Posted by nobody special on 09/04/06 03:37

About ten days at my day rate, assuming no other jobs, and only moerate
breaks for food and sleep and bathroom, etc... That's midway between a
conservative estimate and pushing me to the breaking point as if the
world was counting on the deadline. I could throw something together in
half as many days but it would look like crap and wear me out. You have
some possible curveballs in the 250 stills submitted, might take more
time than you planned when you have to trust a client to do some of the
set-up and ordering of the images. I would say do NOT offer a set
figure for this one, you will surely overbid or underbid it at a fixed
price. Go with an hourly rate or day rate and 'it takes as long as it
takes", with a maximum number of days set in advance, beyond which it's
a new deal.

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