Thanks for the reply - although i have no idea what is reasonable to me... just hope he knows what is reasonable and it looks good to me. Which is why i started this thread, so i might be able to guage if he is ripping me off or not.

The "break" is counted in days - so a fill in on a saturday, or a couple of days while they go on holiday or something.

I'm expecting i wont be on minimum wage here but at least on an hourly rate for covering the studio (which will include shoots btw) - i doubt i will be salaried.  Just really dont know what to expect - i would assume the commercial work would be worked out on percentage of fees no?

The reception area is filled with portraits he has done as a showcase for the work - although your idea sounds pretty good, i doubt that could happen.

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