that it means a whole day of lost overtime (I am lucky, and in my job the overtime is pretty much there for the asking). So, I charge one day of overtime. Plus everything (and I mean everything) I use, paper, chemicals (in my case), water, power, etc. I figure that why should I spend my free time doing something for someone, when I could otherwise be filling it up earning money. I take the view that doing this for people is costing me money that I am not earning. For people I don't like I charge double. I guess what I am saying is that one approach is to figure out what your free time is worth to you and charge accordingly. One way to do this is to compare it to what you would earn if you were working during that time. Another approach is to barter. One time, the vocalist girlfriend of I guy I once shot arranged a small exhibition of some music/musician prints of mine in a kinda famous jazz club here in Tokyo for me, and in return I shot one of her concerts for her. That worked out well for all concerned. Hope this is of some help. Sooner, Dean Johnston - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html