i am native new mexican living in north carolina and have been asked to shoot a distant family members wedding in las cruces. i never pay attention to studios or photogs when visiting and have been trying to find websites, for local prices, in lc and can't seem to find many.  what is the going rate for a 5 hour wedding shoot?  the wedding shoot will consist of pre wedding shots of the bride and her girls, the groom and his boys, the whole party together, the wedding and a reception. i usually charge about $2,000 for all day coverage and a cd of 200 color corrected high res images.  does this sound fair for the area?

any help would be great.

angela 

i meant to say that i don't pay attention to the "prices" of local studios and photogs.  i do pay attention to who is new and what they are producing.

sorry, angela 

Obscura:

I totally expected this thread to be about Mexican photographers sneaking across the border and undercutting our prices.

OMG LMAO!  Thank you for saying it - I didn't have the nerve! LOL

Obscura:

I totally expected this thread to be about Mexican photographers sneaking across the border and undercutting our prices.

AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

thanks for your help.  it is hard going from one region to another.

angela 

www.photo-angel.net 

I am from new mexico and you can check my prices here. I find that compared to other areas, New Mexicans don't want to pay as much, but they also don't go for the "goodies". Maybe I am totally wrong, but thats what I find with the people that come in to consultations in Albuquerque.

 Against much advice, I sell a "negatives" CD and about 40% of people go for this becuase they just want "all their pictures"

 Good luck!

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i live in durham as well.  do you have a studio?  i don't.  i stay at home with my son and feel this is the most flexible way to do it right now.  good tp see fellow north carolinians here.

angela 

www.photo-angel.net 

yea it's cool...i have a somewhat studio in my home...I live in Durham as well...Do you know how to check your Private Messages here? I haven't sent one yet thought i would make sure you knew how to use it first...also there is another friend of mine on here I actually met her here and she is from Burlington...it's so funny anyway let me know if you know how to check them and feel free to check out my site...it's not the best but i am still learning. Melissa

http://smithphotography.dotphoto.com

no, i don't know how to check pm. i have only been on a week or so.  do you how to do it?  i do like that you your clients can order on your website.  as you can tell i am having issues with getting my website user viewable.  i posted "website problems".

angela 

mwookie,

you are a huge help. thanks

angela