Happy Spring Everyone!
I've been approached by a web designer who is working on a local restaurant's website. He wants to use some of my photos.
I was wondering, I realize every market is different, but I was hoping to get some general ideas/guidelines on what to request as far as money and use agreements.
Thank you!
Posted by Gary Crabbe on March 23, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Chances are your designer may be looking for a Microstock range of prices in the $3-$10.00 range, or possibly Royalty Free range of $49.00 for web size jpegs. Given that the market is saturated with images at that price, you need to decide if your images are unique or good enough to stand above that lower price point crowd, or if you even want license your images at those rates or with those "unlimited use' RF licensing models.
The other approach is to decide to value your images based on use, and use some of the Rights Managed (RM) pricing calculators available on many stock photo web sites. Typically, I use the latter, (Corbis, Getty, Alamy, Jupiter Images, etc.) and then find my own balance point on pricing based on image use and client. Also, you may want to decide or set a minimum price point for any use of your images that will at least cover your time and costs for dealing with a given request. Many photogsI know might have an established minimum fee or price point somewhere between $50.00 & $200.00. You can decide for yourself what's right for you, but never price your images based on fear of losing the sale. 'Cuz with so many $1.00 images out there, why bother worrying about that aspect.
I have a saying I use when I discuss image pricing, or pricing any other service for my business. Of course it's not literal, but you'll get the idea:
"I don't even like to wake up for less than $300.00 / Day."
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1 repliesI've been approached by a web designer who is working on a local restaurant's website. He wants to use some of my photos.
I was wondering, I realize every market is different, but I was hoping to get some general ideas/guidelines on what to request as far as money and use agreements.
Thank you!
The other approach is to decide to value your images based on use, and use some of the Rights Managed (RM) pricing calculators available on many stock photo web sites. Typically, I use the latter, (Corbis, Getty, Alamy, Jupiter Images, etc.) and then find my own balance point on pricing based on image use and client. Also, you may want to decide or set a minimum price point for any use of your images that will at least cover your time and costs for dealing with a given request. Many photogsI know might have an established minimum fee or price point somewhere between $50.00 & $200.00. You can decide for yourself what's right for you, but never price your images based on fear of losing the sale. 'Cuz with so many $1.00 images out there, why bother worrying about that aspect.
I have a saying I use when I discuss image pricing, or pricing any other service for my business. Of course it's not literal, but you'll get the idea:
"I don't even like to wake up for less than $300.00 / Day."
Cheers & hope that helps.