Photography fees for jobs can vary from sector to sector and from job to job.
Generally, the income of photographers is coming from two parts - from commissioned work and from selling stock photography. Most successful photographers will have built up a healthy stock library of their own images and these can be used to generate a steady income.
Knowing the standard rates for a comparable job can be invaluable when negotiating a job and in getting paid properly for your work.
The National Union of
Journalists
have produced an excellent Fees Guide for Freelancers
including
photographers. The Guide covers suggested photography rates in
categories such as:
As well as fees information there are also lots of useful tips about negotiating, protecting your work, what should be in your work agreement etc. This is a valuable resource which we highly recommend!
In addition, it is extremely
important that
copyright laws
are observed and if you need more information on the topic be sure to
read Beyond
the Lens published by
the Association of Photographers
(AOP).
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Photography Tips by
and for photographers
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