For Non-Pros only - How much have you made from Assignments

[NorthernLights]

This thread is for:

1. Only non-professionals.
2. Assignments like wedding, paid model photoshootouts etc.

For me I am still working at it....still well below what I have spent on my gears... :sweatsm:

 

[Snake]

Wa.... :bigeyes: can see tat Non-pros still can get $1001-$2000 not bad men .. wonder where they get so good lobang :think:

 

[r0n9]

ha.. for me its still -ve.. :bsmilie:

 

[yulee]

Make money? More like loose money :complain: I shoot for my friends/family's special events/weddings as a favour - I end up paying for the film/development/prints etc, how to claim money back from them? :dunno:

 

[KNIGHT ONG]

Make money? More like loose money :complain: I shoot for my friends/family's special events/weddings as a favour - I end up paying for the film/development/prints etc, how to claim money back from them? :dunno:

At least you got to claim back the basic film and developing cost ... but since you do them "FAVOUR" ... u win liao ...

Sometimes I volunteer to shoot ... give CD only ....

 

[jimtong]

Make money? More like loose money :complain: I shoot for my friends/family's special events/weddings as a favour - I end up paying for the film/development/prints etc, how to claim money back from them? :dunno:

Were you "force" to shoot or you willingly do them a favour? if it is the later, then you have to set the rule up front. You shoot for them but dev cost they have to bear.

 

[yulee]

Aiya, what to do - I got a large extended family - everybody knows I am into photography so everytime I kenna "arrowed". Evrytime thinking of asking them money back my parents sure say "never mind lah, treat as wedding present lor!" Now I learn smart - I shoot then just give them the rolls to develop themselves! :bsmilie: Better still - now got D70 - I shoot digital then send them the photos by email!

 

[reachme2003]

unfortunately, this poll focuses on monetary rewards. most of us may not make enough to pay for the photographic equipment or really wants to. non-monetary rewards counts too although difficult to quantify.

 

[yulee]

I know what you mean :think: - like my brother's wedding in Dec - Sigma 12-24mm 1.1k, 70-200mm APO HSM 1.2k etc At least he loan me his D70 - now I just shoot digital then email everyone the jpg files! :bsmilie:

 

[BurgaFlippinMan]

very hard to make pretty girls pay ler....

 

[Caussway]

You pay a lot less compared to photographic lesson :bsmilie: .
Not easy to get ppl trust you to shoot for wedding.

Make money? More like loose money :complain: I shoot for my friends/family's special events/weddings as a favour - I end up paying for the film/development/prints etc, how to claim money back from them? :dunno:

 

[yulee]

I won't have mind if it I was shooting pretty girls - trouble is most of the times I'm shooting Ah Pehs and Ah Sohs :bsmilie:

 

[2100]

Well yulee, the more you shoot, the more you learn.
Expands your portfolio too (which is very important), who knows this could be a lucrative sideline for ya. Never will know when will bad times strike again.

 

[bigfatfish]

This thread is for:

1. Only non-professionals.
2. Assignments like wedding, paid model photoshootouts etc.

For me I am still working at it....still well below what I have spent on my gears... :sweatsm:

Some people have been shooting for a few years. Maybe its more informative to find out how much Non Pros made ( or recouped ) from Assignments a year?

 

[acroamatic]

How come this is in the Nikon thread? :dunno:

 

[james m]

This thread is for:

1. Only non-professionals.

If you are making money from your photography aren't you a professional or semi-professional ???

 

[BurgaFlippinMan]

maybe he means pocket money...

 

[r0n9]

Aiya, what to do - I got a large extended family - everybody knows I am into photography so everytime I kenna "arrowed". Evrytime thinking of asking them money back my parents sure say "never mind lah, treat as wedding present lor!" Now I learn smart - I shoot then just give them the rolls to develop themselves! :bsmilie: Better still - now got D70 - I shoot digital then send them the photos by email!

ya.. agreed on this.. its pretty hard to ask for payment if ur relatives or friends ask u for a 'favor'.. even if u asked for it.. their reaction will most likely be .. 'dun niao la.. im ur friend/relative.. juz shooting photos nia..'
most of them dunno the underlying costs and thnk its cheap shooting photos..
well.. even if they agree to give a 'token sum', they delay in giving u..

 

[yulee]

What to do :dunno: Like 2100 said - treat it as "photographic lessons" fees lor :bsmilie: Wah don't mention the "bad times" :nono: As far as I'm concerned it has been bad since the late 80's...

 

[espn]

Hmmm care to find me some assignments?