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Dealership Photography (alien.top)
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So I am looking to get into dealership photography as a side gig with my Nikon Z50 with two different lens (35mm 1.8 / 50mm 1.8) just to make some money through this winter season. I am considering about charging the dealerships in my area per vehicle, $30CAD (nearly $22 USD). That would include my time to take the photos, organize them, do some editing, fuel to get to the dealers, etc. Does this seem reasonable to do by the vehicle? Or should I just do an hourly rate at 20CAD (14.50USD)?

The reason why I thought of per vehicle is that I'm seeing some dealers not having a bunch of vehicles come in and out, with the need of better / or more photos. Of course I could work it out with the dealers I end up getting work with.

I do have another question for those that currently or have done car dealership photography, what mm lens would you recommend? I am currently looking at an 18-200 lens to buy. Or should I get an 18-24mm?

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[–] NativeTree1996@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Following to find out people's preferences on lenses for this. Sorry OP not trying to steal thunder, I by no means have anything good camera wise (D3300) but it's been with me for a long time and I'm just starting to get into photography again. I got the 18-55 kit lens and 55-200, they've done good for some vacations.

My family used to hire somebody to photograph when we had a bigger car lot, but I never thought of actually doing that. I've got connections to many dealerships around myself so what would anybody recommend for the camera I got?