Rate card
What this actually costs
5 min read · Reviewed September 2026
Most people in this industry hide their prices, and I understand why: every job is different and a number without context can scare off someone you would have loved working with. But hiding it wastes both our time. So here is the whole card. These are starting prices. A quote moves up from here based on hours, deliverable count, how much usage you need, and whether the moment can be reshot. It does not move down unless the scope moves down with it.
Every project starts at $1,000. Everything below that number is a favour, not a rate.
Photography
| Service | What you get | From |
|---|---|---|
| Half day | Up to 4 hours on site, 30 to 40 edited images, private gallery, one revision round | $1,000 |
| Full day | Up to 8 hours, 60 to 100 edited images, vertical set included | $1,800 |
| Event coverage | 3 hours on site, full edited gallery with no image cap, 48-hour preview set | $1,000 |
| Portraits and headshots | Session, up to 3 looks, 10 finished retouched frames | $1,000 |
| Sport, single fixture | Match or meet, gallery delivered next day, team and press usage | $1,000 |
Video
| Service | What you get | From |
|---|---|---|
| Social content day | Half day on site, 8 to 12 vertical clips cut for Reels, TikTok and Stories | $1,500 |
| Event recap film | Up to 4 hours coverage, one 60 to 90 second recap, 3 to 5 vertical cutdowns | $1,500 |
| Brand film | Pre-production, shoot day, one 60 to 120 second film, licensed music, captions | $2,500 |
| Wedding film | Full day, highlight film, ceremony and speeches in full, teaser for social | $3,500 |
| Wedding photo and film | Both, one team, one contract, one gallery | $5,000 |
Websites
| Service | What you get | From |
|---|---|---|
| One-page site | Single scrolling page, mobile first, tap-to-call, contact form, live in two weeks | $1,500 |
| Business site | Four to six pages, copywriting, DNS, SSL and analytics setup, Google profile linked | $2,500 |
| Site plus photo day | Business site built around a half day of real photos of the real place | $3,500 |
| Care plan | Hosting, security updates, backups, up to an hour of edits a month | $150 / mo |
The domain is registered in your name and stays yours. Site files and admin access transfer on final payment. There is no version of a Suubi site that you cannot walk away with.
Retainers
| Service | What you get | From |
|---|---|---|
| Content retainer | One shoot day a month, 12 to 16 assets, mixed photo and vertical video | $1,500 / mo |
| Content plus management | The above, plus scheduling, captions and posting across two platforms | $2,500 / mo |
Add-ons
| Add-on | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Additional hour on site | $200 | 30-minute increments after the first hour |
| Rush delivery, 48 hours | $300 | Subject to the calendar |
| Second shooter | $400 / day | Recommended above 150 guests |
| Raw or unedited files | $500 | Delivered as-is, no colour, no support |
| Extra revision round | $150 | One round is always included |
| Usage upgrade to paid advertising | from $500 | Priced against reach and campaign length |
| Gallery restore after 90 days | $50 | If the files still exist |
| Travel beyond 50 miles | at cost | Agreed in writing in advance |
How a booking runs
- 50 percent at signing holds the date. The date is not reserved until it lands.
- Balance on or before delivery. The final gallery releases when it clears.
- Zelle, Venmo or bank transfer. Card by request with a 3 percent processing fee.
- Preview set of three to five finished frames within 48 hours of the shoot.
- Full photo gallery in 7 to 10 business days. Film in 10 to 14.
- One revision round included, requests due within 14 days. Gallery live for 90 days.
How discounts work here
They are always visible and always named. The standard rate stays on the paperwork, crossed out, next to the courtesy price, with one sentence saying why: first booking, multiple dates, off-season. You see exactly what you saved, and the standard rate becomes the written anchor for the next job. A quiet discount would just teach you my work costs less than I said it did.
Rates are reviewed every January. A quote you have in writing is honoured for 30 days from the date it was sent, whatever happens to this page in the meantime.
Take it with you
Tell me what it is, when, where, and what the finished thing has to do for you. You get a number back in writing the same week.