frog_a_lot Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Howdy guys, I have my own Arch Vis studio and I have a set price range I use for images. so i can easily quote a figure that works well for the client and means I can eat. Lately I have had a few requests for product visualizations, for people with new products that want to see what it looks like etc in a realistic sense. But i have no idea what to charge.. do any of you guys do this as well as your normal arch vis images? I know people charge differently specially in different countries and all that, so maybe as a percentage of your price for an arch vis image or something.. so lets say you charge $1000 for an interior, would you charge $500 for a product, or similar price? Ball park figures are fine Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I wouldn't consider 'ball park figures', there's no such thing and no need. How can you price for the unknown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notamondayfan Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Price = Hourly rate * Number of hours + costs + contingency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heni30 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Actually I've found I can charge more for product illustration in regards to time spent. I did some for a company for a dvd player display for a store. It was a bunch of mapped boxes - all the same - stacked with a cardboard graphic on top. It took about 2 hours to do and it was a valuable sales tool for them to get into a department store. There's no way I was going to charge $100. I said $300 and the designer (for a large company) said I could go ahead and charge $400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I wouldn't consider 'ball park figures', there's no such thing and no need. How can you price for the unknown? 'Ballparks' are a useful tool if used correctly. You need to know that the number you give will be the ceiling, not the floor of your range. Separates the wheat from the chaff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frog_a_lot Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Price = Hourly rate * Number of hours + costs + contingency But the problem with that is.. Say the going rate for visuals is $500-600 or so And when I do one I get it done in 3 hours. If I only charged for my hours and costs and that was $200, id be losing a lot of "free" money. If a company is happy to pay the $500 and used to paying that, then im not going to get anything good out of charging half that.. thats why it would be good to have a ball park or a low mark and high mark. There is obviously a lot of variation in it, but still.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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