I am so excited, my first big "break" and purchase!
Oct 18, 2014 11:07:13 #
bunuweld wrote:
Congratulations, Stefan. Being your first break, you should probably stick to the price that you originally quoted and indicate that you are doing so. I am not in the business but it is part of a beginning good relationship to to create some basis of trust and good faith.
Absolutely great advice!
Oct 18, 2014 15:07:14 #
Wow that is GREAT, I am so excited for you!! Yes, I agree with the gang, stick to your price. I have not been in the photography business but I have owned several companies. Now is the time to form a good and trusting relationship. It will pay off. :D
Oct 18, 2014 16:43:29 #
Oct 18, 2014 17:28:21 #
Stef C wrote:
I just had the first "big break" of my &... (show quote)
Make sure that they understand that YOU retain the copyright in your work and just put a little circle c with the year next to your signature on the work
Oct 18, 2014 18:31:10 #
bunuweld wrote:
Congratulations, Stefan. Being your first break, you should probably stick to the price that you originally quoted and indicate that you are doing so. I am not in the business but it is part of a beginning good relationship to to create some basis of trust and good faith.
I agree. The exposure/publicity ....priceless! Congratulations.
Oct 18, 2014 20:55:03 #
Congrats! I went to your web page. You have many great shots! Enjoyed viewing them.
Oct 18, 2014 22:35:17 #
dampatents wrote:
Make sure that they understand that YOU retain the copyright in your work and just put a little circle c with the year next to your signature on the work
Oh, yes, with images actually "published" in this case being publicly displayed you should register them for a real copyright with the government. You can save a lot on the fee by registering them as a group or collection and not individually. In fact you can copyright all your photographs as one body of work for a single fee. The problematic part is you have to send in two copies of each photograph or email copies of them all! Unless they've changed this during last year or so.
Oct 19, 2014 01:00:58 #
I would not get greedy at this point. They may be good for word-of-mouth advertising as well as a listing in your portfolio. If you quoted or even mentioned $139, stick to it. I think what they spec'ed would be a minimum for displayed artwork, so I would not try to charge extra for the paper. You have an opportunity here which could be blown at the last minute by misplaced ego. They asked for a contract number...Do you have a contract? This is important, because they seem to want to generate the P.O. after the fact. Usually one would generate the P.O. when ordering the merchandise. You may want to issue the invoice and wait for the P.O. before delivery. That way, you could easily avoid any fraud by calling their purchasing dept to confirm the P.O. number before delivery...None of that is out of hand for a corporate entity. Good Luck!!
Oct 20, 2014 12:02:18 #
Thanks for the great advice everyone! I appreciate the input :)
Oct 20, 2014 15:08:37 #
Stef C wrote:
Thanks for the great advice everyone! I appreciate the input :)
No prob. :thumbup:
Oct 20, 2014 23:05:04 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Oh, yes, with images actually "published" in this case being publicly displayed you should register them for a real copyright with the government. You can save a lot on the fee by registering them as a group or collection and not individually. In fact you can copyright all your photographs as one body of work for a single fee. The problematic part is you have to send in two copies of each photograph or email copies of them all! Unless they've changed this during last year or so.
I don't want to start an argument, just clarify some terminology. A "real" copyright is established when the image is made. Registration is a way of establishing the date and ownership of that copyright to legal standards and is the only standard recognized in most courts of law. Registration also places the image(s) under the protection of Federal law when it comes to the amount of penalties.
Oct 20, 2014 23:19:42 #
Congratulations!! Stef!!!! I hope this brings you much more business and good luck with all your future endeavors too!!
Oct 20, 2014 23:27:38 #
Mogul wrote:
I don't want to start an argument, just clarify some terminology. A "real" copyright is established when the image is made. Registration is a way of establishing the date and ownership of that copyright to legal standards and is the only standard recognized in most courts of law. Registration also places the image(s) under the protection of Federal law when it comes to the amount of penalties.
That is exactly what I meant but I prefer using a word not a paragraph. Anyway, try proving in court your copyright mark on something that has not been registered, just tagged by yourself.
Yes, I understand the concept of the copyright law about when a copyright exists, but in practice it needs to be registered for enforcement.
This is a photography blog not a legalese or perfect use of terminology blog. Little time seems spent actually talking about photography -- a lot of correcting seems to be the main activity, sadly.
Oct 20, 2014 23:37:24 #
lamiaceae wrote:
That is exactly what I meant but I prefer using a ... (show quote)
Please understand that we have new members joining every day. One of the most confusing non-technical aspects of photography is the copyright issue. We should make every effort to avoid confusion by using the correct terminology and not substitute our own terms. If I offended you by my clarification, I deeply apologize.
Oct 21, 2014 02:18:55 #
Mogul wrote:
Please understand that we have new members joining every day. One of the most confusing non-technical aspects of photography is the copyright issue. We should make every effort to avoid confusion by using the correct terminology and not substitute our own terms. If I offended you by my clarification, I deeply apologize.
I get that or figured that up front. My point is people don't understand it and think simply putting a copyright mark on it protects it. It does not. I know photographers who have had their image rights violated, i.e., images stolen with their name predominantly still written across the image. One of my instructors even had copyritten images used with out her permission on products. Long story, in the end the person who passed it off as his work eventually lost his business license and his home due to being a crook. But my instructor has to ENFORCE her copyright. You must register it and preferably internationally as well if you can afford that.
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