Will You Sell A Client Pictures On CD???

Cuties02q

So far I have just sold prints but someone wants to buy a cd of all the images...would you do that? And what would you charge???

urbanaries

Cuties02q wrote:

So far I have just sold prints but someone wants to buy a cd of all the images...would you do that? And what would you charge???

Yes. I currently charge $275 for a portrait session, and $600 for weddings.

Important to note I do not include ALL the images straight out of camera. Just the ones that I have already chosen to edit. The CDs are high-res unwatermarked files identical to their online proof gallery.

I also do not retouch (blemishes, special requests) images on CDs. Only proof delayed enlargements get that treatment . If they have bought a retouched print then buy the CD, I am nice and put that image on the disc.

I bought a cheap ($20) custom disc label printing kit and affix a label with a full bleed image from their session on the discs, it adds a personalized touched and a perceived value for the disc [which cost 50 cents, and we all know they're not paying for that, but their faces light up when they see them, as opposed to an Office Depot CD with Sharpie markered on it.] I also put them in full DVD sized cases with my company's sticker on them instead of the Jewel cases. Just some ideas for ya!

Cuties02q

Thanks so much Lynne

urbanaries

Cuties02q wrote:

Thanks so much Lynne

sorry to ramble....someone asked me that same question recently so I had all her follow up questions on the top of my head

dragon300zx

Business is business. I will do anything if the price is right.

Cuties02q

I am just not sure how much to charge

urbanaries

Cuties02q wrote:

I am just not sure how much to charge

How big was your biggest print order this year? Round it up or down, and there you go.

Angelo

Cuties02q wrote:

So far I have just sold prints but someone wants to buy a cd of all the images...would you do that?

As many times as this subject has been brought up in countless threads I've never stuck my nose in before but I just have to ask; why wouldn't you sell your client a CD?

tambola

the photographer I work for does weddings & she charges 125 for engagement session proofs and a high-res cd. (the actual session costs 500 to start though.) on the other extreme, she charges 1200 for a high-res dvd with all images from any wedding package including edited and unedited.

Van Isle

I would (and do, on a small scale) charge roughly what I would for the print, minus the cost of the print, plus the cost of the CD and additional time.

So if an 8x10 costs me 7 to print and I charge 15, I would put one on disk for 8 or so. Assuming I made the same detail adjustments to both. And like other orders, I'll offer a discount for volume (5 images on a disk for a discounted price of, say, 25 or 30, depending on how hard the PP was.)

I make the images hi-res JPEGs. If they want to print them at Wally World for additional cost and less quality, that's their deal. They'll know when the reds come out orange and deep brown eyes are black that they should have paid for my professional calibration and relationship with my printer. If they don't care, no harm no foul. Many folks just want images they can share on the web with their family and friends. WE love digital, we should expect others to, as well.

VI

dangin

i include 2 discs w/ the images from the event as part of my package. one with the images (plain) at 1600x1200; not full full res, but good enough for most prints. a second disc with the images at 640x480 (watermarked) - they can use the images for their desktop wallpaper or email.

despite this, i still manage to get my reorders from the bride and her family. i find that most of time, couples realize what a pain in the ass it is to manage print orders, so they just end up directing their friends and family to order them via my website.

it's win|win. they think they're getting this great deal; which they are. and then i still get my reorders because most people are lazy. of course, there are some that don't mind the pain in the ass to handle dozens of print orders... fortunately i haven't met any yet.