Comments on: How Much Money Does A Magazine Photographer Make?

By: Rosalie Cullen

Rosalie Cullen — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:05:40 +0000

I have one as a personal friend and as he has told me,its alot,especally if u take pictures of cars,they want them clear,even if the car is moving 100mph.You get paid a lot for the still’s that look amazing,but they also gve you perfessional equitment.

By: photoguy

photoguy — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:13:16 +0000

I dont know if they have staff photographers. With out knowing better, I would assume they use contract photogs (freelancers), and they get paid per session/assignment.
They probably get fairly decent pay, but not a steady check.

By: Kamran

Kamran — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:37:12 +0000

Usually £1200 for a days shoot.
But remember that you only will shot 2-3 times a month for the mag and therefore you will need other jobs to do.
You get charged per shoot and not a fixed-salary so you need to photograph in several mags to get a good income.
Phone them up! Just ask the magazine themselves, it’s not as if they know who you are (withhold the number – 141).
I can see that you are into motor photography, so if I was you, I’d go down to your nearest racetrack and start practicing. You never know – the track might even offer you a job.
Practice panning the camera (on a tripod) so that you follow the car. This is a pretty hard technique at first.
Good luck!

By: Seamless

Seamless — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:06:53 +0000

Probably the general upper range for a staff photographer would be about $50,000 to $60,000. That would be for a top senior photog. Between $30,000 and $40,000 is a better estimate for an experienced shooter. Depends on what you are doing and for whom.
Most photographers are freelance. You make more money that way, but it is not a job for the timid.