The day. The details.
Standard Day
10 hours from call time. All rates are in AUD and exclude GST. Rates are a starting point; get in touch to discuss your brief and budget.
Overtime & Day Loadings
Hours 10-12 — 1.5x hourly
After 12 hours — 2x hourly
6th consecutive day: first 2 hours at 1.5x, then 2x hourly
Saturday — +25%
Sunday / public holidays — +100%
Night & Early Calls
Night loading (8pm-6am): +25% on all hours worked in this window, in addition to any overtime loading. Call before 5am: 2x hourly rate for all hours worked, with a minimum 10-hour call guaranteed. Call between 5am and 7am: overtime rate applies before 7am; standard rate from 7am.
Meal Breaks
A catered meal break of 30-60 minutes is required within 5 hours of call time and within 5 hours of each previous break. Where not provided, a penalty of 25% of the hourly rate per hour (or part thereof) applies until a break is taken.
Planned ahead. Ready for set.
Travel
Included travel from home base: 25km one way. Beyond 25km: $1.50/km each way.
Gear pickup / drop-off away from shoot venue, each way — $50
Tolls and parking: at cost. Travel days preventing another booking: full day rate.
Away Jobs & Lay Days
Accommodation and meals supplied by the client, or a per diem agreed in advance. Lay days between shoot days on away jobs are charged at 50% of the day rate. A lay day converted to a shoot day is charged at the full rate.
Minimum Turnaround
10 hours between wrap and the next call. Broken turnaround is charged at 2x the hourly rate per hour until rest is restored.
Cancellation & Postponement
Single-day bookings Within 48 business hours: 50% of day rate. Within 24 business hours: 100% of day rate. After departure to set: 100% of day rate plus travel expenses. Multi-day bookings Within 48 business hours: 100% of day 1 plus 50% of remaining days. Within 24 business hours: 100% of all booked days. Notice runs on business days only; weekends excluded. Equipment hire follows the same cancellation structure. Travel costs already incurred are payable in all cases.
Capture to handover.
Digital Equipment - Separately Hired
MacBook Pro 16-inch M1 Max / 32-core GPU / 64GB / 4TB: $250 per day minimum.
iPad Pro M4, Inovativ cart, monitors and support equipment are separate hire items.
Accessories, tether cables and backup requirements are confirmed in the quote.
30 days of backup retention included.
Post-Production & Retouching / From $80 + Gst Per Hour
Processing, editing and retouching are charged by the hour. More involved work is quoted at a higher rate to suit its complexity and scope. High-end retouching includes one round of client-submitted notes; additional rounds incur extra charges.
Payment Terms
Payment is due within 14 calendar days of receipt of invoice, unless otherwise agreed in writing. Overdue, undisputed amounts may attract simple interest at 12% per annum, calculated daily on the unpaid balance from the day after the due date until payment is received. Interest does not compound.
Superannuation
Where the engagement attracts Superannuation Guarantee obligations, the client must contribute 12% of qualifying earnings to my nominated fund, in addition to the quoted service fee.
From 1 July 2026, Payday Super applies. Contributions must be paid alongside the relevant earnings and generally received by the fund within seven business days, subject to statutory exceptions. Fund details are supplied separately.
Equipment. Itemised separately.
Labour does not include equipment hire. Laptop hire is $250 per day minimum. Tablets, monitors, carts, power, lights, stands and modifiers are separate hire items. Accessories, tether cables, backup requirements and quantities are confirmed in your quote.
Availability, configuration and any agreed package discount are confirmed before booking. Profoto B1 packs include 2 heads and 4 batteries ($150), 4 heads and 8 batteries ($280), or 6 heads and 12 batteries ($400) per day, excluding GST. Select one size: these packs share the same six heads and twelve batteries. Stands and modifiers are separate.
Additional hire options are subject to availability. Confirm sizes, fabrics, mount compatibility and quantities; similar items may share stock. Do not duplicate equipment already supplied in a package.
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