How much would you pay a photographer?

How much to pay a "model" and an amateur photographer?

• I've just started the second year of my Fashion Business degree course and I found out today I have to get my final dress design modelled for my final presentation in December. To add to my portfolio, I intend to also get it photographed and I was planning on asking a friend from work who's a photography student if she'd be interested in shooting them. I've known her for about a year and a half and she's in the 3rd year of a 3 year course. Although having the photos to add to her portfolio will be beneficial to her, I feel bad not offering her any other incentive so I'm wondering how much you think is appropriate? I was thinking £30. It shouldn't take more than an hour or so to photograph. Also, none of my close friends are willing to model my dress (nice of them, eh?) so I plan on asking a few other girls that I don't know that well if any of them would be interested. Should I offer them some kind of incentive too? If so, how much? Thanks! I'll help out other questions too :)

• Answer:

  I would say it all depends on what type of camera she has. If she has one of those really expensive cameras then you should probably give her more. If she is going to develope them then that's more money. If she is thinking of editing them then maybe a little more. All those things take more than an hour. So maybe like around 75 dollar. Same for the model.