Ah, I think I see where the disconnect is. I was annoyed at being patronized like, after running a media company since 1992, maybe I don't know that sometimes shoots cost something to produce. But my photography isn't really relevant to the question, except to the extent that I would hope to buy work of similar or greater quality.

I own and operate SpookyCash. I am looking to keep our pay rates current and possibly add more providers and formats of content. I want to have a better understanding of what current rates are for the type of content which is useful for my program.

More succinctly: I am looking to buy content at fair prices.

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one way would be to be specific as to what your requirements would be and also it would be fair to include your expectations as to the final product.

so it could be:
3 solo photo sets and 1 solo video
need glamour girl, blonde hair, natural large breasts, 18-25 of age with full explicit nudity and toy insertion etc.
expectation: high end glamour similar to suze randall

then competent producers would be able to quote the job.

the intent of the thread was quite clear to me, what's not so clear is the vagueness from providers.:upsidedow

I've seen this guy shoot 3 girls in a day in the same small place and come out with like 15 sets lol

one way would be to be specific as to what your requirements would be and also it would be fair to include your expectations as to the final product.

so it could be:
3 solo photo sets and 1 solo video
need glamour girl, blonde hair, natural large breasts, 18-25 of age with full explicit nudity and toy insertion etc.
expectation: high end glamour similar to suze randall

then competent producers would be able to quote the job.[/QUOTE]



Okie dokie. That makes sense. Taking another stab at it . . .

What are the current going rates for photo and video content, exclusive vs nonexclusive, of the following sort?

Performers need to be able to qualify as either babe, alt, goth, or tattoo niche. Performers do not have to be known names but exceptionally attractive or exceptionally striking is a must. Anyone extremely tan would probably be eliminated unless they were fabulously good-looking or very nicely tattooed. Ethnic is fine.

Clothing needs to be goth/punk, 50's vintage, casual cool, or fetish (latex, corsets, that kind of thing).

Setting/location can be amateur or pro in type, so long as lighting is pro style. Creative nonstandard lighting is fine, just not amateur.

Content does not have to be super explicit and can be anything from striptease to straight sex to fetish.

In terms of quality, lighting/editing must be very good, but resolution does not need to be particularly high. Like a minimum of 600x900 or 1200x800 for pics and 640x480 for video, maybe one size up from that for the video. Larger is fine of course.

Video must be color corrected and edited to say a 10-20 minute scene. A little bit longer for more explicit videos is fine, but not a lot longer. Trailer creation a plus but not required.

Photo sets must be color corrected and retouched with bad images removed for a total of 60 to 70 pictures on average, fewer images for very soft sets and more for very explicit ones.

Would most good content providers current working prefer to sell a video/photo set pair or the results of a whole day's shooting or just a video on its own and a photo set on its own? Folks with thoughts on pricing are welcome to quote in whatever content package format is currently most normal.

Is this for each or combined?

I have no idea how you can make any money charging these rates :Oh crap

The post-production you are looking for would add to the price, obviously.

if you send me an email I can give you the rates for different stuff.
What is average for different markets...
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Hi Amelia, missed you in Vegas, can you hit me up when you get a min, thanks babe.

Okie dokie. That makes sense. Taking another stab at it . . .

What are the current going rates for photo and video content, exclusive vs nonexclusive, of the following sort?

Performers need to be able to qualify as either babe, alt, goth, or tattoo niche. Performers do not have to be known names but exceptionally attractive or exceptionally striking is a must. Anyone extremely tan would probably be eliminated unless they were fabulously good-looking or very nicely tattooed. Ethnic is fine.

Clothing needs to be goth/punk, 50's vintage, casual cool, or fetish (latex, corsets, that kind of thing).

Setting/location can be amateur or pro in type, so long as lighting is pro style. Creative nonstandard lighting is fine, just not amateur.

Content does not have to be super explicit and can be anything from striptease to straight sex to fetish.

In terms of quality, lighting/editing must be very good, but resolution does not need to be particularly high. Like a minimum of 600x900 or 1200x800 for pics and 640x480 for video, maybe one size up from that for the video. Larger is fine of course.

Video must be color corrected and edited to say a 10-20 minute scene. A little bit longer for more explicit videos is fine, but not a lot longer. Trailer creation a plus but not required.

Photo sets must be color corrected and retouched with bad images removed for a total of 60 to 70 pictures on average, fewer images for very soft sets and more for very explicit ones.

Would most good content providers current working prefer to sell a video/photo set pair or the results of a whole day's shooting or just a video on its own and a photo set on its own? Folks with thoughts on pricing are welcome to quote in whatever content package format is currently most normal.[/QUOTE]

getting a little complicated:

1. i looked at your sites, the type of content you are looking for is sort of different than most non-exclusive sets although you may check out sites like ounique et al for any usable non exclusive content which will be much more affordable.
2. most producers will want to have enough to do a half or full day shoot, meaning much more than one or two sets. say 5 sets/videos for a half day and double for full day.
3. softcore of hardcore?
4. that being said, i would think the prices would be apprx $1000-$1500 for a softcore shoot and double that if you want a video/set with hardcore.
5. it is all depending on the availability of models with the look you are interested in. there may be very few goth/alt models available which would make the rates higher.
6. lastly you may be so much in love with a specific producers work that you only want his/her work and are willing to pay a lot more than the "market rates"...

hope i helped you at least a little.

better look for somebody with experience shooting the alt porn fetish stuff - anybody else isn't going to have any of that wardrobe and you can't depend on models to bring it

there's a good photog from Montreal, Candido, would could shoot you nice stuff in your niche.

My ICQ is 337070007 if you want to refer that photog. That would be cool :)

Honestly, I get a few hundred model submissions a week, so I'm not particularly concerned about finding models or even a shooter experienced in the genre.

I'm concerned to know what the baseline rates are. I understand that some shooters will want higher than baseline and some will work for less given volume and all that. But, with no baseline industry standard, it makes it impossible to know whether one is being generous or limited on the pay scale. A little help?

Will do! I just posted pix of us at Hooters :drinkup