I’m going to start tracking packages. After unnecessarily stressing over where the heck the package went… it finally arrived! I drew another portrait; this one of my adorable nephew, Brayden, and was so worried that the mail had devoured it…
Based on some parent feedback and other positive comments, I am considering doing some “real” photography and artistic work on the side. While it would be great to have extra cash to pay off some lingering bills, build back our savings and pay for the work we’re doing on the house, the bottom line is that we are fine. I would rather do a fundraiser to put money in Abeona House, where it is really needed.
With that in mind, I wonder if anyone would have thoughts on what would be a fair price for me spending an hour with you, your family, or your kids taking pictures and providing a CD of all the images for you to use however you’d like in exchange for a set minimum (or more) donation (tax-deductible) to Abeona. For an added fee, I could take one of the photos and turn it into a portrait drawing. Taking into account the value of the time put into these (especially the drawings, which take a seriously decent chunk of time) what would be a fair minimum donation to request for providing these services as a fundraiser?
Matt | 10-Jan-07 at 8:36 am | Permalink
Good for you for branching out and stretching your skills.
I really enjoyed shooting the wedding I did, and will probably be shooting 1-2 more that I’m currently aware of.
I would suggest looking around for sitting fees. I know that some places where photography is in demand, sitting fees for an hour can be over $500. I doubt the fees are that high in NOLA. If you’re really doing this for a charity, make a 40-50% discount off what you’d consider to be a reasonably competitive sitting fee if you were doing this as a business. Everyone wins.
shokufeh | 10-Jan-07 at 4:11 pm | Permalink
What an amazing portrait. I knew you were skilled with a camera, but also with a pencil, apparently.
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