What should I charge?

Asked by nayeight (3353) December 13th, 2008 from iPhone

I’m a photo student and My skills in the studio are developing nicely. Recently, I’ve been posting my work done in and outside of class on Facebook and Myspace. Now People are messaging me asking how much I will charge them for a shoot. Now, most of these people are students themselves so I don’t want to overcharge or be really expensive. I also don’t “feel” like a professional to charge professional prices. Some are asking for glamour shots, some for photos with their friends, even a band in high school has asked me to take group shots of them. I’m just not sure. I think I should charge the shooting time seperate from the prints. But is like $150—$200 too expensive or too cheap? Help me!

Also, I don’t have my own studio so my school let’s students use the studio on campus, even for personal use, but it’s kinda shabby. I mean everything works and I have equipment but it doesn’t look “professional”.