How much does a portrait photographer charge?

My partner is a semi proffessional photographer, he mainly photographs landscapes and sells his pictures, however he has had a request to photograph a family at their home, how much do you think he should charge - has anyone ever had a portrait photographer come to their home? Based in UK

My wife does this and charges a studio fee of about 20 quid per hour for the visit and then charges per print. The studio fee covers travel costs, her time and the time in the studio to adjust and print the proofs.

So in general you should cover your costs with the studio fee and then make a bit of profit on the prints.

I'm in the US so things may be a bit different, but with digital and scanning it is no longer realistic to charge a low sitting fee and depend on reprints for profits. I charge from $200 - $500 for the initial sitting (depending on the time invested) and give them 4 x 6 proofs of all pictures.I charge a low mark up on reprints.

This might help you get some ideas:

http://www.londonfreelance.org/feesguide...

My sessions is $198.00 and includes paper proofs and a print credit.

Robbie
www.creative-family-pet-photography.co...

it depends on how you want to charge for example you could charge per hour or per photo alot of it depends on what the custemer wants. and no ive never had any one come to my house but ive gone to other peoples houses. i charge 25 pound per hour or 15 pound per paper photo or 20 pound per framed shot. i hope this helps

A friend is a full UK professional. He has 20 years experience doing house to house Portraits. He carries a fully professional studio lighting kit, in the region of 拢10K of equipment, has lots of experience, and produces first class results. He expects his clients to spend a minimum of 拢150.

There are many companies in the UK doing something similar. Usually they offer a FREE SITTING and the chance to win a CASH PRIZE. Then comes the Print hard sell backed with a short term credit loan.

If your partner has no portrait experience it may be preferable to turn down the work. Such a job could easily take all day, particularly if your partner is lacking the specialized equipment and lacks the experience. The basic day rate would need to be charged. The job would need to be well carried out and presented.

It seems to me there is little to gain and a lot to lose if the job goes badly.

Hope this helps.

Depends who the photographer is and how well he is known and other variables to do with equipment.

Anywhere from 拢200 - 拢25 000 for simple sitting.