Hey there,
Thanks so much for the response. I wasn't able to respond back as the old link had expired. At any rate as far as my initial budgetary projections went, I was responding primarily based around the idea that what was required at the outset wasn't just from a photographic perspective, but an event coordination one as well. Pulling everything together, from the location-scouting, to the model coordination, to potentially finding make-up, isn’t so much a photographic component as it is a production/event coordination one. There’s a great deal of elements to the overall job and two models with makeup alone could run a grand (assuming they’re actually professional models, and you haven’t just gotten lucky finding suitable people on craigslist or model mayhem). As well, commercial photography that’s on a professional level also bears licensing in mind, so you’re additionally asking someone competent to do this in a work for hire manner. Throw editing into the mix and this is a time-consuming project and I speak from experience.
As far as my current bid goes, this is mostly an estimate, given the models and potentially a makeup artist, so it could go down potentially, but I figured it's a worthwhile approximation. Having a location thrown into the mix does help.
Also, I didn't realize thatd freelancer would tack on their fee. My original bid was for 2450.
Thanks so much and have a great day
Joe