Ok wow so I did not realise how cloak and dagger my industry was when it comes to finding out the cost of a brand photography shoot!
Here's what happened..
I attended an excellent SEO workshop with Nadin of The SEO Club (Hey Nadin!) and one of the topics was the importance of blogging on your website (sidenote: if you, small business owner friend, have a website and aren't blogging, you should be. Read more about that here) One of the reasons blogging is a wonderful addition to your website is for SEO (search engine optimisation) You can include lots of juicy keywords and phrases in a blog that will help search engines like Google find and categorise your web page and show it to people who are looking for it - winner winner!
When I started my research to find out what people were typing into Google regularly re brand photography for small business, I seen that the top search was "how much does brand photography cost?" So, on the research train I stayed and well, now I totally understand why it's the most searched phrase because it seems it's truly not easy to find costs for photography services on brand photography websites. I trawled through quite a few small business photographer websites and they either had no pricing detailed at all, or, you had to scroll through a lengthy novel to eventually find it at the end or the worst, subscribe to my email list and I'll tell you how much it costs then, yuk.
It then dawned on me that I am quite unique in the small business brand photography world as my prices are clear for all to see with no sign ups and no excessive scrolling required. And, why wouldn't they be? I figure the more information the client has before booking with me the better, right? I don't want to start our client relationship off by withholding information from you, forcing you have to get in touch with me, surely that would only p*ss the client off and get us off on the wrong foot?
So, to answer the holy grail of brand photography questions: how much does brand photography cost? It does of course vary but my research shows that most small business brand photographers in Scotland charge around £100 per hour. This isn't just shoot time remember, you may be £300 for a 2 hour shoot but bear in mind your photographer will then cull, edit and upload your images to a professional gallery. These professional photography services are all included in the cost too.
My small business brand photography costs are super simple as I offer 2 options; a one off brand photography shoot, or, a brand photography membership.
Here's everything you need to know:
A one off brand photography shoot with me is 2 hours long, includes 2 locations, as many outfit changes as you like, a minimum of 30 images and is £300
A brand photography membership with me is £500 if paying in full or £41pm over a 12 month contract. Within your membership you get two 1 1/2 hour shoots, a minimum of 40 images per shoot and a whole host of other benefits, read more about it here.
I truly hope this blog was helpful and goes some way to lift the veil on the secrecy around the cost of brand photography for small business.
If you have any questions about any part of this blog at all, or of course if you'd like me to capture your brand photography for your small business, please don't hesitate to get in touch, I'd love to chat with you! You can email me at: hello@shotbyamanda.co..uk or drop me DM on Instagram.
Until next time..
Amanda
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