Wedding photographer income
Wedding photographer average income: Approximately £45,000 / $58,000 + per year
Typically, wedding photographers can make anywhere between £45,000 / $58,000 and £150,000 / $193,000 per year. If this sounds a bit vague, that’s because it is. These figures fluctuate drastically depending on a number of factors, including how many weddings you shoot per year, what experience you have, where you’re based and your position in the market.
Watch my interview with award-winning wedding photographer David Stanbury here.
Portrait photographer income
Portrait photographer average income: Approximately £35,000 / $45,000 + per year
Most portrait photographers charge per session, which means their income depends largely on how many shoots they do each year. For any photographer wanting to specialise in portrait photography, it is expected that you’ll be able to make a minimum of £35,000 / $45,000 + per year. Again, this depends on a large number of factors.
Watch my interview with celebrity portrait photographer Tom Oldham here.
Product photographer income
Product photographer average income: Approximately £75,000 / $96,000 + per year
Typically charging per day or per job, product photographers earn between £75,000 / $96,000 and £250,000 / $322,000 per year. Again, this is dependant on factors such as experience, the type of job, the size of the client and even whether you’re charging usage rights or not (to learn more about usage rights, watch our ‘Business skills’ class).
When looking at these figures, it’s important to keep in mind what you’d like to earn. If you’re thinking about setting up on your own, you should be confident that you’ll be able to make more than if you worked a regular job, working for somebody else.
