Rates Overview
$125 Per hour of photography does not include basic edits.
$200 One hour of photography includes basic edits.
$375 Two hours of photography includes basic edits.
$550 Three hours of photography includes basic edits.
$650 Four hours (half day) of photography includes basic edits. (12% discount)
$800 Five hours of photography includes basic edits. (14% discount)
$950 Six hours of photography includes basic edits. (16% discount)
$1100 Seven hours of photography includes basic edits. (18% discount)
$1200 Eight hours (full day) of photography includes basic edits. (20% discount)
(Original capture - Digital Negatives - are 10.2MP at 13"x8.5" with 300dpi in Nikon Lossless Compression NEF/RAW format. Maximum capture time is eight hours per day.)
Rate Details
By selecting the per hour rate you MUST be able to edit RAW files! To take advantage of this rate as you will have to edit the photos yourself. Raw files are not usable as prints or for digital formats! Please do not disappoint yourself and select this option unless you understand advanced digital photo editing techniques. RAW files can look...ugly!
All prices are for photos delivered in digital form on a CD or DVD as required.
Prints are an additional expense.
There is a fee of $10 per CD or $12 per DVD disk.
Some clients may be able to download files from hidden pages within the Candlelight Website for limited times without being charged for this service. Please contact us for the location of these pages. Only authorized persons will be given access to these page locations.
Travel expenses are not included in the hourly rates.
There are no travel expenses within a 30 mile radius of the Louisville, Kentucky main Post Office.
Full day rates will also include an hour break that expenses for one meal; this is a non-fee hour of down time.
Basic edits are also called proof photos, these are standard issue and may be printed as is.
Standard CD/DVD disks include proof photos.
Proof photos are edited for tone, color and sharpening - that is cropped or other editing is not included. With further editing we can/may impart clever techniques in the follow-up process to produce a photo that you'd never expect to get from a proof photo.
One may order prints directly from the proofs without further corrections in either prints or other file formats. Standard file format is a high resolution JPG file from the original RAW format.
Original capture is 10.2MP at 13"x8.5" with 300dpi in RAW format.
Photo Totals Per Hour (Anticipated Capture Rates)
This depends largely on the photography being performed. There will be many more photos of events than of a standard portrait shoot, glamour shot or product still life.
Event photography may run up to 100 photos per hour of capture of which 20-80% will be available for use.
Portrait and glamour photography averages about 20 captures per hour of which at least 10 will be available for use. Sets and lighting require time to set up and move between shots.
Product still life averages around ten photos per hour due to lighting and set production time requirements.
Photo editing fees are $125 per hour.
These fees are for any requests to modify a photo beyond basic tone, color and sharpening of the RAW image. Depending on edit request anywhere from one photo in two or three hours up to ten photos per hour can be edited. Each case is different and the photo in question will need to be reviewed prior to an estimate of time being applied.
This is simple instruction on how to use your camera and move files from your camera to your computer. You must have the camera's manual!
Rates are $35 per hour (within the Louisville, Kentucky - Jefferson County area) with a 10% discount on prepaid five hour blocks or 15% on prepaid 10 hour blocks. ($157.50 for 5 hours and $297.50 for 10 hours prepaid only). There is a $5.00 expense fee for each trip to see the student. Locations are decided upon by the student and instructor as they are designed to be on the student's schedule. Knowing that work and family life sometimes gets in the way of a fixed in stone time and date our instructors are somewhat flexible.
This is advanced camera knowledge to help you understand how to take better photographs. You will be required to pass a test to skip the first section to show you know how to use your camera to start this level of training.
Photo editing is not related to the capture of your photographs. You can preclude any learning in capture techniques if you wish to simply learn photo editing. You must own a computer and the software you will be using to start this level of training. I suggest Adobe Photoshop Elements as a starting point. It is the photographic industry standards little sibling.
Rates are $85 per hour with a 10% discount on prepaid five hour blocks or 15% on prepaid 10 hour blocks. ($382.50 for 5 hours and $722.50 for 10 hours prepaid only). There is a $5.00 expense fee for each trip to see the student. Locations are decided upon by the student and instructor as they are designed to be on the student's schedule. Knowing that work and family life sometimes gets in the way of a fixed in stone time and date our instructors are somewhat flexible.
These printing rates do not apply to any of the Fine Art Collections, these are for general prints or reprints of any photography performed at he hourly rate schedule. All the artwork in the Fine Arts Collection is priced on an individual basis. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding this.
| Print Sizes |
Cost Each |
| 2"x3" (4) | $3.00 |
| 4"x6" | $3.00 |
| 5"x7" | $4.00 |
| 8"x10" | $8.40 |
| 11"x14" | $16.00 |
| 12"x18" | $22.50 |
| 16"x20" | $33.30 |
| 18"x24" | $45.00 |
| 24"x36" | $90.00 |
| 36"x48" | $180.00 |
| Panoramic | Email Us |
The standard original issue of your proof files are 300dpi JPG files at 4"x6" resolution. There is no additional fee for the original issue, but future issue fees for this size are listed below. To prevent having to pay for these files in the future, please take care of your original issue files! Files are for personal use only! JPG files can be sent via email or CD, but any large TIFF or PSD files (over 7MB) are shipped via CD.
| Files: DPI and Format | Good for | Personal Use Cost Per |
| 72 dpi /jpg | 2x3 Email | $3.00 |
| 120 dpi / jpg | 4x6 Website | $5.00 |
| 150 dpi / jpg | Print Media Suitable for newsletter or newspaper. | Contact us for usage fees and price |
| 200 dpi | Print Media Suitable for magazine or glossy prints. | Contact us for usage fees and price |
| 300 dpi / jpg | 4x6 Prints | $10.00 |
| 300 dpi / jpg | 8x12 Prints (Default Size) | $15.00 |
| 300 dpi / jpg, tiff or psd | 12x18 Prints | $35.00 |
| 240 dpi / tiff or psd | 18x24 Prints | $50.00 |
| 200 dpi / tiff or psd | 24x36 Prints | $65.00 |
If it your desire to use a printed photo or digital file for a media format (brochure, magazine, newsletter and so on) then you need to contact us to describe the usage so we can quote a price and then arrange the delivery of the file in the format you need.
$5.00 for orders of single CD’s or small prints up to 8”x10” for up to 20 prints. Free shipping over $100 for these orders.
Shipping for oversized prints of 11”x14” to 18”x24” is $15 for up to five prints of the maximum 18”x24” size.
Shipping for 24”x36” or larger shipping is $20 for up to five prints of the same size.
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Tax in Kentucky is $0.06 on the dollar.
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