Hospital Photography (Page 6): Asking for being reimbursed for your expenses at least is not out of line. See how the meeting goes. For all you know YOU may not even have to raise the...

williejoha

Asking for being reimbursed for your expenses at least is not out of line. See how the meeting goes. For all you know YOU may not even have to raise the issue. But be prepared.
WJH

therwol Loc: USA

JBRIII wrote:

...... are having those conversations with IRS.

Have you tried to get a person from the IRS to discuss anything on the phone lately?

JBRIII

therwol wrote:

Have you tried to get a person from the IRS to discuss anything on the phone lately?

No, but that does not mean they won't come after you, and you have no one to contact.

drbart Loc: New York, NY

Hi, I would be very happy that my photo's were recognized by the hospital. If they haven't offered you any compensation I would not ask; and even if they did I think I would not accept. I don't think your cost for the
printed photo's is much since you have your own photo printer.
Congrats that they will be exhibited somewhere in the hospital.

GPjake

Burkley wrote:

A nice landscape is very calming in an anxiety producing location. I would submit a bill for the cost of printing and hanging. No question. Hospitals have a lot of money. I wouldn’t hesitate to discuss additional renumeration. I would think you’re saving them a good bit of money. If they are large prints, at least $100-$150 seems reasonable. See what they can do.

LeonardLeo Loc: Warren Michigan

Jklovell wrote:

I’m a nurse and a part time landscape photographer... (show quote)

I would just ask him or her how much they plan to spend on the art that you could provide. An interior designer would charge a lot.
I do art and I often quote a price of $1.00 per square inch but I know that the going price is much more than that. A conservative amount would be $6.00 a square inch.
Like I said, start the conversation with them by asking how much they plan to spend.
Len

ChristianHJensen

larryepage wrote:

Getting paid for side jobs for an entity which is already your employer can be a really sticky wicket. Once they ask you to do it, it becomes part of your assigned work. If your hospital is a public entity, the rules are even tighter. The only good advice here is to sit down with Human Resources and understand what the rules and policies allow. It may be that they are thinking of having you manage this as a project in addition to your current duties.

Thats a bunch of baloney> Unless it is a part of your job description (which would be really twisted and absurd unless your job is as a photographer) AND all the photos were taken and processed while at work, the hospital cannot lay ANY claim to the photos.

zenagain Loc: Pueblo CO

I know I am late to post this, but after reading all the responses, I would reach out to Robertl. In my opinion he has given the best advise and already offered to help. Sounds like his experience top notch.

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

zenagain wrote:

I know I am late to post this, but after reading all the responses, I would reach out to Robertl. In my opinion he has given the best advise and already offered to help. Sounds like his experience top notch.

Zenagain Thank you. I am happy to help.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

ChristianHJensen wrote:

Thats a bunch of baloney> Unless it is a part of your job description (which would be really twisted and absurd unless your job is as a photographer) AND all the photos were taken and processed while at work, the hospital cannot lay ANY claim to the photos.

I worked as a manager in three different companies during my professional career. Part of that time was as a Safety Manager which was part of Human Resources. I had opportunity to witness some of the ugly side. I am not sharing opinion here, nor am I expressing wishful thinking.

Look...this whole process may go as smooth as silk, and the OP may get exactly what he wants. But the fact is that he is an employee, and for a long time, employers have placed constraints around how they relate with employees, particularly around secondary business relationships. Now...laws and regulations vary from state to state, but federal wage and hour laws apply everywhere. Companies also differ, even in the cases where you might have a friendly and supportive boss. Some companies would even make a problem from his having the images at work in the first place. As an avowed part-time professional, was he operating his business while on duty...attempting to sell his prints on "company time?"

The bottom line is that you don't know. I don't know. But I'll guarantee you that my statement was not "baloney."

ggttc Loc: TN

My wife and I have several prints on permanent display in the states largest hospital. We were paid $100 in a printing gift certificate for each piece at the printer the hospital used to print and frame our photos. The least they could do is have them printed for you.

ggttc Loc: TN

My wife and I have several prints on permanent display in the states largest hospital. We were paid $100 in a printing gift certificate for each piece at the printer the hospital used to print and frame our photos. The least they could do is have them printed for you.

marycar53 Loc: Tuscumbia Al

I provided the hospital I work at with a flash drive with several of my photos. They selected what they wanted in the hospital and had them printed and framed.

mr1492 Loc: Newport News, VA

ImageCreator wrote:

As an employee, be careful your work is not considered "work for hire." If it is then they own all your digital images.

This is very true. We would hate to see someone or some organization make significant money from your work. This all comes down to copyright. You should do some online research on copyright and photography. You must protect your interests.

I've been asked by our local city government for permission to use some of my photos on their social media websites. I did not have a contract done but I should have. Remember, you can, if you wish, have the contract say that no compensation is required but that you retain the copyright. Further, your contract can state that they have one time use for as long as they wish as wall art. If they use it elsewhere such as a brochure or advertising campaign, you can then obtain compensation as they are using the images for a different purpose.

Just think about it without being overwhelmed by the "OMG, they loved my photos. Sure, you can do whatever you want with them!" thoughts.

All1317

State the facts of just paper ink printer depreciation on a info sheet be modest about the work of editing them say all that cost money just break even u don't sell ur new anything for nothing they're not ur kids if it's added as a note with the he prints their should not be a problem if their is they obviously didn't think ur prints were that good and it's no sale if they really want them they will pay how much it took to make them can they run the x-ray for free I had to pay a hefty chunk of change to get a photo of my bones