hugobossdaria
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Photographers / Stylists - about rates / fees
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i think i am going to set up a lookbook in the new styling section for people to post their work if they like...and a photography lookbook in here...
i'll leave the rest of this thread to be about salaries...might take me ahile to get it done..but it should be good for sharing work and getting feedback...
i'll leave the rest of this thread to be about salaries...might take me ahile to get it done..but it should be good for sharing work and getting feedback...
Rates for photo shoot styling
I have been a wardrobe stylist for a year. My clientele is expanding and so must I. I am revamping my site, my services and my rates. Does anyone know what a stylist should charge for styling a subject(s) for a photographers exhibit? I am also in the process of picking up a huge account that offers image consultation and image makeovers to high caliber clients. Any advice with rates?? Please help if you can.
Thank you!!
I have been a wardrobe stylist for a year. My clientele is expanding and so must I. I am revamping my site, my services and my rates. Does anyone know what a stylist should charge for styling a subject(s) for a photographers exhibit? I am also in the process of picking up a huge account that offers image consultation and image makeovers to high caliber clients. Any advice with rates?? Please help if you can.
Thank you!!
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I, too, am very interested in this topic, anyone with answers would be great!!
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Actaully, I don't know what these people make ... but if they are famous they will get more than the average stylist. And, if they are doing editorial work ... they will get very little ... maybe only $200 or work for free.
And each city has "going rates" ... NY pays more than L.A. and smaller cities, even less. And it also depends on the individual stylist ... how much they are in demand and how much they are able to negotiate with clients .... so it's a very wide range.
Here in L.A., stylists make anywhere from about $400 a day on the very low end to $1,000 a day on the high end ... for most commercial work. And nothing for editorial.
Of course, well known celebrity stylists charge a lot more .... they say Rachel Zoe charges $6,000 a day. But they are the exception.
And each city has "going rates" ... NY pays more than L.A. and smaller cities, even less. And it also depends on the individual stylist ... how much they are in demand and how much they are able to negotiate with clients .... so it's a very wide range.
Here in L.A., stylists make anywhere from about $400 a day on the very low end to $1,000 a day on the high end ... for most commercial work. And nothing for editorial.
Of course, well known celebrity stylists charge a lot more .... they say Rachel Zoe charges $6,000 a day. But they are the exception.
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i remember watching Kimora Lee Simmons 'life in the fab lane' haha, and just her speaking about Baby Phat, if i recall she was really upset when her ad campaign hit the budget of 2 million i think it was? somewhere in that range, they try not to go bust on the ad campaigns typically, and with the set, staff, photographer, model (but kimora did use herself in the campaign, so just imagine if u wanted soem high in demand model for the shoot), etc you don't want to be shelling out too much money. Plus with how many photographers are in the business even if you are really good i don't think you'd be making millions on one campaign.
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hello, I have a question for the photographers here.
i would like to know how much do a young published photographer with experience charge for 1 day of shooting, for adv or catalogue or magazine feature
thx
i would like to know how much do a young published photographer with experience charge for 1 day of shooting, for adv or catalogue or magazine feature
thx
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How much does an editor like Kate Lanphear make for the editorials she styles for Elle. Are the editorials paid aside from her salary?Also how much would a stylist like her make for other jobs such as styling for a designers collection, like she did for Julie Haus, or for designer campaigns, and editorials for other magazines? Thanks in advance for whomever answers
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All I can say is you are either salaried or freelance. You don't get both a salary and then a day rate on top of it. No idea about that high end stuff ... if she's working freelance, she must negotiate her rate with the client so it varies from gig to gig. But I'd venture to say that a well known stylist like that would get a lot more than the normal rates.
What if we are working for a client (artist or actor/actress, for example) and they want you to put together a new look/image for them. Do we still charge by the day, or by the project? By the look? I'm getting ready to talk to an up and coming singer who is interested in this and I'm really confused on how to explain my rates. For example, when stylists put together looks for a press tour for a celebrity, how do they usually charge?
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Usually stylists charge day rates ... so much per day. Rachel Zoe is reputed to charge $6,000 a day. The rest of us ... no so much. Usually between $400 and $900 a day. Sometimes we will do a half day rate (for more than half a our day rate) ... but that pretty much prevents us from working the rest of the day. So some stylists won't do that.
^So would she estimate how long it would take to get a look or a wardrobe together for a client? What about days where they're just looking at collections or doing fittings with the clients and not actually the day of the event getting them dressed?
Man, I'd be thrilled to get $400 for a days work doing this LOL.
Man, I'd be thrilled to get $400 for a days work doing this LOL.
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You charge for every day you work for them ... fittings, the day you dress them (most likely you will be asked to stay with them or be on call during the event). In almost all cases, if you are takin your time out of your day to work for them ... you can't take another job with another client, who might want to hire you for the day. That's why you charge a day rate ... or at least a half day rate.
However, on some days you might only do a small errand or something, so you could also factor an hourly rate in there ... take you day rate and divide it by 8 and then increase the hourly rate some. So ... if you were charging $400 a day, that's $50 an hour, so you could charge $60 an hour or any part of an hour if you are just doing small stuff.
Work all that out in advance and in writing. You can estimate the number of days you need to work to get it done, but make sure that they understand that sometimes things happen when you are needed for more or less time and work that out in advance ... you will be paid for a minimum of x number of days, if it runs over they may authorize you to work additional days at your stated rates, and if they cancel, they will forfeit their initial deposit.. So take a deposit to hold the days they need (at least one day) ... an unrefundable one. Clients have been known to cancel ... and now, you may have lost another gig because you were holding the days for them ... so as long as it's not your fault it's cancelled, you should be paid for holding the date.
Remember ... if it's a celeb, even a minor celeb, they get paid a whole lot more than that per day ... so your labor is cheap by comparison.
However, on some days you might only do a small errand or something, so you could also factor an hourly rate in there ... take you day rate and divide it by 8 and then increase the hourly rate some. So ... if you were charging $400 a day, that's $50 an hour, so you could charge $60 an hour or any part of an hour if you are just doing small stuff.
Work all that out in advance and in writing. You can estimate the number of days you need to work to get it done, but make sure that they understand that sometimes things happen when you are needed for more or less time and work that out in advance ... you will be paid for a minimum of x number of days, if it runs over they may authorize you to work additional days at your stated rates, and if they cancel, they will forfeit their initial deposit.. So take a deposit to hold the days they need (at least one day) ... an unrefundable one. Clients have been known to cancel ... and now, you may have lost another gig because you were holding the days for them ... so as long as it's not your fault it's cancelled, you should be paid for holding the date.
Remember ... if it's a celeb, even a minor celeb, they get paid a whole lot more than that per day ... so your labor is cheap by comparison.
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^Got it, I'm starting to understand better now, thank you!
Btw, when you do pulls from PR houses or showrooms do you usually bring your own garment bags and bags for jewelry, etc., or is it expected that the showroom will have those? I've only done it once before and they had garment bags there for me, but that was a Stylehouse so I'm thinking it might be different.
Btw, when you do pulls from PR houses or showrooms do you usually bring your own garment bags and bags for jewelry, etc., or is it expected that the showroom will have those? I've only done it once before and they had garment bags there for me, but that was a Stylehouse so I'm thinking it might be different.
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