So you’ve booked a 12 hour photo package, surely you’re only paying for that 12 hours right?
Lets take a quick look at that.

A 12 hour Wedding + Eshoot + Album actually equals on average 73 hours work

1. initial phone call with client ____1____  hour

2. Ad-hoc Emails and Text Messages  ____1____  hour

3. Preparation for Engagement shoot ____1____  hour

4. Travel time there and back ____2____  hours

5. Shooting time____2____  hours

6. Downloading and sorting data ____1____  hour

7. Editing ____2____  hours

8. Creating/Uploading to gallery for delivery ____1____  hour

9. Preparation for Wedding ____2____  hours

10. Travel time there and back ____3____  hours

11. Shooting time ____12____  hours

12. Downloading and sorting data ____4____  hours

13. Editing ____35____  hours

14. Creating Slideshow ____2____  hours

15. Creating/Uploading to gallery for delivery ____2____  hours

16. Designing & Redesigning Album ____2____  hours

So there we are, 73 hours.
Your photography package is actually paying for roughly 2 weeks worth of work not just the time spent at your Wedding on the day.

It’s a grim reality that the vast majority of us are working these hours for an average of $19.6 per hour - a lot less than Australias minimum wage of $23/hr.
People often mistakingly perceive wedding photography as “paying well”, when in actual fact we do this job simply because we love it.