Your final thought is an, ABSOLUTELY NOT! Jack --- Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks Mark and others who responded to this thread. > > I was thinking out loud to my wife about this last night and reached > somewhat the same conclusions you did Mark... that either the person > or > business entity that wants to use the photos is likely going to > profit from > it in some manner. Ivana could just be collecting photos to compile > and > sell calendars, for all I know. If that's the case, I above anyone, > deserve > to profit from my photos. > > While I may 'giveaway' photos to friends or allow them to use them > for free > personal use, their should be no expectation by a stranger who wishes > to > publish my photos for a commercial use, that they come without a > price > attached. > > I also agree that the suggestion the photos could be used at the web > resolution and size is not very comforting and tends to make me think > that > she was hoping to use the pictures without charge, which is an > unrealistic > expectation, nor would I give my permission for such use. I also > would not > send out a high resolution image file without payment in hand first > to > someone halfway around the world. > > Thanks for the good advice from all. > > Tom C. > > > >From: Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: Request for photos > >Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 21:25:44 -0500 > > > >Tom - > > > >This is where working with a good stock agency comes in handy. Then > you > >can say "Sorry - that photo is licensed to so-and-so stock and you > need > >to talk to them about it." Then the agency can sell it for $75 and > give > >you half. :-) > > > >On a more serious note - I'd ask them what they are using the photo > for, > >what the intended distribution is, and then quote a price that feels > fair. > > > >I don't mind giving away photos for charities or environmental > groups > >that are promoting things I agree with. But it's silly to let > someone > >sell your work and make money off your image without giving you a > cut. > >You have to figure out how much money they will make off the deal, > how > >much of the effort you feel you are contributing, and ask for what > seems > >to be fair. > > > >That said - if you are getting good publicity and get a reasonable > price > >($100-$200 would be my ball park for an item sold for profit) then > I'd > >go for it. > > > >The one thing about the offer that gives me pause is that they would > >consider using the web sized image. If your work is going to be > >presented to the public it needs to be presented in the best > possible > >light. What kind of outfit would say "We can use the photo off > photo.net > >but it will look bad"? they are basically saying "We'd like to use > your > >image in a product and we don't care about the quality of that > product. > >Wow... > > > >I frequently send out high res tiffs to publishers. Larger higher > >profile magazines will usually hit you up with their forms so that > you > >can certify that you have copyright to the image and can sell it > >unencumbered, etc. With them I use their forms but read closely so > you > >are certain that you retain the copyright and that there are no > hidden > >"republication" clauses etc. Most of the publishers I've dealt with > are > >honest. > > > >If the publisher doesn't send a form I just generate an invoice with > >basic invoice info (who I am, who I'm selling to, the price.) Under > >'items sold' I just put "One time nontransferable nonexclusive > license > >to reproduce XXX copies of <image name> effective for XXX days from > date > >of invoice." The XXX's are the stuff you negotiate with them in > advance. > > > >"One time" means no republishing. "Non-transferable" means they > can't > >broker the image to someone else. "Non-exclusive" means that you can > >sell the image again. The limit on the number of copies and date > lets > >you control usage. If you are paranoid, send them the invoice in > advance > >with a line that says "I understand agree to these terms." Have > someone > >sign it and return it before delivering the photo. > > > >I never have seen a point in limited the geographic area where > something > >is printed or in limiting the language. However, those are often > >standard clauses in publication agreements. > > > >As for sending out the high rez file - if I don't trust them, I > don't do > >business with them. That simple. So far I have never been burned > >(though one struggling magazine took a couple of years to finally > make > >good on a $100 sale...) > > > >Good luck - > > > >MCC > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Tom C wrote: > > > Hi Gang, > > > > > > I'm just curious how you would respond to the following. Any > ideas > >would > > > help me out. Thanks. > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > ------------------------- > > > > > >> Dear Mr Thomas Cakalic, > > >> > > >> My name is Ivana Reic, B. Sc. Design from Croatia. I saw Your > photos on > > >> photo.net, and choose part of your photo: *Seasons End **& > Fractal > > >> Frost_*for table calendar/planner. Planner would be printed for > small > > >> company (500 > > >> peaces) as a gift for business partners. So, I am sending You > this > >request > > >> for using a part of your photo (see attachment) for this > project. > > >> > > >> For better printing of Your photo I would like You to e-mail me > >*Seasons > > >> End > > >> **& Fractal Frost_* in higher resolution, 150 dpi. Even better > if You > >can > > >> send whole photo. Dimensions of the printed material - photo are > > >> approximately 30 cm x 11 cm (final dimensions I will receive > from > >printing > > >> office on Sunday evening). As You can see, this is a small table > > >> calendar/planner. If this is not possible I will use lowres > photo from > > >> photo.net site *but it won t be very nice even after photoshop. > I need > >to > > >> finish editing by Monday 27th at 7am (CE time), and delivery of > printed > > >> material for investors must be 7.12.2006. After that there is no > > >problem > > >> for > > >> me to send you by post few copies, and if You like a .pdf file > by > > >> e-mail. Send me all informations that You want me to edit at the > bottom > >of > > >> Your photo. > > >> > > >> What are Your terms besides printing Your name and name of the > photo on > >the > > >> calendar? > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
