Enquiry about rates

[one eyed jack]

Nikonman..Not having a pop at you personally but hey you posted it on here and did ask.

I take it thats not with model release at those rates then?

[Sarah Kelly]

Anal? !wink!+!thumbsup!

[nikonman]

One Eyed Jack,
You are correct no Model Release.
These are not video rates only stills. I have no idea about video has I would not wish do it.

Also I did ask what readers thought of those as approximate standard rates for 2010.
They were taken from another post on the same matter on a different forum back in 2009
I am the first to appreciate that models from London and the S/E would probably expect more, but for the rest of the country I thought they might be reasonable.
Also this would not apply to the bigger name models.

I know of many models from the Purestorm site that advertise at rates a lot less than these. In fact so low I think they would be better off working at Tesco or Asda.

Anyway right or wrong it seems to have got people posting on the subject.

[one eyed jack]

On the other hand it is ideal for fledgling amatuers to learn the craft of taking a pretty picture so in that context its ok...And reasonable

[Masie]

When did living in london get you more pay? Ill have you know living in leeds is very expensive what with all the stealing scally scum - someone stole my cactus wednesday evening, id onlu put him out side for a few hours sun.

[sparky]

For a good experienced model who will not waste time those rates are the most you should be paying for 1 hour excluding model release.
For solo levels an additional ?10 per hour for video is typical.

For a longer shoot you should be able to negotiate much better rates.

The same applies if the model posts looking for work at short notice or a second shoot if they are travelling to an area not local to them. It is generally these situations when I can negotiate a shoot within my budget.

Always check a models definition of a half day or a day, I now keep to hours.