I've seen 'Pro' numbers any where from $50-$100/hr. That, of course, is here in the States... I would assume prices would be 30-40% higher in Europe...
If you actually charge that is up to you. If I could do whatever a client asked me to do in editing I would have no problem charging a full rate.
I've seen 'Pro' numbers any where from $50-$100/hr. That, of course, is here in the States... I would assume prices would be 30-40% higher in Europe...
why do you think the prices would be that much higher in Europe?
I had inquired about the same thing awhile back & asked around (I do alot of scanning & digitaly fixing old photos). At least in my area it is $40.00 & up per photo (depending on the size and how much work to be done) and $60.00 & up an hour (also depending on the job).
Everything I've done has been volunteer, but I'm ready to up it to the next step & start as a home business, especially after learning how much other people get paid for this! I've literally scanned & fixed up the equivalent to a few thousand dollars worth!
Hope this helps :)
IMO it's not the number of hours it's what you do to the image.
I was taking 14 hours to layout a wedding album. I modified my workflow and the way i use the software and now it takes 6.
So what do I charge? The same amount, then i just became more profitable. by the hour then i just got real cheap.
For wedding and portrait work it's usually charged by the print - simple retouching, advanced retouching, background replacement, $X for each image layered in a collage, etc.
The NUJ gives some guideline rates for freelancers and processing digital images they advice a *minimum* cost of £60 pounds per hour which would be about $110 at the current rate if exchange.
//www.londonfreelance.org/feesguide/phprorat.html
These are pro rates but a worthwhile guide. I'd say that if you do a professional quality job then you should be compensated accordingly for your work. It is worth bearing in mind that an experienced professional can be significantly quicker than someone less experienced and this would be reflected in the amount charged so you would have to balance your skills against this.
For example, if a professional retoucher could have done the work in 3 hours instead of 9, then 3 hours would be what the client would reasonably expect to pay.
