I was out in Moab last month and was headed out with my wife to do Hell's Revenge jeep trail. There was a group of jeeps ready to out and I asked if I could join.
Long story short, they were a group of guys from Yokohama tires. Great group of guys so I took some pictures of them and sent them some low res pictures for them to look at. Well the pictures were sent to Canyonlands Jeep Rental, the company they sponsor.
Canyonlands Jeep Rental asked if they could get a copy without my copyright on it. I called them and gave them a fair price for both pictures and was promptly told no and hung up on.
The next time you're in Moab stop in and ask for a set a keys for one of their jeeps and when they ask for a credit card ask them: You mean you have to pay for the jeep I thought they were free.
Posted by Paul DeCesare on December 11, 2012 at 4:10 PM
The hardest part was the first rejection for me, but my wife and I determined that value is value, and if I quote a price for a print and they feel it's overpriced, then we'll be willing to let it go. That did happen once (only once so far, fortunately!) and after the weirdness cleared the air, it was no big deal anymore. Value is value. They want cheap, lots of stores sell budget framed art, have at it.
As far as the Jeep place goes, your comment regarding the keys and credit card: brilliant.
Send the low-res images directly to Yokohama. Commercial use is where it's at.
Posted by Ron Bailey on December 11, 2012 at 6:21 PM
I love your comment on the keys/credit card. I've used that type of logic before with customers and it's funny to see the blank look on a face that just tried to get your work for peanuts. I was shooting gas wells in Colorado and a company wanted some images of a rig they were working on. No problem. Until I gave them the cost. I then offered to shoot at the price they wanted if they would run a low pressure gas line to my house and allow me to use the gas at a cost I determined. A big blank look, a laugh and I got the job. I'm not beyond walking away when the cheapskates come out.
I agree with Dave, the big dogs recognize the value and is where I would go.
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3 repliesLong story short, they were a group of guys from Yokohama tires. Great group of guys so I took some pictures of them and sent them some low res pictures for them to look at. Well the pictures were sent to Canyonlands Jeep Rental, the company they sponsor.
Canyonlands Jeep Rental asked if they could get a copy without my copyright on it. I called them and gave them a fair price for both pictures and was promptly told no and hung up on.
The next time you're in Moab stop in and ask for a set a keys for one of their jeeps and when they ask for a credit card ask them: You mean you have to pay for the jeep I thought they were free.
As far as the Jeep place goes, your comment regarding the keys and credit card: brilliant.
I agree with Dave, the big dogs recognize the value and is where I would go.