Event Photography

First thing’s first, you’ve found a client who wants a photographer – you need to get a brief from them and decide upon the price you’re going to charge.

Give them a price – don’t ask for a budget.

There are many event photography services which can offer you service event at a discount.

Explain exactly what it is you do and how you can contribute to their team. A little tip from my own experience is that the more you charge, the more likely they are to hire you.

This sounds a bit ridiculous but, so long as you’re going after the right sort of clients, they’ll be reassured by the price (so long as you have a strong portfolio to back it up with). Corporate clients with money to pay for a photographer have the budget to pay for a proper one.

I always have a list of questions that I’ve thought up in the time building up to the event that I bring along to my first meeting with the rest of the team. This shows that I’ve been thinking about it and have come prepared.This is a quick and efficient method that allows you and the others to get on with any work that needs doing before the event starts. Here’s the list of questions that I asked before the beginning of my last event:

• Where can I work from during the event?

• Where can I store my gear when I’m not with it?

• Is there WIFI access?

• What’s the final number of people attending?

• What time does each day finish? (1 day was finishing early).

• Do you need me to make an Animoto video for the event?

• Are there going to be photos with the main speaker and guests again? Do you mind me leaving my portfolio on a table at the back again?

As you can see, these are all relevant points that you should be thinking about that I would probably forget to ask if I didn’t write them down.