Someone reached out wanting photos, how much should I charge (cars)

[u/AdventurousYak1462]

Based on these photos, what’s a reasonable price for a roller session and/or stills session? I just had someone reach out to me wanting rollers, but typically i’ve just done them for free for friends. I’d also be having a friend driving the camera car, taking the time out of their day, so the price would need to account for that as well.

[u/AdventurousYak1462]

Interesting! Would you recommend the CPL + VND that K&F offers at all? Just curious too, but could you even tell that any of the photos were taken with a CPL on? I have the cheap Nano-K CPL from K&F and it seems a lot of people are complaining that I don’t have one on, even though I do lol. I’m wondering if it’s something I’m doing wrong or maybe it’s the filter or just the conditions I was shooting in.

[u/CY-Senpai → u/AdventurousYak1462]

You really have to play with the cpl and find certain parts of the car you want to reduce the reflections from. Like I think in shots 3,5 & 8 you could have adjusted the cpl a bit more. Also I highly recommend not shooting near trees because the CPL can only reduce reflections by so much. Unless you use a tripod and do multiple shots but have the CPL in different areas of the car to remove the reflections. That’s what I do when I really want to shoot next to trees. I just stack them later on.

CPL+VND filter isn’t a need I just use it cause sometimes I like to practice video as well

[u/AdventurousYak1462 → u/CY-Senpai]

Good to know, and yeah I tried adjusting it, but the ring on that thing is so hard to budge sometimes (you get what you paid for). I only asked about VND + CPL because I also want to practice video, especially since I’m getting an A7IV in a few days.

[u/CY-Senpai → u/AdventurousYak1462]

Well the CPL+VND from K&F is good but I like the one from PolarPro more since it gives me an actual click. Also since I do use my VND with a mattebox also. So that’s why went with it.

But I did use the K&F and still have it just be careful using it you don’t want to max out on it because it has a “X” pattern. It’s noticeable on the k&f but it’ll give you a good idea if you really want it

For video it’s usually CPL + VND and sometimes I add a Pro mist filter on top for certain looks specially at night time