This post is a tad different from other "how much to charge" kinds of posts.
At this morning's department meeting I was asked to do another couple photo manipulations of before/after images for remodeling using our log products (
original sample here).
One of the new requests is to have the same type of thing but using an
interior shot of a room like a basement (finished or unfinished) or family room. The original manip I did, imperfect as it is, took me the better part of at least 12-16 hours to get to that point (I've never claimed to be fast or good at this chopping stuff).
This got me to thinking that maybe the company should farm this work out to someone faster & better at this task. This could potentially save the company money since they wouldn't be paying my wage rate to do the chop at my slow-ass pace (and the end result would most likely look better).
So.... I guess the question is... If one of you
pros (and pros only please) was given only the photo of an existing log home interior how long would it take you to create a before/after shot along the lines of my original shot (rough estimates measured in total hours and cost in US$)? You'd likely have to come up with externals and textures to "decorate" the room in the before side of the image so that searching would tally into the hours for sure.
Again I'm not looking for exact numbers or binding estimates and I know that a lot would depend on the starting photo. I'm just trying to get a ballpark figures to see if it's worth investigating the feasibility of getting an actual professional photo manipulator for the project rather than me hacking something together.
If it helps to gauge the time I can post the photo I started with and end result. The resulting photo would be used in everything from web site graphics to vinyl banners/billboards. Would a pro require licensing on the image? What caveats do I need to be aware of with this type of contracting out labor?
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