For free is a good idea too. But people around here here have no problem with $300. I'm the cheapest around the way so all the new guys started hittin me up literally right after I dropped the first video. I have 4 lined up in the next 2 weeks. $300 is actually the base price it goes into more detail in my contract. I only work with quality artists. People that you can tell invested time and money into their music. I go to local talent and poetry shows to shoot as well. I am in the process of shooting a commercial for local business. It's actually a black owned restaurant; talented chefs. And I'm already pretty known for doing graphic design. I live in a big city. Most of these guys that want videos just want basic shyt shot anyway. My contract compensates for anything extravagant.
I disagree with people only workin with you because you're the cheapest. If you put out proven quality then you can charge more and people will pay
I didn't say this, or at least didn't mean to say it that way.
Of course I don't believe people will work with you just because you are the cheapest.
But a lot of people that want video or photos have no idea the work that goes into creating a quality product, so when hungry up and coming photographers come in with bottom of the barrel prices, clients interpret that as standard pricing and just look for the next hungry photographer if they don't like the price.
I'm really just talking about in my area, and I imagine is the case in a lot of other areas.
There's a lot of talent around here hungry for a shot a doing this full time.
On the other side is a very ignorant client base that assumes everything can be shot on an iphone or that a 5 minute video takes 5 minutes to shoot and edit.
It's a recipe for a really difficult market with very unfair demands.
In the end, like we all know, talent is what is going to set you apart, and as long as you have strong work ethic you can very much do this full time if you're patient.
