Photography and video cost calculator
See what a photographer or videographer typically costs in Australia, then post a gig to get real bids from local freelancers.
Indicative ranges for Australian freelancers, not a quote. Your gig might land higher or lower depending on scope.
Photography & video cost Australia, questions
A freelance shoot typically runs $400 to $1,500 for a half day, more for a full or multi-day shoot. Brand campaigns and anything involving video sit higher. The calculator above lets you see how shoot type, length and deliverables move the number.
For day-to-day social content, absolutely. A recent phone, natural light near a window and free editing in CapCut or Canva will carry your Instagram a long way, and customers expect that content to feel homemade anyway. Where a pro earns the fee is the photos that sell: product shots on white for your store, the hero images on your website, and anything going into paid ads, where sharper images directly buy you better click-through.
A shoot-and-edit videographer typically costs $1,200 to $4,000 a day. Edit-only work on footage you already have is less; full productions with crew, sound and motion graphics are more. Short-form social cuts are often priced per video, so say up front how many clips you want out of the day.
It varies by job. Product work is often per image or per hour, brand and event shoots per half day or day, and social content packages per project. None of these is wrong; just make sure every bid you compare is quoting the same thing, including how many final edited images or clips you get.
Turn up with a shot list. Save examples you like from Instagram or Pinterest, write down every product, person and angle you need, and have the space tidy and products ready before the photographer arrives. A prepared half day routinely out-delivers an unprepared full day, and it is the single best way to keep the cost down.
Agree it in the brief. Most business shoots hand over full commercial usage of the edited files; raw files and unlimited resale rights sometimes cost extra. On Unjumble, make delivery of the final files and the agreed usage rights a stage of the gig, signed off before the last payment is released.
The ranges come from real Australian freelancer rates, not global averages, but they are indicative, not a quote. Post your gig free and local photographers and videographers will bid with real numbers against your actual brief.
No, the ranges are ex GST. Add 10% for the GST-inclusive figure. Freelancers registered for GST will show it on their quote, so compare bids on the same basis.
Post the gig free in under five minutes: describe the shoot, set your budget and timeframe, and local freelancers send a bid with a quote. Compare portfolios and verified reviews, pick who fits, then pay by stages held securely through Stripe and released only when you sign off.
