I’ve had people ask why the session fee is so much. “Why does it cost so much to take pictures for an hour?”, someone even said to me recently “you’ve got a great scam going on there.” That was my favorite π
THere is so much more that goes into a photo session than the time spent with the client actually shooting. I am an on location photographer, which means, I drive wherever you want (with in reason!). Living in the tri state area we think nothing much of driving an hour plus to go to work, to go to a birthday or even playdates for that matter, but in regards to business the time to get to the location of your choice and home adds up as does the cost of gas and sometimes I have to pay a babysitter or it’s just time away from my family. So if a session is 45 minutes away, that’s a total of 1.5 hours spent traveling and then an hour or 2 for the session (i don’t rush). So average it’s 3 and a half hours for me to do a session from start to finish. Now add on to that editing, ordering, answering questions, making small adjustments per clients request, assistance with where to hang photos, what size is best, what photos in an album and then placing the order, packaging and mailing. All of that adds up. I love every aspect of it from beginning to end and the clients who hire me value my time and talent. If Aunt Sally has an awesome camera and you do not want to pay for me then I totally understand but I’m not a scam π
I take time with my editing, and maybe sometimes too much but I take pride in what I present to clients. Every day I’m learning something new and that benefits my awesome clients!!
Does Aunt Sally remove recycle bins, ugly orange plastic fences and other giant eye sores that take away from the real focus of your photo?Β