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08/20/2007 04:26:49 PM · #1 |
My daughter put a photo in our County Fair a few weeks ago. She took a First place and a Best of Fair in her age group, she is 11. After the fair they take the top ribbon winners and place them into a store front downtown for a week, to show off the best of the best.
Well the local chamber saw the photo of my daughters and wants to buy the rights to the photo to go onto their brochure for next year. What would someone expect to pay or charge for something like that?
Any input would be appreciated.
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08/20/2007 04:30:51 PM · #2 |
| Ask them how much they expect to pay. |
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08/20/2007 04:36:16 PM · #3 |
That̢۪s what we plan to do, I was just wondering what the going or should I say acceptable offer would be.
Someone at the store where they were displayed mentioned $100?
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08/20/2007 04:40:30 PM · #4 |
A stock photo (from a traditional "macro-stock" provider) for a CofC brochure would probably cost between $100-250, depending on the printed size, number of copies, and duration of the license. You might check some of the various stock sites to compare. You can consider discounting the price in exchange for a (more) prominent photo-credit.
Comgratulations! |
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08/20/2007 04:41:36 PM · #5 |
| Just take whatever they offer, at 11 that is more worth the story then anything else. |
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08/20/2007 04:54:36 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by ajdelaware:
Just take whatever they offer, at 11 that is more worth the story then anything else. |
I agree, the exposure is so much more important at this stage. get them to put her name in a very prominent place, and let her keep the memory, the experiance, and the boost in confidence which will last her for a life time and are much more valuable than the money.
having said that, don't let them have it for free :) |
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08/20/2007 05:22:16 PM · #7 |
Tell 'em your normal price is $100,000.00, but you're willing to negotiate. :)
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08/20/2007 05:43:06 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by ajdelaware:
Just take whatever they offer, at 11 that is more worth the story then anything else. |
That sounds right to me. Besides, it'll be cool when she's grown up to say "I sold my first photo at age 11 for $25." :-) |
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08/20/2007 05:56:46 PM · #9 |
I agree with you all, she is just so excited that someone wanted to buy it. Now I need to start taking lessons from her ;-)
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08/20/2007 06:59:02 PM · #10 |
Make sure you get it clarified as to what they mean by buying the rights to it. If they are just talking about the right to use it, that's one price. If they want exclusive rights, that's another price. If they want ownership of the copyright, that's something different intirely. I'm sure they only want the rights to use it in a non-exclusive way, but you need to get this clarified first. Other wise, she could end up selling her right to use the picture for anything herself and you never know when someone else might want to use the picture in a calendar or note card or to hang up on their wall.
Also, get it registered before you sell it. You only have 90 days to register after you take money for it and still get the extra protection that comes with it should someone decide to use it without permission later. She might only be 11, but if she's doing well enough that people want to buy her work now, it's a good habit to get into. And if this isn'at a motivator to take more pictures, I don't know what is.
Mike
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08/20/2007 07:08:24 PM · #11 |
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08/20/2007 07:14:52 PM · #12 |
| Could you show us the picture? |
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08/22/2007 09:10:12 PM · #13 |
Congrats to your daughter on the win and the offer!
Don't undersell. Don't think of accepting just $25 "because she's only 11". Treat it as a commercial negotiation and take it just as seriously as if the photo had been taken by an adult. And, as MikeJ said, the price should depend on what rights they want (i.e. exclusivity costs more, longer term/permanency costs more).
$25 is nice, but $100/$200/$300/more is a healthy contribution towards another lens!
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