On 2/12/10, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >One thing to note is that you're not a photo editor or publisher, >Cotty. They're buying services if they're booking me for an >assignment. They're buying goods if they're buying a usage license for >an existing photograph. > >Yes, booking an assignment is quite different from selling licensing >for a photograph (or photographs). When I'm booking an assignment, the >license terms is just a part of the total fees ... I establish the >rates for the shoot, equipment fees, etc. > >But when selling the use license for photographs, I am a bit more >flexible ... the goods are in the can and the negotiation is to get as >good a price for the goods as possible while not losing the sale. The >response I've gotten to the budget question is in the context of "if >you have this much to spend, I can enable you with a package that >includes x and y and z ... where if you only have a smaller amount to >spend, I'll have to exclude z ..." etc.
Point taken. With me they're only booking a service. When 'under contract' the copyright of anything I produce becomes the client's upon completion of payment. It's a one-time fee, as in your 2nd para above. The third para doesn't apply to anything I've ever done professionally, although I am told by a graphic designer friend that stock video is becoming big business and she's keen to start up a business doing just that. Trouble is, I'm a shit businessman! I just like doing the fun stuff ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
