Freelance Photographer Rates: What Should You Charge?

Photography rates bundle shoot time, editing and licensing. Pricing only the shoot ignores hours of post and the value of usage rights.

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Typical freelance photographer rates

Ranges are ballpark benchmarks — your real number depends on income goal, expenses and billable hours. Run yours through the calculator.

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Benchmark rates across 40 fields + pricing spreadsheet + proposal templates. Use the free calculator above meanwhile.

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