I agree with you Paul. I am under no illusions with regard to the stock photography market these days.
On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > The price of stock makes it difficult to get much of a price for a photo, > unless it's a one-time event that only you have captured. . Stock images are > generally available these days for less than $100, much less in some cases. > While your photo is excellent, it's a storm photo, and while photos of that > genre available as stock may not be as good, I would guess there are > thousands from which to choose. Good luck with this, but if I were you I > would be happy with a modest sum and a photo credit. > On Oct 28, 2013, at 4:02 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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. > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
