today’s video has been so highly requested! this little tutorial is all about how you should think about the value of your time, talent, and work. pricing your photography is so important and do not let people take of advantage of you by working for free. i also talk more about how people will tell you that you could ‘add it to your portfolio’ and how many collabs (collaborations) i will do a year. i talk about my price guide, senior portraits, and more!
MY PRICE GUIDE:
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WORKING WITH CLIENTS SENIOR PORTRAIT BEHIND THE SCENES
WHIMSICAL GARDEN PHOTOSHOOT BEHIND THE SCENES
BEST CAMERA + LENS FOR BEGINNER PHOTOGRAPHERS
IPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY LIFE HACKS
SECOND SHOOTERS IN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
7 WAYS TO MAKE MONEY IN PHOTOGRAPHY
WHAT’S IN MY CAMERA BAG SUMMER 2016
HOW I EDIT MY IPHONE PICTURES
BLOGGER PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS + TRICKS
HOW TO FIND + CONTACT MODELS
HOW TO PLAN YOUR FIRST PHOTO SHOOT
WHAT TO WEAR: WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH MEN: JACK
MY FAVORITE CAMERA BAGS + BACKPACKS
JUNE PHOTOGRAPHY Q&A
NATURAL LIGHT BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOSHOOT
WHAT TO WEAR IN PORTRAITS
HOW I EDIT MY PICTURES
WORKING WITH MALE MODELS
MAY PHOTOGRAPHY Q&A
FASHION + PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY
HOW TO SET UP A PHOTOSHOOT WORKING WITH VENDORS + MODELS
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY + BUSINESS Q&A W/ JENNY YARM
10 PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY + NATURAL LIGHTING TIPS//
50mm OUTDOOR PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOSHOOT//
WHAT’S IN MY CAMERA BAG//
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Monica sounds like a real b.
There's hundreds of videos on this topic, but the was the only helpful one.
I love you yooo, i mean i love your advise 😂.
I only recently have started getting paid to take pictures. I had done it for free for years. I recently took the pictures of my niece's baptism as a gift and they loved them so I put myself out there and made a photography account. Since I live in an Italy city that gets a lot of tourists so I am getting a little bit of work. I am now charging 50 euros for a 2 hour shoot and about 25 edited pictures.
Wait is Monica Church your friend love her vlogs
Jessica do you have any videos on marketing?
Preach!! I had so many people expect me to do a photo shoot for free 🤦🏻♂️
In 2018 still a great video
Great videos on these topics. My daughter recently was asked to wear a clothing designers brand on social media however, shes very new at this so we were wondering what would be a reasonable price to charge for this considering it would be the first.. thank you in advance 🙂
thanks for the tips. sometimes i feel guilty for giving friends a price for photos but you reassured me that i need to value my time and work that goes into shooting and editing
Wow. Preach it! This was just what I needed to hear.
Will this work?:: Three outfits, three pictures, three locations: $75
I’m in love with photography like seriously 😍 it’s like an artwork I can master with years of practice 😘 thanks for your help x
thank you for this!! you’re literally preaching about devaluing work, i had this friend who is a musician and they would always hit me up saying ‘lets shoot’ and me being the good friend i was, was like ok!!! but they never payed me or even offered…once i finally came to my sense i gave them my rates and i got that ‘oh i know someone who will do it for free’, im v good at fucking myself over hahaha, learned the hard way unfortunately! again truly appreciate this video and all of ur others! ur a gem 💞
On friends and family trying to use you! I'm not a photographer but I do work around photographers and videographers. Someone who works at a high level will have high prices, they don't build their equipment stash and lifestyle by getting bogged down by freebies!
Awesome video, i am exactly facing the same issue as you mentioned, people are just asking to take their functions photos for free and i am not able to ask them for money as they are friends. People should understand that photography is a costly affair and we pay a lot in equipments. Anyways felt nice after watching this video.
this is so helpful!! I'm starting to get friends asking for their portraits and I would love to start charging for my work. I never really knew what a good rate was, but this helped me!
Yes! I wish people would understand that photography is not just taking a photo, IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT! Like you said its your time ( choosing, editing, deciding and hours behind a computer) additional of the photography session. Also the creative process behind the photography sessions on how you imagine that or how you get frustrated when something is not working at the moment and you have to wing it and make it work because you only have certain time etc, etc. But yeah basically everything you said is true. VALUE.
Wow you look incredible in this vid!
Please do a video about YouTube for beginners. I am a couple months in with 6 subscribers…
Liked your opinion! Thanks for sharing experience:)
Thank u so much. Im an office worker and photography is my passion, i usually shoot my friends, fam for free, that's cool. but some of my friends, not BFF, when i told them ab the price, they always said thatL" oh, what, i think u shoot it for free?" , " no way, im gioing to studio for better pics", and..so on.. but it's ok, i dont care and still got another cute clients, they believe in me and satisfied with the price. Im Vietnamese, using D3200 w 1.8G 50mm and price 20$ for 10 edited pics and ab 500 stocks. im ok w it.
I love your boldness!! Keep up the great work!
i like you, i'd like to photoshoot you when i visit seattle 😛
Thanks for the great advice. Just subscribed 🙂
Feel like I've watched this video a solid 20 times and I learn something new every time!
This cleared up a lot of confusion for me! I am literally JUST starting out. Like this week and have texted a few friends to see if I can take their picture to just build my skill level and actually practice using my camera and then we also get to hang out like win win. This is to build up my portfolio and like doing shoots for free with people coming to you vs you seeking them out makes so much sense. Thanks so much!
Jessica Whitaker is such a huge role model. Your tips really help me to remember to value my work and my time! Thank you and keep up the great work, you're amazing!
which JessicaWhitaker on Instagram are you?
Thank you!! I have been struggling to figure out what I need to do price wise. I have already seen people come to me for free photography. I did a boudoir shoot for my best friend and I did her work for free! I don't regret it but that's about the only person I'll do free work for!
thank you for this video!!!! because i'm so young everyone assumes i'll just do photography for free and it's so frustrating :')
Helped a lot
Such a great video. Yes… doing photos for free for people in exchange for being able to use it in your portfolio doesn't make any sense. It's hard to say no… but it really does de-value the industry.