How should I price photo retouching to remove photobombers and rebuild the background?
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A client has a family photo with unwanted people in the background and wants them removed, with the background reconstructed if needed. What is a fair way to price this kind of retouching work?
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What would be a fair price to get out the extra people and reconstruct the background?
There's nothing here that's particularly different from other kinds of work. Charge your hourly rate times the number of hours you spend on the project, rounded to the nearest tenth or quarter hour or whatever. If materials or travel are involved (like going to the location to reshoot the background), factor those in.
It's often hard to know how to set a price when you're starting out in a business, and it's natural to low-ball the price in order to please the customer. But think: if the customer says "That's great! At that price, I've got a hundred more that I'd like you to do!" would you be happy to do all that work at the same price? If not, your price is probably too low.
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A fair approach is to price it like any other retouching job: charge your hourly rate multiplied by the time the edit will take. Round time in a consistent way, such as to the nearest tenth or quarter hour. If the job includes extra costs—such as travel or going back to reshoot part of the background—add those separately.
The key is not to guess too low just to win the job. A good reality check is this: if the client loved your price and asked you to do many more images at that same rate, would you still be happy with the pay for the time involved? If not, your rate is probably too low.
Because difficulty varies a lot from image to image, pricing by estimated time is usually more reliable than using one flat fee for every photo.
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