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10/11/2006 02:25:24 PM · #1 |
Hello every one
i just had a contact with a new music band and they want a a photo session. my question is. what should i offer? i mean. should i give the digital file in high resolution? so they can print any tiem they want or what? im very confused. should i give the digital files in low resolution? so if they want one i high they should ask for it?
plz help thanks in adavance
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10/11/2006 03:22:41 PM · #2 |
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10/11/2006 03:41:26 PM · #3 |
Just had this discussion yesterday with a designer that does work in the entertainment industry.
If the question is just about digital files and who retains ownership this is sorta the norm.
A person should retain unlimited rights to use the photos for promotion specific to that company, group or person. They do not have the rights to resell the work or in any way allow for the use outside of specific promotion for themselves.
I had a contract to photograph Buddy Guy (he's a blues artist for all you infidels out there!). The contract was through an agency that had contracted Buddy Guy to play at an event they sponsored.
I was payed a fee for my time. The company retained unlimited rights to use the image to promote the event, I retained rights to use the photos to promote my services and my company's services as they pertain to photography and Mr. Guy retained rights to use the photos to promote himself.
Nobody (me, the promotional company or Mr. Guy) had the rights to take the photos and sell them as a stand alone product. I couldn't sell them to Rolling Stone, The promotional company couldn't sell them to anyone and Mr. Guy couldn't sell them on his website with an autograph. I could give them to Rolling Stone as part of a news article or have them in Rolling Stone if they were to do an article on me as a photographer. The promotional company could do the same and Mr. Guy likewise (He actually gave a couple to Rolling Stone as part of a promotional deal to promote a charity album).
There are a million variations of this scenario but this is the most common when I sell entertainment and advertising photos. Unlimited use of full resolution within a limited set of applications.
BTW...I have a ton of entertainment photos but I do not post them. I have found it's too easy for people to rip off images ..and we have a very high resolution here that really allows peopleto steal stuff. I often have contracts that limit web publication..even if its for my own use.
Message edited by author 2006-10-11 15:45:11. |
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10/11/2006 03:52:10 PM · #4 |
thanks hokie for taking the time.
it really was helpfull.
rene
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