Golden Rule Loc: Washington State

I was kind of thinking that ballpark too. This will be chalked up to a learning experience and get a little money for having fun. Plus, I get to work with my new D750 in the process.

Impressionist

Thank you✌️️

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

Ask if they want a calendar or photo's of their dogs? Seems dear for a pet calendar and cheap for sold prints. Perhaps the trick is to say you will do the images and the pet owner shops around to get a calendar...Alternatively look at software and produce the whole thing rather than sending it out to be printed.

jmcgloth Loc: Ocean Park, WA

IF YOU'RE GOOD

Collie lover Loc: St. Louis, MO

I have made several calendars over the years. I print my own. I make the calendar using tables in WordPerfect. You can do the same in Word. I have a document style that I use to give me the correct format for the date, holidays, etc. I use this each year. In the past I have printed the calendars on 8 1/2" x 11" paper made to be printed on each side. At Office Depot, I bought a machine that will punch holes and insert plastic or wire combs for putting the calendar together. It was worth buying the punching machine. I now have a printer that will print on 11" x 17" paper so I can make a calendar that will be stapled in the middle.

Don't know what it would cost to have calendars printed at Office Depot, Staples, etc. But once you have the equipment and materials, you can print your own and save a lot of money.

Collie lover Loc: St. Louis, MO

I have made my own note cards, greeting cards, etc. for several years. I do mine in WordPerfect. Could also be done in Word. Just takes a little practice and trial and error, but once you get it right, save the format and make changes (picture on front, inside mesage )as needed. I have also made my own wrapping paper.

Bram boy Loc: Vancouver Island B.C. Canada

you would be lucky to feed yourself at charging $200 a client , any one paying more than $2 or $3 per unit , is paying too much,

Photocraig

I just made a calendar from some shots in my catalog. I'm using COSTCO for $10 rather than buying a 2017 calendar. Now, I love my dog, but $200 would seem excessive to me for a calendar. Not that the custom photography wouldn't be worth it, but [people tend to focus on teh object as opposed to the art.

As a deliverable, I think a calendar would need to be easily executed, to be competitive on a functionality basis. My point is that a pet portrait session with a real "suitable for framing" or framed portrait should be worth $50-$150--if it were excellent. Then, as a deliverable, the "out takes" could comprise a calendar. Then your shooting costs and portrait deliverable costs are covered, and your Calendar costs will be selecting the 12 or 13 (cover) images and doing the drag and drop routine to get a calendar done. It took me an hour (my first time and I'm terrible) so I'd charge the hour's worth, plus the marked up cost of the actual calendar--and allow them reorder able with or without you.

fotonut

I did weddings and portraits for many years. The more I did them, the better I got, the more I charged. With that said, price according to your skill level / experience. You want to have your clients (in reality) purchase you new / better equipment? Then don't be afraid to charge them what YOU feel you're worth.
I had trouble doing that at first, but over the years my base price was $5,000. My last year before retiring from the business I did 42 weddings.

loschaparros

Good to know, thank you. I'll be posting my 2 pets because they are always together ☺.
Have a nice evening. Richard

Golden Rule Loc: Washington State

Huh?