Work out your real monthly running costs, how many shoots you can actually do, and what that means you need to charge — per shoot — to pay yourself properly.
01 — Your Costs
02 — Your Capacity
03 — Your Number
Monthly running costs
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£
£
£
£
£
£
Total monthly costs£0
What you want to pay yourself
How much can you actually do?
Leave image sliders at 0 if your shoot fee already includes everything the client gets.
You need to charge at least
£0
per shoot, before image sales
Total costs + desired income£0
Grossed up for tax & buffer£0
Expected image sales / month£0
Required shoot fee£0
Rough planning numbers, not tax advice — actual tax owed depends on your setup (sole trader vs limited company) and where you are relative to any VAT threshold. This just shows the relationship between your costs, your capacity, and your price.
