Please help.......i have a photo shoot this Friday in order to be advertisement for my surgeon. We have not discussed payment and i don't know what is usual for such things. Anyone have any idea?

Typically patients do not get paid for advertisements, I have seen patients in the past receive free lifetime care in exchange.

Do not do it if you expect to be paid.

I have a friend that models for catalog shoots. He makes $65 an hour.

It depends on a lot of factors. your location, the time it will take, is it something you will be adding to a portfolio for future work? We know this is for a brochure for a doctor, so it will not be a large circulation, not sure on the size of his business though.

You could ask for a flat day rate of $250-1000 or you could see what they are offering and make that choice.. I would Iron that out before Friday though. He may think you are doing this for free out of gratitude.. Which should not be the case, after all you paid him for his services.

I think it is usually unpaid.

It doesn't hurt to ask a bout payment. Although I agree with others that I think this is usually unpaid.