Anyone heard of Schmap?

[etrigan63]

I just got an e-mail from Schmap.com that one of my photos on Flickr has been short-listed for their Lake Tahoe guide. I never heard of these guys but the site is very cool and I hope they select my photo for their guidebook software.

 

[Graham Line]

Their pages for my area are kind of spotty and undeveloped. Maybe it will improve with time.

 

[sweathog]

Hi etrigan63.
One of my photos is in the Schmap guide to Denver. I skimmed through their T&C's and it seemed that there was nothing too sinister in there.
Good luck with getting picked!
Which photograph is it?

 

[etrigan63]

It was this picture of the Lone Eagle Grill on Lake Tahoe

 

[cmogi10]

Will they pay you? or are they just using it...

 

[furcafe]

No pay, only credit. But, to their credit & in contrast to some other companies (which shall remain nameless, if only because I can't remember their names), they do ask permission before using your shot(s).

Will they pay you? or are they just using it...

 

[cmogi10]

Ah I see...
No pay no play

😎

 

[sweathog]

At the end of the day, if they wanted a touristy snapshot I took using a toy camera, I was not too bothered about them not paying. That being said I do understand the reasons fopr not wanting to let work be used for free.

 

[etrigan63]

Well, as P.T. Barnum used to say, "there's no such thing as bad publicity". Any reference to my photos is a plus for me. Would have been nice if they paid, but at least they asked and they do link back to my flickr account.

 

[meeker]

They picked one of my flickr photos for their Barcelona guide. Since I'm not in this for the money, I was happy to give them permission -- they seemed legit.

 

[Isca]

quite right, if you're not putting food on the table by taking photos then I can't see any harm, they do link after all and it is nice for us lowly amateurs to get recognition.

 

[satbunny]

They have used 2 pictures of mine, one for the Brussels guide and one for the Sheffield, UK guide. I also have been asked and agreed to others using pictures of Hungary for their website. Schmap seem to do good guidebooks, and are very polite.

 

[parameters]

few of my tourist snapshots of montreal (& mount royal in snow) were up in schmap too!

 

[etrigan63]

They should have a little graphic badge to hand out to us for our websites (those of us that have them). Something like "Schmap Selected Photographer" or something like that. Just for recognition.

 

[Todd.Hanz]

They picked one of mine for their guide to Houston, seems harmless.

 

[sweathog]

They should have a little graphic badge to hand out to us for our websites (those of us that have them). Something like "Schmap Selected Photographer" or something like that. Just for recognition.

I like that concept. When I do get around to making a proper website I am ging to mention the Schmap feature, but that is about all the use I have for it...
I want a badge. A proper baadge, to go on my camera bag!

 

[Goodyear]

They used one of mine for their Cambridge, UK guide.

When they asked me I did some rooting around - there are long threads on flickr about them - but decided it was harmless enough.

 

[Jamie123]

I received one of those schmap mails for a photo a while ago but I refused. I don't mind that they don't pay anything but it's pretty obvious that they just do a tag search for a city and then start sending out e-mails.

Not to take anything away from your photo, etrigan63,but getting shortlisted for schmap is pretty much like receiving a letter in the mail saying that you've possibly won $1'000'000.

 

[etrigan63]

Well, I got approved. My photo is in the 4th Ed. Schmap Guide to Lake Tahoe.

Yay me!

FWIW, I guess I can say I have actually published a photo...

and yes, a camera bag badge (even if it is a CafePress button) would be nice.