Never worry about the aesthetic quality of a photograph when a prospective client is interested in it. That does not influence the price.
What influences the price is what the photo editor wants for the project, whether the story editor and author concur with that, and how much money they have to spend on the project and the photographs. News photographs are a little different in that some photos are more valuable than others as a factor of the event, their rarity, timeliness, etc. I've only sold a little into the news/journalism marketplace (would like to do more work in that area ... it's fun and challenging). On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Walter Gilbert <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Godfrey. That's something I'll definitely have to file away for > future reference. > > But, I suspect the type of photographs you've sold for books would be of a > different sort than the ones they've expressed interest in -- which is to > say that the images themselves were of a compelling nature. The ones > they've asked about aren't visually compelling, or anything. It's just that > they happen to fit the particular theme that they're working. I can't help > wondering if that makes a considerable difference in the price they'd fetch. > > In other words, I suspect the images you sold to publishing houses last year > would cause the person reading the book to say, "Wow! What a nice photo!" > Whereas, the images Hachette has asked for would cause the reader to say, > "Hmm ... interesting sign that guy's holding there." > > -- Walt > > > On 11/30/2010 7:43 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >> Last four book publication licenses (2010 records) I was paid for were >> $225, $250, $230, and $215 (full page, one language, non-exclusive >> use, typically one geo market). Book covers have gone for $300-450 >> per. All per photo, typically with single edition press run >> stipulations (one of them was for all press runs for 10 years from >> date of license, renewable). >> >> Every prospective client will try to get the work for their >> publication for as little as possible, for attribution if they can get >> away with it. >> >> First things I ask any prospective client: >> >> - Do you use a published rate schedule for your photo purchases? >> - What is your budget for the photos to use in this publication project? >> - Do you have an in-house contract template for the usage license that >> I can review? >> >> Asking those questions puts the relationship on a business footing >> from which you can work profitably. Rates run all over the place, but >> any credible publisher worth working with will appreciate a >> professional attitude and respond accordingly. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
