Cost of shooting club in SF

Here’s a break­down of what it costs me to shoot at a club in San Francisco.

Energy drink — $3.00
I could shoot with­out it, but you don’t want me to shoot with­out it.

Gasoline for Fremont to SF — $5.00
San Francisco is about 40 miles away from Fremont. Every trip costs me an Abraham Lincoln.

Bridge toll — $4.00
Westbound on Bay Bridge, San Mateo Bridge, and Dumbarton Bridge all cost the same.

Parking — $5.00
Sometimes park­ing is free, some­times it’s around $10, so av­er­age is an­other Abe Lincoln.

Mixed drink — $10.00
Again, I could shoot with­out it, but you don’t want me to shoot with­out it.

Gasoline for SF to Fremont — $5.00
I do need to go home af­ter shoot­ing. Another Abraham.

Jack In The Box meal — $5.00
Shooting makes me hun­gry, and nothing’s open at 3 AM in my area ex­cept Jack In The Box.

That’s $37 for a typ­i­cal club shoot in San Francisco. (For San Jose clubs it’s the same mi­nus bridge toll and some gas.) That’s a loss of $37 each time a club pro­moter de­cides the photo­grapher is not im­por­tant enough to pay, not to men­tion hours of my time.