Hi everyone, I'm using a Dx Dslr, I'm an amateur photography main I shoot sports. I have read some of the member who post and as I don't want to spoilt the market as I'm learning nor I shoot for free.
Taking photography is a learning process for me so my question is how to charge the fees.
1. Semi pro (per hour)
2. And using FX DsLR.
Mostly as I'm learning I charge like 60/day like a sports meet. Just to cover my transport and meal.
Does post editing charge be involve to the fees.
I'm doing this part time as I love to do sport photography the challenge.
Hope can advise me on this.
First of all $60 per day is a joke. My assistant earns twice as much as you on a per day assignment - food and transport provided. You are better off not charging if it's so low.
Second, very important, you rates is not defined by whether you DX or FX or XXX, canon or Nikon AND pro or semi pro have no difference in regard to how much you should charge. Just like in war I don't care you national service boy or full time regular soldier, if enemy see you in uniform, enemy shoot you. You AWOL you get charged, regular or NS - same. Photography job, same, of course. What makes you think a semi pro status is an excuse or a barrier?
Third, if you are in the learning stages of photography and you want to charge money? PLEASE, it's people like this that gives photographers a bad name.
Now the info: Singapore don't have much of a market for sports photography, all the more you shoukd charge more. Big events are covered by real photojournalists from the press and media. And of course by the volunteer amatuers doing for free too - remember yog? There's some market for private sports events if the club is rich enough to hire. I have a friend who shoots golf, polo, cricket and football. He charges often more than $1000 a day. It's tough job that involves a lot of physical stamina, under the hot sun. the next three days usually he fall is out if action due to dehydrated or fatigued or sun burned or stroked of simply just fall sick.
You already killed your own market (already very limited) by charging $60 a day. I reckon it's going to very hard and awkward for you to raise prices.