>> >Try starting at $250.00

>> >

>> >If you get a lot of takers, you can raise it to like $350.00 and see

>> >what happens.

>> >

>> >Kyle

>> >www.lookmom.net

>> This is WAY too low - even if you don't edit it

>> at all!

>> David Ruether

On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 18:01:54 GMT, Kyle Root <kyle.y.root@boeing.com> wrote:

>Working on the assumption that he is brand new to the wedding business,

>I think $250 is incredibly reasonable.

>

>If he has more experience, then he should charge more. But for a single

>camera shoot, I wouldn't think you could get too much.

>

>Although I did read an article last month where this one guy over on the

>east coast has been making a living doing single camera weddings which

>are edited into a 30 minute final version for around $10,000 per

>wedding.

>

>So I guess anything is possible.

I think we agree, at least in part...;-)

If he is so new to shooting that he cannot do a decent

job of a 1-camera shooting of a wedding, he should be

charging nothing and offering to do it for the experience

alone, or possibly for cost-of-materials; if he is an

experienced shooter but new to weddings, then perhaps

$250-500 is OK for the first time or two out (in both

cases, he should warn the couple that he may not produce

a very good video...); if he is more experienced with

shooting weddings (enough that he is fairly sure of being

able to deliver a good product), a single-camera coverage,

done well, should bring at least $1000; with good

experience, track-record, and more complete coverage

(and TALENT in more than just sales...! ;-), just about

anything can go, depending, of course, on the clients...