RetouchPRO

Welcome to RetouchPRO, the web community for retouchers.

You are currently viewing as an unregistered guest which gives you limited access. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join RetouchPRO today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you've forgotten your password, click here.

Go Back   RetouchPRO > Business > Work/Jobs
Register Blogs FAQ Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Work/Jobs Talk about the business side of things. Advice, questions, inspiration, and moral support

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 12-12-2007, 05:04 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 2
How much do you make?

I work as a retoucher for a portrait studio. We do high end family, senior and children. I am trying to find out if my employer is giving me a fair wage. I am interested to see what other people make. Please share your pay scale as well as the type of work you do. I would appreciate it!
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiReddit! Float This Post!Stumble this Post!Google Bookmark this Post!Yahoo Bookmark this Post!Live Bookmark this Post!Share this post on Facebook
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 12-12-2007, 05:29 PM
Ant Ant is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NYC
Posts: 435
Re: How much do you make?

Better to ask, based on information that you have yet to provide - such as location, what would be a decent rate for you to make.

I'm certainly not going to post what I make annually, in NYC, doing what I do.
__________________
Just because it looks better doesn't mean it looks good.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiReddit! Float This Post!Stumble this Post!Google Bookmark this Post!Yahoo Bookmark this Post!Live Bookmark this Post!Share this post on Facebook
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 12-12-2007, 05:57 PM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: chicago
Posts: 642
Re: How much do you make?

from what i have seen, photographers and photo studios tend to pay a lot less than say the pre-press or ad agency world...
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiReddit! Float This Post!Stumble this Post!Google Bookmark this Post!Yahoo Bookmark this Post!Live Bookmark this Post!Share this post on Facebook
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 12-13-2007, 11:46 AM
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Columbia, MO
Posts: 48
Re: How much do you make?

Depends on the employer or freelance. I've seen freelance go from $30 per hour to $120, of course, that goes without saying the quality and experience. some photographers are cheap, I lost one client because they wanted to pay $8 per hour. IT would have been more than full time work, but a mcdonald's employee makes more than that. I would say you also need to take into consideration of cost of living, http://www.payscale.com/cost-of-livi...FQp7PAodRmzw8g
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiReddit! Float This Post!Stumble this Post!Google Bookmark this Post!Yahoo Bookmark this Post!Live Bookmark this Post!Share this post on Facebook
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12-20-2007, 04:42 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 16
Re: How much do you make?

The pay range I've personally encountered in the high-end pre-press for a full-timer varies from $20/hr to $32/hr. I heard from my other co-workers who has worked in the San Francisco Bay area that retouchers there in the city make anywhere between $35/hr to $50/hr. I haven't personally encountered that and I don't know if that's true or not. I think it's based on what type of accounts that color house holds, the economy, the area you're in, and the type of company you work for and their budget.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiReddit! Float This Post!Stumble this Post!Google Bookmark this Post!Yahoo Bookmark this Post!Live Bookmark this Post!Share this post on Facebook
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 12-20-2007, 04:46 PM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: chicago
Posts: 642
Re: How much do you make?

also depends on who you know...
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiReddit! Float This Post!Stumble this Post!Google Bookmark this Post!Yahoo Bookmark this Post!Live Bookmark this Post!Share this post on Facebook
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 12-20-2007, 05:01 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 16
Re: How much do you make?

And also depends on luck of the draw...I got in to a high-end prepress house without knowing anyone and applied through craigslist (of all places) and HR saw my resume...and from there it's all about how you sell yourself (but don't sell yourself short of course)...and one last note. I was able to beat other candidates who had over 10 years of retouching experience (I had a good 3+years experience in graphic the arts as a production artist/retoucher/assembly) because of two things I learned in college...Wear a suit during the interview process (I was the only candidate who wore one) and send a Thank you card (not just a thank you email). My former production manager told me I was the only one who did these things and those were the reasons I got hired . Luck of the draw I assume
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiReddit! Float This Post!Stumble this Post!Google Bookmark this Post!Yahoo Bookmark this Post!Live Bookmark this Post!Share this post on Facebook
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 12-20-2007, 08:49 PM
Benny Profane's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: NYC
Posts: 145
Re: How much do you make?

A ..... suit??
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiReddit! Float This Post!Stumble this Post!Google Bookmark this Post!Yahoo Bookmark this Post!Live Bookmark this Post!Share this post on Facebook
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 12-22-2007, 05:01 AM
Markzebra's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: London, England
Posts: 182
Re: How much do you make?

.. was it an expensive suit?
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiReddit! Float This Post!Stumble this Post!Google Bookmark this Post!Yahoo Bookmark this Post!Live Bookmark this Post!Share this post on Facebook
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 12-22-2007, 05:22 AM
MatthewMarshall's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 114
Re: How much do you make?

take what the photographer charges per photo to be edited per hour, then devide that by 1/4th and thats what you should make an hour. This is basicaly how the whole business world works.
__________________
Matthew Marshall
Digital artist and photographer
http://www.mjmdigital.com
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiReddit! Float This Post!Stumble this Post!Google Bookmark this Post!Yahoo Bookmark this Post!Live Bookmark this Post!Share this post on Facebook
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
make a senior face saby Photo Retouching 11 03-20-2008 11:51 PM
How to make this bath-picture in photoshop? York Photo Retouching 15 12-05-2007 09:16 AM
You too can make money selling your photographs! Doug Nelson Salon 0 12-04-2007 11:58 PM
Want to make a YELLOW & WHITE photo plove53 Image Help 6 12-03-2007 11:57 AM
How make large mosaic art with your PC and printer. The Dude Input/Output/Workflow 2 12-18-2006 11:55 AM


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:01 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.1.0
Copyright © 2008 Doug Nelson. All Rights Reserved moo




1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50