The photographer I assist now lists here prices on her website. I never did in the 5 yrs I was offering professional photography services at my design studio. But doing more commercial work, it was better for me to quote flat rates then. When I get my new site up, I will probably put up the "general" list (i.e. business headshots $80, portrait session 1-2 people in studio $250 etc.)
When I was looking for wedding photographers for my own wedding, I was annoyed at how many forced you to contact them to receive their prices. All I wanted was to do a little window shopping to narrow down my choices and I did not want to wait for days to just get a quote. That is why I list all my prices. For the convenience of people shopping during their lunch break or when they have a quick second, my whole package is there for them to see.
I realize though that people have some very strong opinions on this subject, so I don't mean to offend anyone. It's just my opinion.
I decided a year or so ago to go ahead and publish all of my pricing on my website. I thought it would pre qualify potential customers and keep price shoppers from calling. I do feel like it's worked. I'm sure I've missed some calls due to this, but when customers do call, they already know my rates in advance. It works for me.
Chris Hsieh wrote:
... All I wanted was to do a little window shopping to narrow down my choices and I did not want to wait for days to just get a quote. ...
I hear what your saying and agree that imo it's a good thing to put prices up, but I don't think you'll have to wait days for a wedding photog to get back to you on a quote
