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12/23/2005 10:20:49 PM · #51 |
Wait, if he's 15, is he actually able to sell the rights to his photo's? Is there a parental consent thing that may come in here.
Just thinking out loud here.
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12/23/2005 10:49:43 PM · #52 |
| I do have the parental consent if needed. I figure that legally they will come to me with what needs to be done. Or am I being naive? |
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12/31/2005 09:55:41 AM · #53 |
Got a reply:
Hi Lee,
I hope you had a merry Christmas? In terms of how we would need the images - we tend to work with A4 sized jpgs, so if you could send us the highest resolution images you have (I wonder whether it might not be better to burn them onto a disc if they are large files, but if you email them to me first I can let you know whether I get them - sorry, temperamental email...) - you probably know formats better than I do, but I believe our designer can work with TIF as well, basically the best quality versions you have, with a minimum 300dpi.
In terms of payment, if you can send us an Invoice, basically along these lines:
Your Name
Your Address
INVOICE
Provision of Images for Front Covers by Hesperus Press Ltd.
Image 1 title price
Image 2 title price
total
Signature
and then let us know to whom to write out a cheque, and we will get it off to you as soon as we get it, let me know if that's ok.
The links you asked for are (I hope this works...)
//www.deviantart.com/view/16074641/
and
//www.deviantart.com/view/15300386/
I hope I've not missed anything, as I won't now be back in the office till Tuesday, but let me know if I have, and I'll wish you a happy New Year!
K
I'm thinking about asking if they can pay using PayPal... is that inappropriate? or by international money order...
another problem... both those shots happened to be taken at ISO 800! .. so I've done some minor noise reduction on them.. hope it's stil alright.. they are a little blocky and noisy if blown up very large...
Should be sending out a reply later today.
Just keepin ya updated,
Lee
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12/31/2005 10:13:11 AM · #54 |
I've done this sort of thing quite a few times and have views somewhat similar to what alan describes. There's no real need to counter offer if you are just trying to up the price by $50 - that just looks cheap frankly.
If the offer is wildly off industry standard rates, you could ask for something realistic, but just trying to bump them 20% or so seems not very professional or at least, limits the opportunities for them wanting to work with you again.
I disagree a wee bit on not getting some sort of rights agreement - I typically just work out what rights they are asking for and make sure they understand the scope - it doesn't have to be a long involved contract process - I just send a copy to them along with the invoice for
the image. Because of doing this and restricting rights to what is asked for and no more, I've managed to sell one image 3 times, for an extra $1000. If I hadn't gotten the limits in writing each time, the follow-on sales to other companies couldn't have happened. But it shouldn't be hard.
Thing is - it's a pretty small industry for repeat buyers, you don't want to be a walkover, but you want to be professional and someone they
want to work with again, rather than annoying, straight away.
Another thing - given that they have a continuing need for good pictures, when you finalise this sale and send the pictures, try to
ask politely if they have other needs. You probably have enough good
images to sell another 10 to them if you handle it right - in general
it's easier to buy again from someone who works well with you than start
from new each time.
Oh and Alan missed a step off his list after 'buy a present'
7. Pay taxes on profits
You'll need to think a bit about the tax implications - probably not any if you just make 400UKP and don't have a job, but it can start to become an issue. They'll certainly report the sale.
But overall - congrats! Enjoy it, it's a great feeling and the money isn't bad too!
Message edited by author 2005-12-31 10:17:19. |
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01/12/2006 02:41:46 PM · #55 |
Well I sent out an invoice yesterday and received an e-mail today stating that everything is a-okay. They are going to wire 400 british pounds into a checking account asap and they got my images and are happy (through e-mail).
They said that they will be doing next season's books soon, and that I should be receiving an e-mail about more covers in the near future.
Yay :)
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01/12/2006 03:10:15 PM · #56 |
Originally posted by Tranquil:
Well I sent out an invoice yesterday and received an e-mail today stating that everything is a-okay. They are going to wire 400 british pounds into a checking account asap and they got my images and are happy (through e-mail). |
Here is something fun... A Google search on the name "Katya Aplin" turns up a picture of someone by that name downing a pint of beer. My kinda gal!
//www.gagravarr.org/cgi-bin/photopub/display.pl?photo=/nick/1424&rotate=90
It is on a guy named Nick Burch's website. Nick lives in Oxford, England and has a DeviantArt account so it is entirely possible it is the same Katya.
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01/12/2006 05:39:41 PM · #57 |
Originally posted by stdavidson:
Originally posted by Tranquil:
Well I sent out an invoice yesterday and received an e-mail today stating that everything is a-okay. They are going to wire 400 british pounds into a checking account asap and they got my images and are happy (through e-mail). |
Here is something fun... A Google search on the name "Katya Aplin" turns up a picture of someone by that name downing a pint of beer. My kinda gal!
//www.gagravarr.org/cgi-bin/photopub/display.pl?photo=/nick/1424&rotate=90
It is on a guy named Nick Burch's website. Nick lives in Oxford, England and has a DeviantArt account so it is entirely possible it is the same Katya. |
haha that's priceless! always good to know who i'm dealing with :-p |
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01/26/2006 05:05:18 PM · #58 |
Just one final update:
Received the money today ... $700 in US funds. And Katya told me that they will be contacting me when that do the next season's books. I will be receiving free copies of each.
:-D!!
I WINNNnnnnnnnnnnn!
Lee
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01/26/2006 05:14:14 PM · #59 |
| that is excellent news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! way to go, (can i have your autograph) ;p |
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01/26/2006 05:21:20 PM · #60 |
Don't forget to buy yourself a present! :) Congrats!!
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01/26/2006 05:43:10 PM · #61 |
| Sweet! That's really great, congrats. So what kinda present are you buying yourself next? |
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01/26/2006 11:09:21 PM · #62 |
Originally posted by MadMan2k:
Sweet! That's really great, congrats. So what kinda present are you buying yourself next? |
Hmm... something along the lines of the Tokina 12-24 or Canon 10-22 |
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01/26/2006 11:19:35 PM · #63 |
| Wow congratulations Lee. That's exciting! Nice amount of money plus a copy of the book. WTG |
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