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School Photo Business? Help Please.
ralph III
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Hello All,
I volunteer to do a lot of photography at my daughters elementary school working with school staff and our PTO. I was recently asked by school staff to setup and photograph each student(430) with a flag background. They wanted a stock photo in order to highlight students over the course of this year. Anyhow, I would like to break into this market having done quite a bit of event photography, which isn't steady. Elementary school portraits have much more potential.
1) How should I approach the principal about this? I mean what is the going rate for such, how do you charge (per student or flat fee) and is it common to give a percentage of sales to an elementary school?
2) Do you have to provide each student with a proof or can they be displayed on a website for parents to view/purchase? I utilize a fulfillment company, btw.
3) Is a standard background, such as gray muslin or flag, acceptable or is it required to set up and offer "digital" backgrounds for parents to choose from?
Thanks, Ralph
I volunteer to do a lot of photography at my daughters elementary school working with school staff and our PTO. I was recently asked by school staff to setup and photograph each student(430) with a flag background. They wanted a stock photo in order to highlight students over the course of this year. Anyhow, I would like to break into this market having done quite a bit of event photography, which isn't steady. Elementary school portraits have much more potential.
1) How should I approach the principal about this? I mean what is the going rate for such, how do you charge (per student or flat fee) and is it common to give a percentage of sales to an elementary school?
2) Do you have to provide each student with a proof or can they be displayed on a website for parents to view/purchase? I utilize a fulfillment company, btw.
3) Is a standard background, such as gray muslin or flag, acceptable or is it required to set up and offer "digital" backgrounds for parents to choose from?
Thanks, Ralph
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