How much money does a magazine photographer make?

Like if I worked for a car magazine such of Car And Driver, Motor Trend, or even Hot Rod. How much money do they make?

How much money does a magazine photographer make?
Probably the general upper range for a staff photographer would be about $50,000 to $60,000. That would be for a top senior photog. Between $30,000 and $40,000 is a better estimate for an experienced shooter. Depends on what you are doing and for whom.





Most photographers are freelance. You make more money that way, but it is not a job for the timid.
Reply:Usually £1200 for a days shoot.





But remember that you only will shot 2-3 times a month for the mag and therefore you will need other jobs to do.





You get charged per shoot and not a fixed-salary so you need to photograph in several mags to get a good income.





Phone them up! Just ask the magazine themselves, it's not as if they know who you are (withhold the number - 141).





I can see that you are into motor photography, so if I was you, I'd go down to your nearest racetrack and start practicing. You never know - the track might even offer you a job.





Practice panning the camera (on a tripod) so that you follow the car. This is a pretty hard technique at first.





Good luck!
Reply:I dont know if they have staff photographers. With out knowing better, I would assume they use contract photogs (freelancers), and they get paid per session/assignment.





They probably get fairly decent pay, but not a steady check.
Reply:I have one as a personal friend and as he has told me,its alot,especally if u take pictures of cars,they want them clear,even if the car is moving 100mph.You get paid a lot for the still's that look amazing,but they also gve you perfessional equitment.