Comments on: Priceless?

By: Robert Nyman

Robert Nyman — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:06:24 +0000

BART,

Yeah, absolutely.

By: BART

BART — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:47:44 +0000

It ’s not the greediness that worries me most in these stories (although that as well), but the arrogance.

They just don’t understand that some people take their photos quite seriously. (I do, and I’m not even that good a photographer.) They seem to think that having your name on such a website is enhough reward for you, humble man.

By: Robert Nyman

Robert Nyman — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:33:27 +0000

Thanks, guys!

I was sure I wasn’t the only one who had gotten such offers, or who thought they were somewhat ridiculous.

David,

Great pic!

By: Steven Clark

Steven Clark — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:15:14 +0000

There’s a lot of greed out there Robert. It never ceases to amaze me how greedy people can be - such as wanting to take all rights to the photo even after you just gave them a free use for the magazine.

Obviously the strategy seems to work for some companies though and that’s what worries me.

By: RobertDM

RobertDM — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:01:02 +0000

And so right you are!! You have every right to be paid a fair price for your photographs, and when it comes down to handing over all rights it should actually cost them quit a bit more. My brother’s a professional photographer and he would agree with your point of view 100%!

By: David Naylor

David Naylor — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:49:51 +0000

Here’s to standing up for photographers and saying no to ridiculous offers!

I rejected an offer/blew a deal with the Irish magazine Garda Times (for retired policemen?) in November. They wanted to use this photo of a Swedish police car. I suggested a price of GPB 80 or 115 €, but that was obviously far too expensive.

They said they usually pay 10-50 € for photos… Well, get real I thought. I spent several hours in the freezing cold to get that photo, I’m not selling it for petty cash.

So I went off with my ego intact, and with no less cash!

By: Guilherme Zühlke O'Connor

Guilherme Zühlke O'Connor — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:57:45 +0000

First, congrats for all the “nice” offers!

And second, congrats for declining the “priceless” offer. I’m sure they found a photographer that thought it was priceless indeed and accepted, and Mastercard will be making tons of money with free pics because there are people out there who accept that kind of thing, but is good not being part of it, I think.