sara
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Hi all, so someone wants to purchase some photos I did - these were just general photos - eg photographing this guy who created some fashion suit and was talking to another designer, so no biggie shots or anything.
He wants to use some on his blog and for print but I have no idea how much to charge really, or rather I haven't sold photos so I don't really know what to do!
He wants to use some on his blog and for print but I have no idea how much to charge really, or rather I haven't sold photos so I don't really know what to do!
OlliL
Well-known
Hey sara,
Damaso posted a Link some time ago, which might be helpful for you:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117023
Damaso posted a Link some time ago, which might be helpful for you:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117023
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
Make sure you don't get taken advantage of with regard to licensing the photo and his usage. You should have him sign a contract with you that stipulates how and where he is going to use the image/s, if you will receive residual profit and if you will retain any rights to the photo after the sale.
If he wants to buy it outright from you instead of a limited license for usage then you should be charging him a significant amount more.
Phil Forrest
If he wants to buy it outright from you instead of a limited license for usage then you should be charging him a significant amount more.
Phil Forrest
sara
Well-known
Do you think on that link (btw thank you for that), charges a little too much?
I mean I wouldn't say my photos are that great...
I mean I wouldn't say my photos are that great...
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
Don't ever sell yourself short. If you made a good photo, you made a good photo and even better if someone wants to buy it. That guide doesn't have to be followed strictly but if you cut into your profit too much, then you may find yourself cornered into selling at a lower rate in the future.
Another thing that selling low does is to hurt the local and stock photo market so a bargain basement sale could have the effect of bringing down many more photo sale rates and depressing the industry even further.
We have this problem in Philadalphia. All of the big colleges have some sort of art or journalism programs and the city is flooded with student and recently graduated photographers who are taking less and less money for work simply in order to get the work. The problem is that it is depressing the whole photo market in the city. I regularly yell at friends of mine for selling their work for pennies and they don't think they are hurting anything but themselves.
Back in 2006 I gave an estimate to a client on a job where I'd shoot the interior of his firm. The estimate was itemized and included all consumables, rental, usage, digital processing and day fees. The client turned it down. Today I have 6 years more experience and a degree but couldn't successfully bill a similar client the same amount for a similar shoot. The economy and the prevalence of excellent digital cameras in a city where art students and recent grads are desperate to find any work in their field has gutted the photo market.
Sorry for the long anecdote but it's just one rant I have about the state of the photographer/client relationship. In a nutshell, price your work high then let the client talk you down a few percent. If they want your photos bad enough, they will buy them. Sticking to your guns about pricing will show you're on your way to becoming a savvy professional as well and most clients respect that kind of reliability.
Phil Forrest
Another thing that selling low does is to hurt the local and stock photo market so a bargain basement sale could have the effect of bringing down many more photo sale rates and depressing the industry even further.
We have this problem in Philadalphia. All of the big colleges have some sort of art or journalism programs and the city is flooded with student and recently graduated photographers who are taking less and less money for work simply in order to get the work. The problem is that it is depressing the whole photo market in the city. I regularly yell at friends of mine for selling their work for pennies and they don't think they are hurting anything but themselves.
Back in 2006 I gave an estimate to a client on a job where I'd shoot the interior of his firm. The estimate was itemized and included all consumables, rental, usage, digital processing and day fees. The client turned it down. Today I have 6 years more experience and a degree but couldn't successfully bill a similar client the same amount for a similar shoot. The economy and the prevalence of excellent digital cameras in a city where art students and recent grads are desperate to find any work in their field has gutted the photo market.
Sorry for the long anecdote but it's just one rant I have about the state of the photographer/client relationship. In a nutshell, price your work high then let the client talk you down a few percent. If they want your photos bad enough, they will buy them. Sticking to your guns about pricing will show you're on your way to becoming a savvy professional as well and most clients respect that kind of reliability.
Phil Forrest
sara
Well-known
Thanks Phil.
Hmm I'm not sure, he's using about 10 photos but I'm sending it all in 300dpi and in TIFF. My tutor says don't do it for below £300 and I was thinking maybe £500 so £50/photo usage in both print and online. But I also feel that may be too much!
Hmm I'm not sure, he's using about 10 photos but I'm sending it all in 300dpi and in TIFF. My tutor says don't do it for below £300 and I was thinking maybe £500 so £50/photo usage in both print and online. But I also feel that may be too much!
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
Sara,
Price them how you think is fair for your work but like I've said, don't sell your photos short. Above the price, make sure to have him sign a licensing agreement stipulating where, how and for how long he will be using the images. This is key since it will secure your rights to the photos and protect you both.
Phil Forrest
Price them how you think is fair for your work but like I've said, don't sell your photos short. Above the price, make sure to have him sign a licensing agreement stipulating where, how and for how long he will be using the images. This is key since it will secure your rights to the photos and protect you both.
Phil Forrest