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03/12/2003 01:24:05 PM · #1 |
Hi everyone, I have a meeting set up for next week with a UK tourism board. They want to look at some of my local images for their websites and promotional material. This would be my first money making images and have absoloutly no idea how much I can charge and would really appreciate any advice from anyone. Also I am going into a studio next month with a resident model and would like any advice regarding model release forms and who owns what etc...
Hope someone can help out?
regards everyone.
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03/12/2003 01:38:09 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by Martin:
Hi everyone, I have a meeting set up for next week with a UK tourism board. They want to look at some of my local images for their websites and promotional material. This would be my first money making images and have absoloutly no idea how much I can charge and would really appreciate any advice from anyone. Also I am going into a studio next month with a resident model and would like any advice regarding model release forms and who owns what etc...
Hope someone can help out?
regards everyone. |
Congratulations on your success! There are a couple of books out there that would be of great use to you, one of them is called Photographers Market, it has a wealth of info. Good luck! |
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03/12/2003 01:50:33 PM · #3 |
Do not undercharge them. As it's your first sold work, it will be tempting to give them away very cheaply.
However, remember they are paying for your skill, and not for the 2 minuets it takes you to take a snap.
I pay around 300 GBP for a photograph if it's used on a brochure.texttexttext |
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03/12/2003 02:01:35 PM · #4 |
Every now and then we all seem to ask the same question -- and the answer is, quite honestly, it depends. Do they want exclusive rights to the photo, or will you retain the rights? Is it going to be in print or on a website or both? Are they going to use it on a run of 500 brochures? 5,000? 50,000? Is the image going to become an identifying "logo" for their company? Do they want they option to "alter" the image to fit their needs (cut out pieces of it, change colors, etc)? So many different questions to ask -- that's why I think Paige's answer is probably best: find a book that will help you ask the right questions and charge appropriately.
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03/12/2003 03:57:33 PM · #5 |
| All of those questions are excellent - you need to have a few figures ready to go. 1-sold outright, they keep copyright and use as they please (highest price) 2-sold with limitations and credit given to the photographer 3-sold with strict limitations, no editing etc. Also, how do they want your images? Can you just save them to disk and hand them over, or do they want them printed? Your presentation of your image should also contribute to the cost. |
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03/13/2003 01:47:09 PM · #6 |
There are 2 books by Rohn Engh (Sell and re-sell photos, and sellphotos.com) that are very good. He usually tells people if they want to buy the copyright to a photo, it is $25,000. He believes you NEVER sell your copyright. I saw at one time a pricing guide on the net...can't remember where, searching for photograph prices may help. There is a site called Comstock images //www.comstock.com/web/IHF/COLLEGE/PriceDemystify/Default.htm with alot of info. That link goes to the price neotiating page. A program called Fotoquote also exists, but expensive. I have Photobyte (is now shareware, was $1200 before. Pay what you think it is worth) that has ways to makes tons of forms, releases, store photos, you name it. One to definitely have!!
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