Thanks Godders for the edits. I do like your changes and will keep them in mind for the future.
Appreciate the words of caution, also Bob. I've dealt with Readers Digest before. They paid for a humor piece I wrote and that they published last year (after trying to get it for free first). Also they contacted me simulatanously through multiple channels (including Flickr Mail). UPDATE: they responded in less than 35 minutes with this: "Thanks for getting back to me so promptly. As of now, the image hasn't been selected yet, but we'd like to know if it is available for stock usage (for a single use, print only). I'll be in touch soon about more details." So, we'll see. It probably depends upon how many other images they have in the mix and how many of them are giving them to them for free (and how well they like this image as compared to them). On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godd...@me.com> wrote: > Darren, > > I edited your response note per the way that I used to do this sort of thing. > I found it to be pretty successful in the years I ran my business. > > —— > Hello Emma, > > ref: inquiry about "Custer County Supercell" use > (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/8850051008/) > > Thank you for your interest in my "Custer County Supercell” photograph. I > will be happy to license the image and provide an appropriate hi-resolution > image file for use in Reader’s Digest. I’m sure we can come to an agreement > on terms and fees quickly. A couple of questions to start the ball rolling… > > - Do you have a standard "Terms of Use Agreement" contract that you use? > Presuming that you have one, please forward it to me so that I can review it. > If not, I will be happy to provide one for your review once you provide me > with the specifics of your usage requirements. > > - Do you have a rate schedule that you use for photo purchases of this sort? > If you have a standard rate schedule, we can negotiate the appropriate fee > based upon that. Otherwise, I price photo licensing using FotoQuote Pro and > other industry tools for photo licensing estimation, based on the terms of > use desired. > > Thank you again for your interest in my photograph. I am delighted to do > business with you and await your prompt response so that we can set the > terms, the fee, and the deliverables schedule. > > best, > —— > > G > > > On Oct 28, 2013, at 12:26 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> - - - >> Hello Emma, >> Thank you for your interest in my Custer County Supercell image for >> Reader's Digest. As you probably noticed by the number of times it has >> been marked as a "favorite" and been commented on, it is an image that >> certainly seems to resonate with viewers. >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/8850051008/ >> >> I would be happy license the image to you, and provide you with a >> hi-res image. In order to provide you with an appropriate licensing >> fee, I would need to know the particular rights that Reader's Digest >> is interested in purchasing (Single Use, print only, etc.). Please let >> me know your intended usage and I will be happy to provide you with a >> (reasonable) quote. >> >> - - - > -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- 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.
