Food photo savings calculator
Enter how many photos you publish a month and what a photographer charges for one finished photo. The calculator picks the RestoPhoto plan that fits and shows what you save.
Your saving
You save about $334 a month and $4,008 a year.
- Photographer: 13 × $28
- $364 a month
- RestoPhoto plan: Starter
- $29.99 a month
- Photos made, plan limit
- 39 of 40
- RestoPhoto, per photo you keep
- $2.31
- Saving against the photographer
- 92%
Your time: at ten minutes for each photo you keep, the photographer is cheaper only if an hour of your time is worth more than $154.
Plan prices from the pricing page. Plans and prices can change. Photographer prices: the US study of 11 October 2026.
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How it works
- 1
Enter your photos
Type how many photos you publish in a month: posts, stories, your website and your delivery-app listings.
- 2
Enter the photographer's price
Use the price per finished photo from your own quote: the total divided by the photos delivered. Or start from the median or the lowest price of the study.
- 3
Read the saving
The calculator picks the smallest plan that covers the photos you make and shows the saving a month and a year.
What the calculator assumes
- The plan limit counts photos made, not photos you keep. You set how many results you keep. The default is one in three, a harsh assumption on purpose.
- Plan prices come from the pricing page when this page loads. Only monthly prices count, no tax is added, and the reels in each plan are not valued.
- Your own time is counted apart: ten minutes for each photo you keep. The calculator shows the hourly value of your time at which the photographer would be cheaper.
What US photographers charge
We read the prices that US food photographers publish on their own pages on 11 October 2026. Many publish no price, so the sample holds only those who do.
| What is priced | Price lists | Lowest | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finished photo (packages that state the photo count) | 14 | $12 | $28 | $127 |
| Cheapest package | 21 | $60 | $400 | $975 |
FAQ
How does the calculator work out my saving?
It multiplies the photos you publish by the photographer's price per finished photo. Then it picks the smallest RestoPhoto plan that covers the photos you make and subtracts the plan price. The result is the saving a month. Times twelve is the saving a year.
Why does it count three photos made for every photo I keep?
A plan limit counts photos made, not photos you keep. We assume you keep one result in three. If you keep more, change the setting and the saving grows.
Where does the median price come from?
From the price lists of US food photographers, read on their own pages on 11 October 2026. The median of the 14 price lists that state a photo count is $28 per finished photo. The lowest is $12 and the highest is $127.
What if my photographer charges less than the median?
Enter your own price. The calculator shows the result as it is, including the case where the photographer costs less than the plan.
Does the calculator count my own time?
It counts ten minutes for each photo you keep and shows the hourly value of your time at which the photographer would be cheaper. It does not add that time to the saving.
Are the plan prices current?
The page reads the plan prices when it loads. If the catalogue does not answer, it uses the prices of 11 October 2026.