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The work of an independent photographer is valued in favor of the work performed, as well as the concept and time invested.
A big problem within independent workers is that the value is often subject to haggling.
A photographer who shows off his projects on Instagram and TikTok shared a video demonstrating the importance of valuing your work and how much you should be charging for it.
An artist’s work could also be considered an undertaking, since he becomes his own company, his own brand, and his product is the art he develops.
That is to say, musicians, painters, visual artists, photographers and plastic artists, among others, are part of a number of people dedicated to charging for their own effort. However, unlike many other businesses, it is difficult to value art, especially in environments where there is no business culture focused on the artistic environment.
In fact, as mentioned by the Business Demographics Study carried out by INEGI, there are about 4.4 million micro, small and medium businesses.
On the other hand, the salary of a staff photographer can initially be 5,740 pesos and, over time, can climb to 31,915 pesos.
Although according to what is recorded in platforms like Indeed, the net monthly salary is usually between 5 thousand 740 and 14 thousand 072 pesos same that, after five years of service should potentially grow to 8 thousand 998 and 20 thousand 996 pesos per month considering a schedule of 48 hours a week.
A photographer who shares continuously his work through the social networks Instagram and TikTok has aroused controversy after showing how much he charges for a photo session.
In the video, share a photo of each of the sessions that you have compiled and all are accompanied by their respective price.
The first photo, which shows a young woman on a background of opaque reddish colors, cost 5,700 pesos per session, while from there the prices vary between 4,000 pesos and 6,000 pesos.
This is the video shared by the well-known photographer @_vecerra:
@vecerraOr at least I should have and they’re still cheap 🥺🤧 @_vecerra♬ Woods – Mac Miller
Although the photos were praised by a large number of users, some others considered that the price per session was too much, a fact that probably responds to the lack of knowledge about the value of independent work.
Here are some of the most prominent comments about this discussion:
“My friend, the one who wants to retire at 30”, dann
“You mean that was the cost of the session where that photo was taken? I’m fine if they like your style.” CyberFish
“What a gem of photos, they should be worth even more”, Kade Chance
“Can a photo cost that much? So how much should a session this prepared cost? I don’t know how to charge” Mel
“The photos are fine, gem, on what parameters do you base yourself to give those costs?”, Aritoker_
In addition to this video, he shares several more about his work, and even in some he shares images and moments working for the independent singer, My nephew Memo.
Finally, the account holder answered some questions from users, highlighting that the price is subject to what it costs him to work:
“The price is per session and they are hours or even days of production, that is why the price […] More than anything the time to put together the concept, session time, post time and equipment used”.
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