I am so excited and also a teensy bit nervous to announce I have finally posted my
pricing on the blog.
Why am I excited?
-This means one more step forward in that direction of turning my passion for photography into a business. (last year I was practically begging people to photograph them for free)
-Now, when people ask how much I charge, my response won't be "I dunno!" haha!
-I have fretted about where to set my pricing for months (maybe even a year. hehe) and this feels like a good starting point.
-I feel like I've come up with a way to offer several options that make my services affordable to anyone.
-I feel like I can finally justify some of the time I spend doing photography. I work part time so I can be home with Sydney and be the mom that she deserves. Although I love photography, the times I am not at work is very precious to me and I would love to spend more of it with my own family and Sydney.
-And It frees me up to pursue my dreams of photographing food. :)
Why am I nervous?
-Honestly I am nervous that no one will hire me and I won't be able to grow my business.
-If no one hires me I won't have a way to feed my addiction for taking photos. bwahahah!
-If I can't grow my business I will be stuck at my part time day job for the rest of my miserable, lonely life! hahaha! I totally exaggerate! But it is a tiny bit true. I want to eventually turn my photography into a full time business/career that allows me to support myself and Sydney.
-There is always that fear, that lives deep inside of me with all of my other silly fears, that people will think I am overpriced.
Well there you have it. And it feels good to get it out there! Dang it! Big sigh... And after reviewing my lists, I know this is the right thing for me to do right now. The reasons I am excited far exceed the reasons I am nervous. And so it is. Yay!
Because I am working on building a sustainable business, pricing will change in time.
To finish up I would like to include a few links that discuss why photographers charge what they do:
I feel like this post, "
Why does wedding photography cost so much?" by photographer
Brian Powell, best illustrates why photographers charge what they do.
I also really liked this article, "
Why Does Custom Photography Cost More?" by Marianne Drenthe of Marmalade Photography.
