Foxcore you have asked some questions that I am going to answer tomorrow.
JQL you have made some interesting observations and suggestions and I am going to comment on them all as well but I have to go back to work.

Cheers!...tomorrow![/quote]

Wow, that is really nice work! I see stuff like that online sometimes and just shake my head that I have no idea how to recreate it (the quality of the renderings.)

I like your process for bringing it from photos to life. I'd be very interested in learning either where to find better textures or how to make better textures. Cool info!

That's actually quite pretty. So that's mostly high quality photos on top of a basic building structure?

You make it look really nice.

What did you use to make your renderings? I'm still wrapping my head around making renderings.... I've only been successful using twilight render so far.

Here are two renderings I did for personal use and to practice... any tips on what settings to use for lighting, or where to get spherical backgrounds? I'm having a bear of a time finding good tips online for the lighting settings for exterior shots.

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@roland joseph said:

@unknownuser said:

Then that should have a standard price and you're in direct competition with people that do similar stuff. You just have to find them and know what's the price they charge. I've no experience to share on that.

I'm just shaking my head.. ..sorry, It is nice to see that at least someone has the balls to give it a try....cheers to you!

Buy the way foxcore, I have forgotten that there is this coven of "Premier Members" in the background talking it up. Because it is so sensitive a subject, joining them should get you more help. That will give you the option of playing with us guys in the fish bowl later if you feel like hanging around with the peons.

Lol. I'm glad to see someone approaching this topic with a bit of humor.

@roland joseph said:

@unknownuser said:

roof not meeting reality

....that makes sense. I have seen some builders debate roofs for days...

Here is as good a contractors formula as any.

Check the price of a good meal at your local burger shop....now multiply by 1.5......now multiply it times 7.5 hours (a days work) times 2, (for two days total).

In my case here in Ontario a burger meal is approx. 15 bucks so the formula is..

(151.5)(7.52)= $337.50 Canadian - If it is truly two days work

Just replace the cost of my burger with yours and of course convert from Canadian dollars.

Beware, there are many ways to skin this cat and there are a list of reasons. This is just a quick way of getting your price close across geographic regionsbecause it is different everywhere. I also take into consideration that you are a rookie. When you have completed 10,000 hours of modeling or better you will look back and understand what I mean....and you will still be confused about pricing.

Cheers!

The input is much appreciated. I can't imagine having 10,000 hours under my belt. I've done around 2,000 but it was all for personal use.... that's a really different beast. I put a great deal more attention to detail into personal projects.

@dave r said:

Please upload some images of your project directly to the thread. Many people, including me, would be reluctant to download a file from Drop Box when we don't know what we're going to get.

Okay, done. My apologies! My first time posting here and I wasn't sure what the etiquette was for image postings.

@roland joseph said:

The model itself has many repeating elements, the materials are simple, there is no landscaping. You could get away with two days billing but it looks like a one day job to me.
I can't help you with the daily rate. What ever is competitive in your area.

You know, you're probably right. I could have done that it one day. We ran into an issue with the architects "vision" of the roof not meeting reality and getting it drawn closer to his vision is what took the extra day. Thanks for the input.

Thanks to all who answered!