Professional Photographers Pricing

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27 January 2010

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When we last left off we were talking about what goes into professional photographers’ pricing. Here are some additional things to take into consideration when looking for a Brisbane portrait photographer.

Equipment – Professional grade, DSLR camera bodies cost ,000. Lenses are typically more of a cost for a photographer because they need many of them to get the right shot. There are special lenses for Brisbane portrait photography , event photography and all sorts of specialty lenses that photographers carry in their bag to make sure they have most potential shots covered. Professional photographers’ lenses can easily cost ,000 or even more. Some lenses can cost as much as 00 or more depending on the type of photography they are designed for. Professional sports photographers’ lenses are a small fortune.

This equipment wears down just like any other piece of electronics. High volume photographers are able to wear out cameras in a couple of years. The average life of a camera is 100,000 to 150,000 shots. At MVP Studios, just in our youth sports photography and Brisbane wedding photography business, we photograph as many as 50,000 kids per year. At 2-3 shots per child, you can see how fast that can break down equipment. With wedding photographers it isn’t quite that bad, but a wedding might have as many as 3000 shots taken, which can still add up quickly. Add to all of that thousands of dollars in lights, flashes, tripods, camera bags, memory cards, batteries and the hundreds of other miscellanies items that professional photographers need and you start to get an idea of how expensive being a professional photographer could be.

Insurance – For sports and school photographers, liability insurance is a necessary thing. It is suggested that these types of photographers carry at least 2 million dollars in liability insurance. Equipment insurance is even more expensive. A big photography company could have 0,000 worth of equipment or more, which is a few thousand dollars per year to insure.