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mzpictaker wrote:
I make everything on the print, high res disc, & album pricing... Once you get em through the door, get em booked and shoot it... Then they have to order... In my region there is an average of 200 pro and semi-pro wedding photographers, there has to be some way to stand out. Most people offer the package thing starting at 1500 or so right? So by strippin it down to the bare minimum to get the client to the door it appears to be more affordable to the average bride. 90% of my brides decide to purchase the Elite package which includes no photography coverage... only a print credit and high res files. So you see in the end for that plus on average 6 hours of coverage in the end they have spent close to 2K... That's per wedding... Take that times on average of 300 weddings per year (I have 5 shooters)..... So does that $125 look so bad to ya now?
Yes it still looks bad...I'm sorry....that many weddings, with that many shooters and a studio....to me says high over-head and many associated costs.
I look at it this way...at 6 hours for $2000 minus what you pay your shooters, minus time to edit, minus album costs, minus print costs, minus meeting time, minus travel time to wedding as well as meetings, minus a % of studio costs..it does not seem like much would be left over. I understand the stand out part...trust me I do...I just talked with a wedding planner here the other day and she told me that she suspects there are close to 800-900 pro and weekend warrior WP just in my city alone.
Anyway all the best...you must be doing something right at 300 weddings a year...I guess we just run our business differently...that is all.
Cheers.
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