Pricing Advice...
Nov 18, 2015 06:47:41 #
bearwitme
Loc: VA, USA
Good Morning...
I have been asked to give a price on taking head shoots of job applicants.
There is going to be a job fair sometime in Jan/Feb for veterans and others in a given location.
Approx. 200 participants one headshot each. Placed on cd give to the organizer of the event. Yes, I will have releases for the photos taken for those that want the picture taken. And they will as well. I will make sure of that...
The event will last most of the day. I am just not sure what to charge for this. Will do a simple setup, back ground, one light/umbrella, stool and keep it moving..
Any pricing advice would be appreciated...
I have been asked to give a price on taking head shoots of job applicants.
There is going to be a job fair sometime in Jan/Feb for veterans and others in a given location.
Approx. 200 participants one headshot each. Placed on cd give to the organizer of the event. Yes, I will have releases for the photos taken for those that want the picture taken. And they will as well. I will make sure of that...
The event will last most of the day. I am just not sure what to charge for this. Will do a simple setup, back ground, one light/umbrella, stool and keep it moving..
Any pricing advice would be appreciated...
Nov 18, 2015 07:11:43 #
couple hundred bucks if you are not desperate
...sounds like a good cause.
Or perhaps you can donate your time and consider it a charitable write off on your taxes.
...sounds like a good cause.
Or perhaps you can donate your time and consider it a charitable write off on your taxes.
Nov 18, 2015 07:21:52 #
bearwitme
Loc: VA, USA
RiverNan wrote:
couple hundred bucks if you are not desperate
...sounds like a good cause.
Or perhaps you can donate your time and consider it a charitable write off on your taxes.
...sounds like a good cause.
Or perhaps you can donate your time and consider it a charitable write off on your taxes.
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Thanks for the quick response.... Will look at all the other options as well..
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Nov 19, 2015 12:20:31 #
RiverNan wrote:
couple hundred bucks if you are not desperate
...sounds like a good cause.
Or perhaps you can donate your time and consider it a charitable write off on your taxes.
...sounds like a good cause.
Or perhaps you can donate your time and consider it a charitable write off on your taxes.
The value of your time is NOT an allowed deduction on Fed. Income taxes, only material goods, supplies & milage qualify; I doubt the value of the finished photos would qualify either.
Nov 19, 2015 13:10:29 #
bearwitme
Loc: VA, USA
JCam wrote:
The value of your time is NOT an allowed deduction on Fed. Income taxes, only material goods, supplies & milage qualify; I doubt the value of the finished photos would qualify either.
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Any suggestions on pricing ?? Thanks for response...
Nov 19, 2015 13:16:36 #
RiverNan wrote:
couple hundred bucks if you are not desperate
...sounds like a good cause.
Or perhaps you can donate your time and consider it a charitable write off on your taxes.
...sounds like a good cause.
Or perhaps you can donate your time and consider it a charitable write off on your taxes.
Why this is not allowed. If you were to charge $500.00 for the day and then donate the $500.00 back to the organization, you could take the $500.00 against your income. Income which would include the $500.00 you actually got. It would be a wash.
If you don't actually get the income to then donate, you cannot take it as a deduction since you never received the income, so you never got taxed to begin with.
Nov 19, 2015 13:20:36 #
bearwitme
Loc: VA, USA
dsmeltz wrote:
Why this is not allowed. If you were to charge $500.00 for the day and then donate the $500.00 back to the organization, you could take the $500.00 against your income. Income which would include the $500.00 you actually got. It would be a wash.
If you don't actually get the income to then donate, you cannot take it as a deduction since you never received the income, so you never got taxed to begin with.
If you don't actually get the income to then donate, you cannot take it as a deduction since you never received the income, so you never got taxed to begin with.
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Thank You...
Nov 19, 2015 13:47:20 #
A little twist on this however. If you do not have a business setup. I mean, you have a 9-5 regular job and no other income. You take the charity job for $500, or better $1,000.00. You donate the $1,000.00 back. It is a wash for taxes. Or is it? You now have a business. You have $1,000.00 income. You can now take expenses against the $1,000.00 like a new lens. Or even operate at a loss so you have negative income on your business. Any tax accountants out there?
Nov 19, 2015 14:30:00 #
bearwitme wrote:
Good Morning... br br I have been asked to give a... (show quote)
You need to consider your time, that is travel and setup time, as well as post production time. I do head shots and charge $200.00 per subject. I post edit, send a contact sheet, and print. You may consider contacting banks, lawyer offices etc to do remote shoots at their location.
Nov 19, 2015 16:10:46 #
bearwitme
Loc: VA, USA
canon Lee wrote:
You need to consider your time, that is travel and setup time, as well as post production time. I do head shots and charge $200.00 per subject. I post edit, send a contact sheet, and print. You may consider contacting banks, lawyer offices etc to do remote shoots at their location.
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Thank You for your response.
Nov 19, 2015 17:18:16 #
dsmeltz wrote:
Why this is not allowed. If you were to charge $500.00 for the day and then donate the $500.00 back to the organization, you could take the $500.00 against your income. Income which would include the $500.00 you actually got. It would be a wash.
If you don't actually get the income to then donate, you cannot take it as a deduction since you never received the income, so you never got taxed to begin with.
If you don't actually get the income to then donate, you cannot take it as a deduction since you never received the income, so you never got taxed to begin with.
And if you actually get the income and the payer sends a 1099 form to the feds, you will get taxed on the $500.
Nov 20, 2015 07:19:39 #
JCam wrote:
And if you actually get the income and the payer sends a 1099 form to the feds, you will get taxed on the $500.
Which you off-set with the $500 donation. Do you mean you were not going to declare it, if the client did not submit a 1099! Oh, my! How naughty of you.
As a side note, many businesses do not submit a 1099 if the payee's total yearly from the company was less than $600.00, which is the amount where the requirement to issue a 1099-MISC kicks in.
Nov 20, 2015 07:33:13 #
The OP never said he wanted to donate his time. He wanted to know how much to charge. I've done 65 head shots in one day for a bank call center and charged a day rate. The negotiated per person rate got down to a little less than $35 each. I don't know what organization is doing this but $35 each is a very very good rate for you to consider unless you're doing no PP at all. Mine were edited, enhanced and sized to bank's website specs. Good luck. Worthy cause but you deserve to be compensated! I've given my services away much too often.
Nov 20, 2015 07:42:02 #
donnahde wrote:
The OP never said he wanted to donate his time. H... (show quote)
You are right. Kinda got side tracked. Other professional are not expected to donate their skills and would laugh at you if you asked them to, neither should photographers.
Nov 20, 2015 07:47:05 #
bearwitme wrote:
Good Morning... br br I have been asked to give a... (show quote)
What do you make per hour now?
Do you want to do it for fun or to actually make some money just like a real job?
How many hours will you spend on this job?
How much will equipment cost to buy/rent?
Now you know what to charge.
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