Mark Roberts wrote:
Christine wrote ...[ snip snip]
Everybody wants something for nothing.
A few years ago in Rochester I took a great shot of the start of the
Lilac Festival 10k: Head on view through a 300mm lens of all the
runners coming toward the camera, with former U.S. Olympic team member
John Tuttle in the middle and leading. There was a late spring that
year and there were almost no lilacs blooming - except for the big
patch I got in the background of this photo.
I had it on my web site, of course, and the following spring one of
the organizers of the race asked if I'd let them use the photo in
their race promotions. I said, "Yes", of course, "for an appropriate
fee". He suggested (predictably to all of you by now) that I should
let them use the shot for free because it would be good promotion for me.
Here's my response: "The fact that you found my image and liked it
enough to use it is proof that I don't *need* any additional
promotion. What I do need is money and that's what I require in return
for use of my work."
Never heard back from them.
The same kind of thing has happened to me many times :(
Me too -- and my photos at this point are the only thing keeping a roof
over my head besides my ss check....
I dig a gig where I photo'ed an "event" the showing of a film on the
little known poet Htam Plutzik... followed by
a panel discussion... I got paid for the shoot and a CD for the PLutzik
foundation, and I made public for viewing
on the web on my site the shots I took...
The panel moderator asked if he could have the "wonderful photo" I took
of him for his website... I said if he
wanted the photo on his site he could buy a jpg file from me on a "pay
what you will' basis , but he could also
just include a link on his web site to the photo on my web site for no
fee.
Never heard back from him, either....
sigh
ann
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