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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
