Services & Rates
Our quotations and the pricing for our service packages are based on the services, rates, and terms here.
Services
We can provide a turnkey solution for your production or collaborate with clients and creative partners to meet specific needs. Based on your needs, our proposals may include the following elements.
Pre-production
In preproduction, we identify, schedule, and book resources needed to make your production a success, including talent, locations, and equipment. We provide:
- Production planning & scheduling;
- Location scouting, permitting, and booking; and
- Talent casting.
Production
In production, the raw images, video, and audio, that provide the content for your finished assets are captured. We provide:
- Production management;
- Styling: Hair & makeup, fashion, prop, food;
- Set design and building;
- Prop and inventory/SKU management;
- Lighting;
- Photography, video, and audio capture;
- An on-location client approval workflow
- Catering
Post-production
In post-production, the assets created during production are edited to produce the print- and online-ready digital photos and videos we deliver to you. We provide.
- Retouching
- Video post-production
- Social media uploading and captioning
Deliverables
- Print and online ready digital files
- Raw files
- Usage licenses
- Photo prints, books, albums, and cards
Rates
Estimated pricing for our quotations and packages is based on hourly labor rates plus expenses and licensing fees.
Labor
These are the base hourly rates for the different roles that can be part of a production.
- Administrative $40
- Planner $50
- Photographer or Videographer $100
- Production manager $75
- Photo assistant $65
- Digital Assistant $65
- Prop Manager $65
- Stylist $65
- Post-production artist $50
Expenses
Along with labor, These and other necessary and reasonable expenses are billed to clients. Expenses vary greatly based on the assignment, and we detail expenses in your quotation.
- Local transportation of personnel, equipment, props, and other materials to and from the production site. These may include couriers, taxis, car services, car or rental expenses, and mileage.
- Reasonable expenses for travel, transportation, meals, and lodging when required to travel.
- Studio rental and usage
- Equipment rental and usage
- Prop rental and usage
- Location rental
- Permits
- Insurance
Usage licenses
Usage licenses allow you to legally use images for personal or commercial purposes for a time in a geographic region. Our service descriptions and proposals include a listing of all rights being licensed. If this doesn’t meet your needs, please let us know, and we can work something out. Our licensing rates are based on current industry standards.
General Terms & Conditions
- A deposit is required to begin all production assignments.
- For services booked online, we offer full or partial refunds (based on the work completed) if a scheduled session is canceled or rescheduled 72 hours in advance. After that time, the deposit is non-refundable.
- All usage licenses and rights are granted subject to complete payment.
- A 20% administrative fee is added to all expenses.
- Final billing is within a 15% variance of the estimate unless approved by the client.
- Unless otherwise agreed, we retain the right to use all internally produced work products for promotional purposes after the client’s first use.
- We provide all services and deliverables under a client service agreement in which the terms are fully described.