NAD Films

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People see “$550 photoshoot” and think photographers pocket $550 dollars. 🤯

Here’s a realistic breakdown of where that actually goes 👇

Client pays: $550

• Put away 25% for taxes
$550 → $412.50

• Payment processing / transaction fee
$412.50 → $395.55

• SD cards (1–2 cards for a session, average cost)
~$65–$130
$395.55 → $330.55–$265.55

• Monthly business expenses split across sessions
(storage, gallery delivery, website, subscriptions, editing software, etc.)
~$50
$330.55–$265.55 → $280.55–$215.55

• Gas + travel to and from session
~$20–$40+ depending on location
$280.55–$215.55 → $260.55–$175.55

And that’s before:

• equipment upgrades/repairs 🛠
• camera bodies + lenses 📷
• computer + hard drives 💾
• insurance ✔️
• props/client closet 👗
• education 📚
• advertising 📢
• time spent shooting 🕑
• hours of editing 💻
• emailing, planning, culling, delivering galleries, bookkeeping, & a dozen other payless hours 💸

Photography is a business, not just “showing up and taking pictures.” I appreciate those who know the iceberg of backwork that goes on behind the scenes. ❤️🫶

- 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒚 𝑳𝒚𝒏𝒏 𝑷𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒚 / 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒚 𝑳𝒚𝒏𝒏 𝑩𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒓
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🇵🇭 Mabuhay, Halifax! 🇨🇦

What a vibrant celebration of Filipino culture, community, and color at the Philippine Fiesta 2025 here in beautiful Nova Scotia! From lively dances to mouthwatering food, and the warm smiles that make us feel right at home.

We are truly honored and grateful to the Filipino Cultural Society of Nova Scotia for choosing NAD Films as the official videographer for the Philippine Fiesta 2025 here in Halifax, Nova Scotia! 🫶

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