{"id":2972,"date":"2019-11-19T13:53:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T19:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/?p=2972"},"modified":"2019-11-19T15:33:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T21:33:06","slug":"the-cost-and-value-of-your-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/the-cost-and-value-of-your-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"The cost and value of your photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>People often complain about the cost of hiring a photographer.<br> Let me give a run down on the cost of doing photography <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-body.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2973\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-body.jpg 300w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-body-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Camera bodies cost an average of $3000.00<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-lenses-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2974\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lenses cost an average of 900.00 with some costing more than the camera itself.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"382\" height=\"238\" src=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-laptop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2975\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-laptop.jpg 382w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-laptop-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Computer 1200.00 for a machine able to handle professional software.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"563\" src=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-software-900x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2976\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-software-900x563.jpg 900w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-software-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-software-768x480.jpg 768w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-software-560x350.jpg 560w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-software-400x250.jpg 400w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-software.jpg 1092w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Professional photography software 1200.00 a year with additional software for album and book making adding another 500.00 a year total 1700.00 a year.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-service.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2977\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Cameras are just like your car and need service, servicing a camera is about 200.00 min a year.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-travel-expenses-900x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2978\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-travel-expenses-900x450.jpg 900w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-travel-expenses-300x150.jpg 300w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-travel-expenses-768x384.jpg 768w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-travel-expenses-611x306.jpg 611w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-travel-expenses-400x200.jpg 400w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-travel-expenses.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Travel expenses, whether it is doing a local photography shoot or traveling across the country&nbsp;including&nbsp;fuel&nbsp;costs.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-car-maint-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2979\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-car-maint-900x675.jpg 900w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-car-maint-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-car-maint-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-car-maint-467x350.jpg 467w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-car-maint-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-car-maint.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Tires, oil changes, and vehicle maintenance can run 500.00 a year and up.<\/strong> <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"402\" src=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-time-working-900x402.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2980\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-time-working-900x402.jpg 900w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-time-working-300x134.jpg 300w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-time-working-768x343.jpg 768w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-time-working-611x273.jpg 611w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-time-working-400x178.jpg 400w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-time-working.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-larger-font-size\"><strong>Time <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\"><strong>We all want to be paid for our time. Most people work a job with an hourly wage. Photographers are no different, it&#8217;s just our time is spent traveling from one place to another, doing the actual shooting of images, spending hours on the computer ( sometimes until the wee hours of the morning ) , making a web page for viewing of the images, sending out emails, packaging up orders for and sending to the lab. This alone can be the same 40 hours most people work every week.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"345\" src=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-hire-900x345.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2989\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-hire-900x345.jpg 900w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-hire-300x115.jpg 300w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-hire-768x294.jpg 768w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-hire-611x234.jpg 611w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-hire-400x153.jpg 400w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-hire.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When you hire a photographer you are investing in someone who has already invested in you. <br> Now day&#8217;s with the age of cell phone cameras, There is a misconceived idea it costs nothing to take a photo, unlike it did back in the film days. Alot goes into making images, that if you are proud to want to display on social media, most do not realize. So when you have a professional photographer do a photo shoot, you are hiring an Artist to craft and make artwork that can&#8217;t be duplicated by anyone else. <br> So when you do view your images online, do not try to download them or screen shot them. First of all they are too small to even print. Second, you are stealing, just as if you are in a store shoplifting. The photographer also has bills to pay and has to eat just like you do, that&#8217;s why you work or have a business. And if you have a business, then you should already know the importance of doing business with your photographer. However this is why I copyright all my images with the Federal copyright office and I recommend all photographers should spend a little extra time and money to register photos with the US Copyright Office, even though photographers own the copyright to photos the moment they\u2019re created.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"295\" src=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-copyright-900x295.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2981\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-copyright-900x295.png 900w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-copyright-300x98.png 300w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-copyright-768x252.png 768w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-copyright-611x200.png 611w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-copyright-400x131.png 400w, http:\/\/roncartist.com\/the-journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/camera-copyright.png 1141w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cI usually equate copyright registration to an approximate $35 insurance policy, Should something go wrong and someone takes your work, it allows you to be able to collect attorney\u2019s fees, enhanced damages.\u201d<br> Registering a copyright is \u201cpainless and quick. To do it, go to the U.S. Copyright Office at www.copyright.gov and fill out the form. It costs $35 for online registration of a basic claim and $65 to register a group of photographs. It takes up to 2\u00bd months to get an application processed, according to the agency\u2019s website. However they are copyrighted the moment registration is applied for.<br> \u201cIf you register before any kind of infringement, you get access to the federal courts, but you also get access to statutory damages,\u201d [law professor Andrew] Torrance said. \u201cSo instead of having to prove you\u2019ve suffered actual damages, like for example the cost of the photographer, with statutory damages you just need to convince the court that you\u2019re on the high end of the damages and you can get a tremendous amount of money.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the long run, it is cheaper to just do business with your photographer. Besides, your photographer also has bills to pay, needs food to eat and wants to enjoy holidays and provide for his\/her self and family. Just like you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Should your photographer provide small unprintable digital files for you to share on social media, Be sure to credit that photographer by name and website. This also helps drive business to your photographer. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IN THE END<\/strong><br><strong> It&#8217;s not about the cost of paper a photo is printed on or how many likes you can get on social media. It&#8217;s about paying for the talent and all that goes into making the beautiful images you display in your home and feeling proud to show them.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People often complain about the cost of hiring a photographer. Let me give a run down on the cost of doing photography Camera bodies cost an average of $3000.00 Lenses cost an average of 900.00 with some costing more than the camera itself. 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