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is it lame to pay assistants $200/day editorial? every mag i work with nowadays is claiming this as the new standard.
i always pay $250 for editorial and $350 for commercial, just curious what others do, what other rates in other markets are. would love to start a “lets keep on paying assistants $250/day” campaign.
side note: you know what’s awesome and a win-win pretty much? paying your assistants on the spot. they get a check cause their work is done, they’re stoked and work hard that day cause they know you’re backing them (as opposed to the fucking photographer who took 3 months to pay me when i assisted).
the biggest upside for me is that i don’t need to keep track of who i’ve payed and who i owe money to, everyone is paid up on the spot. this is worth it alone. and the 45 cents in postage is about what i would make in interest these days anyway, hah.
so pay it forward, push it forward, if you can. keep everyone stoked and happy.
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jeremymlange said:
I usually got $200, but was always happy to get a little extra from a couple of photographers. One mag would only pay $175 so the photog covered the $25 when we complained. And those who pay day of, sweet, thank you very much. Win, win indeed.
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adamkremer said:
200 is lame.
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eightmethods said:
i didn’t know assistants get paid. from my side of the world it’s experience in exchange for the photographer letting me assist in the shoots.
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michaeldavidfriberg said:
I had a bunch of people saying it was 200 when I was living in ny but I’m definitely down with the whole “pay on the day of” thing.there were times I barely made rent even though I had been working like crazy.
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mostly35mmsnaps said:
This kind of practice/attitude will reward you 1000x!!!!! Take care of people and they will return the favor. Especially in business.
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janetam said:
agree! i wish it were the same for retouchers. nobody likes to nag ppl about not paying. some photogs even have the nerve to say “sucks but i can’t do anything until the mag pay.”
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gregpaul said:
i’ve been paid as little as $100 a day although i’d say $250 seems pretty average for someone who knows what they’re doing.
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eliz said:
I try to give 400 for ad stuff. Otherwise 350. I usually come in under budget on rentals because I don’t use anything so I put the extra dough toward assistants. My rep pays them but I try to keep the timeline quick. Rarely use assts for editorial.
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elleperez said:
shit man i wish i assisted for you! i’ve gotten between $200 and $350. actually, on my last commercial job only had a $300 day rate. I feel like the rates have been going down, but also my favorite gigs are the ones where I get paid after the job..
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ryanpfluger said:
unfortunately it is the new standard. I usually work my estimates to make up for it though.
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modellesbians said:
Wow I’d love to be your assistant!
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matthewyake said:
Right on man. I work for a couple of guys who pay on the day, I do my best work for them. The $250/$350 is spot on. That’s what it typically is in Baltimore/DC.
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tonyluong said:
For the times I’ve assisted, it’s varied between $200 to $250 a day for editorial. Assisted on a ad campaign once and got $225 for the day which was a bit of a bummer but I was happy to be assisting, regardless. As for being paid on the spot, agreed.
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noahkalina said:
my assistant rate varies depending on job. generally if a magazine let’s me bill for an assistant it’s $250. haven’t heard the $200 yet. I always pay on the spot, photographers who wait to get paid to pay assistant are assholes.
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