Every once in a while custom photographers are asked why they charge what they do or how they come up with their pricing. A lot of people think we just snap a photo, download it and show the customer. If it were only that easy!
The photographer still has to process those images in addition to many other things to actually complete a session. While the session with the customer may be anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours, on the back end the photographer actually spends 5-15 hours on any particular session.
Here’s a great article that goes more in depth on custom photography costs.
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