austin_joffe

<p>Ive been shooting for dealerships. I have actually found it to be VERY lucrative, and considered putting my commercial photography aside to build this up a little more, then outsource the work. I shoot at a dealership once a week, and whatever they have for me to shoot - New and Used. Sometimes I have to cut it short to move on to other jobs that day. It typically takes my 2 hours to shoot 15-20 cars. I also upload the images, which take maybe 20 minutes or so. If it's taking some of you 45 minutes per car, you're doing it wrong. Part of my deal includes 1-2 sales people to help pull cars around for me, so we can knock them out quickly and efficiently. I charge $200 each week. The first photo I take is the stock tag, then I take the photos in the order in which I upload them. This way, I can literally just drag and drop the photos to the upload page. I don't do any post processing. If you're wondering how I get them looking good, I shoot all the cars in open shade, so that lighting is always consistent. They are very pleased with the photos. I shoot AWB, so the only thing that changes between frames is color, slightly. Spending 2 hours a week, making $200 per visit, is $100/hr. Imagine this as a full time job. 10 dealerships would bring me just shy of 6 figures annually. I'm still working out the kinks, like, shooting 10 dealerships would make it difficult to find open shade, etc. The biggest thing I can recommend is to keep it moving FAST, and keep it moving efficiently, otherwise, it wont be worth the money. 1 car/45min, is way too slow.<br /><br />The ultimate question is how much is too much/too low? My suggestion would be to go talk to your dealership, and find out what they are doing now, and offer a better solution for them. If you're a photographer, you should be able to beat them by quality, which is one selling point. Find out what they're paying the guy thats currently doing it, and that will give you an idea as to what they expect. Dealer Specialties charges $1,200/mo. <br /><br />I hope this helps everyone!</p>