My first gig!

[yarayuki]

I was asked to do hair & makeup for a calender shoot for a girl I know and her boyfriends two year anniversary. She and I are not super duper close, but we did go to high school together. A few minutes ago, I contacted her with my price of $50 bucks for both hair AND makeup. Mind you, she wants a lesson and I'm going to her house for the job. Now, I know it's my first time doing something of this magnitude, and I didn't wanna over charge her because, well, I'm new and should anything go wrong (god forbid

) then it won't be entirely bad because it was only $50. But, I'm afraid I may have just under sold my worth. What do you think?

 

[jennyfee]

Mainly it depends of where you live in my opinion... I would charge anywhere from 50 to 75$ for hair and makeup depending on the extent of the work, but I live in a suburb about an hour away from the metropole, and basically if I was living in the metropole I would be able to charge up to 150$ for that... In smaller towns people aren't willing to shell out that kind of money, while in big cities big fares are just expected I guess...

So if you're starting out, 50$ sounds good, and you can always increase your prices once you gain experience!!

 

[HeatherNicole]

Congrats babe! So happy for you.
$50 is a good rate depending on where you live and if you are just starting out. Personally I tend to charge all my models that price for makeup alone, its affordable and will open the door to more gigs. Now if you book through a photog, definitely go for a half day or day rate, that way they have you for a set of time, but your getting money's worth for you work.
Good luck!
So excited for you!

 

[yarayuki]

Location...I never considered that to be an aspect. Good to know! Thanks for the well wishes, HeatherNicole and thanks for the advice to both of you!