How many 3D tours do I need to shoot to make six figures?

It depends entirely on your price and costs. At $350 revenue and $95 variable cost per tour ($255 profit), covering ~$1,200/year in fixed costs, you'd need roughly 396 tours/year — about 33 per month or 8 per week — to net $100,000. Raise your price to $500 per tour and the same income takes about 250 tours/year (~21 per month). This calculator does the math for your specific numbers.

Should I price higher or shoot more to hit my income goal?

Almost always price higher. Your time is the hard limit — there are only so many shoots you can physically do per week. Raising your average price per tour drops the volume needed to hit the same income, and it does so without adding drive time, editing hours, or burnout. Volume has a ceiling; price has far more headroom.

What's a realistic number of 3D tours to shoot per week?

A solo photographer doing residential work can realistically handle 8–15 shoots per week including drive time, editing, and admin — more if shoots cluster geographically, fewer for large or commercial properties. If this calculator says you need 20+ per week to hit your goal, that's the signal to raise your price rather than chase volume.

Does this account for taxes?

No — the target income here is pre-tax business profit (revenue minus business costs), not your after-tax take-home. Set aside roughly 25–30% for self-employment and income tax depending on your bracket and location. If you want a specific after-tax number, gross your target up: to keep $80,000 after a 30% effective rate, target about $114,000 here.

3D Tour Income Goal Calculator

Most pricing tools start with a shoot and work toward a price. This one runs it backwards: tell it the annual income you want to earn, and it shows how many 3D tours per month — and at what price — it takes to get there. Then it shows you why raising your price beats chasing volume.

Your goal & numbers

Currency

Target annual income (take-home profit)

What you want to earn for the year after your costs — not gross revenue.

Average revenue per tour

What you typically charge a client for one shoot.

Variable cost per tour

Per-job cost basis — travel, editing, per-tour fees — excluding fixed monthly costs.

Fixed costs per month

Hosting, insurance, software, storage — recurring costs that don't change with volume.

Working weeks per year

Subtract vacation and downtime. 48 is a common real-world number.

To hit your goal

319 tours/year

about 26.6 per month · 6.6 per week over 48 working weeks.

Profit per tour$255.00

Annual fixed costs to cover$1,188.00

Gross revenue needed$111,650.00

Hitting 6.6 tours a week feels steep? Raise your price per tour — at a higher rate the same income takes fewer shoots. Try bumping “revenue per tour” and watch the count drop.

Estimates only. All values in USD. Build a defensible per-tour price with the main calculator, or check equipment payoff with the break-even calculator.

Frequently asked questions

How many 3D tours do I need to shoot to make six figures?: It depends entirely on your price and costs. At $350 revenue and $95 variable cost per tour ($255 profit), covering ~$1,200/year in fixed costs, you'd need roughly 396 tours/year — about 33 per month or 8 per week — to net $100,000. Raise your price to $500 per tour and the same income takes about 250 tours/year (~21 per month). This calculator does the math for your specific numbers.
Should I price higher or shoot more to hit my income goal?: Almost always price higher. Your time is the hard limit — there are only so many shoots you can physically do per week. Raising your average price per tour drops the volume needed to hit the same income, and it does so without adding drive time, editing hours, or burnout. Volume has a ceiling; price has far more headroom.
What's a realistic number of 3D tours to shoot per week?: A solo photographer doing residential work can realistically handle 8–15 shoots per week including drive time, editing, and admin — more if shoots cluster geographically, fewer for large or commercial properties. If this calculator says you need 20+ per week to hit your goal, that's the signal to raise your price rather than chase volume.
Does this account for taxes?: No — the target income here is pre-tax business profit (revenue minus business costs), not your after-tax take-home. Set aside roughly 25–30% for self-employment and income tax depending on your bracket and location. If you want a specific after-tax number, gross your target up: to keep $80,000 after a 30% effective rate, target about $114,000 here.