why are professional photos so expensive?

Question

i recently had my daughter's photos taken professionally, and don't get me wrong they were gorgeous photos (though my daughter is annoyingly cute, despite not smiling!) but i spent £75 for five photos!!
why are they so expensive?

sorry i had no idea which catergory this should go in!!

Answer 1

Professional is a word like Gourmet. You pay for the word, rather than the actual product.

Answer 2

Like you said, the photos are 'gorgeous'. It takes equipment, knowledge, experience, facilities and time to create 'gorgeous' photos. Plus- the photographer is doing this for a living. He's gotta' eat and pay rent- so it's reasonable for him to make a profit.

75 quid for 5 photos sounds like an excellent deal to me. Especially if they were well done.

As for your daughter... she should work on her smile.

Answer 3

You are paying for the porfessional's experience and creativity, not just the actual photo's themselves. There's a reason you go to a professional, you cannot do it yourself, and the expertise comes at a price.

Answer 4

Well, professional photographers have to make a living too - consider his costs: equipment (camera, lens, lighting, backdrops, etc.) rent, utilities (gas, light, power, etc.) insurance, etc... and of course profit.

I guess your only recourse as a consumer/customer is to shop around for the best value/price.

Answer 5

Because of the cost of the equipment and the photographers experience in producing gorgeous photos - eitherwise you would have done it yourself.

Then there is premises, heat and light, insurance, film, software, etc, etc

Answer 6

Supply and Demand.