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08/17/2008 10:38:33 AM · #1 |
| I've been asked to shoot a very large New Year's Eve bash (500-1000 people)at a great venue over the course of about 6 hours. Tickets are being sold for $150 each, so I would be coming in contact with some higher-end potential customers. The event is a fund-raiser for a local non-profit agency and will also be covered by the local media. Although I *think* the expectation is that I would do it for free, with me getting money from after-event print sales, I want to try to negotiate this with the agency sponsor as I don't think many people will buy prints after the event as they will forget about it or not be interested. My thoughts are to request having my name posted on the website, brochures, programs, etc. as a vendor; be able to put my business cards on all the tables, and request contact info for the attendees(name and address). I'm thinking of telling the vendor that for this size of event and scope of coverage, I normally charge $XX, but as this is a fund-raiser I will only charge $X to cover my time and expenses with a percentage of all print sales being donated to the agency (this would also be indicated on the back of my business card, along with info for ordering prints online). Has anyone here done something like this? Would you do it for "free" because of the exposure to higher-end potential customers, would you do something along the lines of what I'm thinking about, or would you do something else? Thanks! |
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08/17/2008 11:15:12 AM · #2 |
Don't do anything for free. The professional I interned with often said you shouldn't even leave the house for under $100. Potential clients and sales are like maybe winning the lottery. You can't take it to the bank so it doesn't do you any good.
I tend to agree that from the event itself, you won't get a lot of print sales. I also agree that if you take on this gig, your name should get plastered everywhere it can - advertise, advertise, advertise! See if you can't get some space to hang a bunch of large (11x14 or bigger) prints at the event, so that people can see what your work looks like and will then associate it with your name.
Finally, I agree with your idea of saying "I usually charge $xxx, but given the nature of this event, I'll give you a discount and charge $yyy instead."
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08/17/2008 11:28:13 AM · #3 |
Is the group hosting the event getting any photos for their use by having you there? Or are they only asking you there for people to have prints? Do you own the rights to the photos or do they? You mentioned media presence, what does that mean, reporters that will use your exclusive photos for their reporting(and crediting you as the exclusive photographer for the event) or will they be taking their own photos? If the organizer is getting shots then you should be able to be paid or compensated with advertising in exchange.
Message edited by author 2008-08-17 11:30:23.
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08/17/2008 11:42:39 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
Don't do anything for free. The professional I interned with often said you shouldn't even leave the house for under $100. Potential clients and sales are like maybe winning the lottery. You can't take it to the bank so it doesn't do you any good. |
So true!
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
See if you can't get some space to hang a bunch of large (11x14 or bigger) prints at the event, so that people can see what your work looks like and will then associate it with your name. |
Great idea!! |
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08/17/2008 11:50:48 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by jhomrighaus:
Is the group hosting the event getting any photos for their use by having you there? Or are they only asking you there for people to have prints? Do you own the rights to the photos or do they? You mentioned media presence, what does that mean, reporters that will use your exclusive photos for their reporting(and crediting you as the exclusive photographer for the event) or will they be taking their own photos? If the organizer is getting shots then you should be able to be paid or compensated with advertising in exchange. |
All good questions and excellent points! So far, the sponsor is not requesting any photos, so I would own the rights to the prints. I'll definitely clarify that with them. The media would be taking their own photos. The sponsor has indicated they will "highly promote the photographer(s) ...in print, web, ratio, etc." The thing that irks me with these types of events is that the sponsors/organizers are always willing to pay for the venue, caterers, bands (5 of them at this event), etc. but seem to think that photographers are different somehow... |
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