New job

Begin with a single client in mind. Additional licenses carry a surcharge; the whole is then shared.

Clients choose a role from architecture, interiors, product, food, fashion, and the other commercial trades.

Clients see this date. After it, the split will not take new parties. Optional.

Published range

A point of departure from published commercial rates, not a market average.

$3,250.00base ($2,500.00–$4,000.00)

+30% for each extra client · expenses around $800.00. With 3 clients, the studio earns about $6,000.00; each pays about $2,000.00.

Typical published US ranges for 2025–2026, drawn from working photographers’ day rates and a 25–50% extra-client surcharge, commonly 30%. Not a live survey, nor legal or pricing advice. Reputation, market, and usage may sit outside these figures.

Expenses, shared evenly