what should i charge for a fashion show?

[bad girl glam]

Hi everyone! i have been offered to do two local fashion shows coming up in December. i barely have info on one of them. there will be twenty girls. (i don't know the age range, but i know children are involved). i wanted to know since i am still just starting out as a freelance artist, should i just charge a kit fee? i wanted to charge $8-$10 dollars, per person. is this a good price or should i charge more? i don't know yet if i will be doing more than one look, full face, or lips, cheeks, and eyes? i know i will only work for up 4 hours, and if i need to stay longer for touch ups, should i charge for that?

any advice would surely be helpful!

 

[ShortnSassy]

hmm. i would ask how long they approximate they will need you for. then figure out if you'll get a better payrate by charging $10 per face, or hourly instead. i'm really not sure. sorry wish i was more help! but sounds like fun though! take lots of pictures!!!

 

[bad girl glam]

i will definitely will take pics! i had a big event last week and i didn't charge my camera properly and i don't have a camera phone. i was so mad at myself. i worked on 10 faces including two fantasy looks. i worked so hard that night. 5 hours straight! i contacted the owner of the event and she told me she is working on updating the website, so i can see the pics and my bio will be posted as well. i freelance for a party event company too.

 

[LRMakeup]

Are you responsible for all 20 people?? That a ton of work! Plus you'll be using a lot of your product as well. If you charge $10 a face thats only $200 so I would determine if the stress, product usage and time are worth that much $. In my experience, fashion shows are extremely faced paced and at the end of the day, I wind up exhausted even with a full team of artists working.

If you do have to do 20 people, I would consider hiring a few assistants to make it go more smoothly. Good luck!!

 

[bad girl glam]

with hiring an assistant, should i hire someone that is good at applying makeup or just someone to help me organize?

 

[LRMakeup]

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Originally Posted by bad girl glam with hiring an assistant, should i hire someone that is good at applying makeup or just someone to help me organize?

I would hire a fellow artist, to speed up the process.
If you take only 15 min per face, it will take 5 hours, not counting the time in between to clean brushes and set up for the next model. An assistant or two will make your life much easier

 

[ShugAvery2001]

Hit me up if you can't find anyone to help. I'm in the burbs as well and would be glad to lend a hand

 

[bad girl glam]

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Originally Posted by ShugAvery2001 Hit me up if you can't find anyone to help. I'm in the burbs as well and would be glad to lend a hand

i know we don't interact much on here, but i was thinking about you! that's crazy. when i find out more details, i will send you a message! thanks!

 

[sarah.p]

I think it depends on the age of the models and what type of event it is.