Pricing Guide — James Lander Photography

Pricing Guide

Every project’s different — this guide lays out clear options, but I’m always happy to customise depending on what you need.

🎸 Live Music

  • 1 hour set — from $350
  • Half-day (up to 4 hours) — from $650
  • Full-day (up to 8 hours) — from $1,200
  • All-night (4PM–2AM) — from $1,600

Includes edited gallery with social and press use license. Tour and festival packages available.

🌟 Community Events

  • 1 hour — from $300
  • Half-day — from $550
  • Full-day — from $950
  • All-night (optional) — from $1,300

Includes edited gallery with internal use license.

📸 Portraits

  • 1 hour — from $250
  • 2 hour session — from $400
  • Half-day branding — from $750

Includes 15–50+ edited images with personal use license. Commercial rights available as an upgrade.

🏢 Commercial + Content

  • 1 hour shoot — from $400
  • Half-day — from $850
  • Full-day — from $1,400
  • All-night — from $1,800

Includes pre-shoot consultation, commercial license, edited and social-optimised images. Video add-ons from $500.

💍 Weddings & Elopements

  • 1 hour (elopement only) — from $600
  • Half-day (up to 4 hours) — from $1,600
  • Full-day (up to 8 hours) — from $2,400
  • All-night (up to 12 hours) — from $3,000

Includes 250–800+ images with personal use license. Add-ons available for second shooter, engagement shoot or film.

⚙️ Custom Projects

  • Hourly — from $250
  • Half-day — from $800
  • Full-day — from $1,400
  • All-night / multi-day — custom quote

Let’s build something around your vision. Day rates and retainers available.

📄 Licensing

  • Standard use — social, website, press, internal documents
  • Extended use — ads, merch, album art, print, broadcast

Extended licenses range from $50–$250 per image depending on use.

➕ Add-Ons

  • Extra edited images — $25 each
  • Rush delivery (48 hours) — +$200
  • BTS / reels video — from $300
  • Drone — ask for quote
  • Full RAW file buyout — from $500

💬 Real Talk

If you’re a grassroots org, emerging artist or working on a tight budget with purpose — I’m open to sliding scales, trade or staggered payments. Just ask.
If you’ve got money behind the project — pay the proper rate. That’s how I keep this sustainable.