Why Cost Share?

A single shoot day has the potential to serve many people — the architect, the interior designer, the homeowner, the landscape architect, the contractor, the lighting company, the product manufacturer. Cost sharing is an opportunity to bring those parties together before the shoot takes place, distributing the investment across everyone who will ultimately benefit from the images. Many of these parties don’t realize the significant advantage of getting involved before the shoot — it’s always worth a conversation early.

It’s one of the ways I try to make working together feel as considered as the work itself.

How the licensing fee works.

A 30% licensing fee is added for each additional party who agrees to cost sharing prior to the shoot — a structure designed to make participation as accessible as possible. The result is meaningful savings for every party involved, and those savings increase with each additional licensee added.

The calculator below allows you to input your estimated project costs and see exactly how the numbers shift as additional parties are brought in. Please note it doesn’t include additional line items such as assistant rate, travel, mileage, or meals — I’ll amend your estimate directly if you choose to secure additional licensees.