Appropriate fee for product photography services??

tekkiegrrltekkiegrrl Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
edited October 21, 2009 in Technique
Hello all,

I am just getting started doing professional work and need your opinion. I have an opportunity to do some product shots for a health and beauty website. I need to provide 3-5 shots of 15-20 different products. I quoted the owner a price of $20 a product. She indicated she believed the price to be too high because some of her products only cost $9. Also, she is not paying me cash, but instead we are bartering - she will give me photo credit on her website, and an amount of her product that is equivalent to the price we quote her. I felt $20 per product was reasonable despite the products cost, because it's not any less effort for me to photograph the object, and she is paying for the service. Also, I am sure she has other items that cost more than $20. Am I being unreasonable, or should I be charging by the hour? Or is it simply enough that she will give me photo credit on her site? Any and all feedback is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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