Glenn, What you charge is up to you, but $50-100 is common per image.
Image services, such as Getty and Globe and Magnum, charge higher prices based on usage (e.g. North American or worldwide, print run, image location and size, etc.), but paying $300-400 per image is ridiculous and for that price, you should just book a planet ticket to an archive and spend the time to find an even more rare image than is available online, giving you a net gain and the image services a net loss ;) An advantage as a possessor of the analog image is that as a collector you can retain your original—to keep or sell or whatever, and whatever you lease the image for is gravy. Odds are you won’t become rich (unless you eat 50lbs of sugar), but it might offset some future hammer fees. -d… > On Aug 17, 2016, at 10:25 AM, Glenn Taranto <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Daniel! That would be great. My scanner is not wide enough for this > image. > > Any idea on what I would charge? It's not an image they're likely to find > anywhere else. They've offered to pay but didn't say how much. > > Thanks again, > > Glenn > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 10:15 AM, Daniel Edward Kinske > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Glenn > > The person is leasing an image from you, which is commonly done for a > one-time publishing rights. > > They are asking for the image to be 300 dots per inch/pixels per inch > (DPI/PPI) as that is the standard for print—that and converting the image > space from RGB (Red, Green, Blue) to CYMK (Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, and the > color Kinske—or black, dealer’s choice.) > > Any of these adjustments can be done by the user, but you should give them a > high enough res scan—set at the highest true optical DPI, to get the best > file possible. > > -Daniel… > > P.S.—If you are ever swinging by West Hollywood, just stop in an scan it on > my 18x24” scanner and I can process the image for you. I do think you need to > offer the highest quality scan, especially if someone feels it is important > enough to be published in their project. > >> On Aug 17, 2016, at 10:07 AM, Glenn Taranto <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I've been contacted about a 1920's black and white photo I have of an >> actress. It was taken by an avant garde photographer. The person who >> contacted me wants to buy a 300 jpeg scan of the photo to use in a book. >> >> I've never done anything like this before and would like some advice from >> those who have. Thanks! >> >> Glenn >> >> To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 >> <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
