manspam Loc: Michigan

Hello All, I haven't posted on UHH for awhile, although I frequently read the discussion board and view photographs. I'm hoping someone can provide some guidelines in the pricing of a photograph of mine that a bank wants to purchase. I recently won a photo contest (2nd runner up) with a prize of $200. Yeah! I will be meeting with the bank rep on Monday to pick up the check, have my photo taken and sign forms. The bank rep indicated that he wants to purchase another one of my photos that I entered in the contest (yeah again!), and said we could discuss pricing when I meet him at the bank on Monday. The will be using the photos for promotional purposes (the contest involved submitting photos that capture the beauty of our area and show why its a great place to live). So my question is, what is a fair price to ask for my photo? I'm including some verbiage that was listed in submitting photos for the contest:

•All contest participants will agree that "Any photograph submitted for this contest must be taken by the person entering the contest. Submission of a photograph grants XXXXX a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive license to display and distribute the entries in any media format, including use for any XXXX related marketing and promotional purposes.

Photo-Al Loc: Sonoma County, CA

Whoservice contest was it? I assume not the bank, cuz then they would already have the right to use the photo. Anyway, price depends on where you are ... small, rural areas less expensive than metro areas. But I always thought it was difficult for someone else to give suggestions on something as personal as a photo. Don't be too cheap.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Sounds like you gave away your rights by submitting that image for the contest. If the bank want's to play hardball, they don't have to pay you anything. That is exactly what "royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive license to display and distribute the entries in any media format, including use for any XXXX related marketing and promotional purposes" means.

If they are being generous, I would suggest what the second prize was - and be happy to get that.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

If you have to ask, give it away.

tdekany Loc: Oregon

What an idiot. Why would you be so mean to leave such a negative reply? Envy? I know your pictures couldn't find new homes unless you paid for them to be taken.

manspam Loc: Michigan

Thank you Gene, I purposely didn't submit my best pictures because I didn't want to give away my rights. I'll be happy with whatever they offer.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Just go away if you have nothing to add. Constructive comments are always welcome. But that is a foreign concept to you. So just do us all a favor and go away.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

That's who and what he is - he has gone so far to block people from "his" threads - he is such a child. Bad child, actually.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

lmao @ the two idiot who do not understand the answer.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

The bank may have rights to the first photo, the bank wants to purchase a second.

(Depends on one time rights, or full rights, etc.
Years ago some magazine cover shots brought $300, not sure if that was one time or not.)

tdekany Loc: Oregon

I'm one of those he banned. Shows his very lacking character - he has no problem being nasty to others. He is as great of a human as he is a photographer.

tdekany Loc: Oregon

There is nothing to understand here. A member who has no experience pricing his photos, asked for help on a photography forum from those who do. Obviously you are not one of those, I mean lets be honest. Who would ever think of owning any of your snaps. So why leave a smart ass comment? As Gene said, go away. Here is an idea that I keep suggesting to you- take some classes from someone who knows how to take a properly exposed shot. Learn the basics. Time better spent than posting on a forum you really shouldn't be part of. At least keep layering your overexposed, uneven, uncreative, non artistic snaps on your computer. Do anything, so you spend less time here.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

The bank has rights to all the pictures.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

And the fact that they are willing to pay for another shows some generosity on their part. I would see what they offer, maybe ask for a little more, and take what they offered if they don't want to pay more.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Ask for $100. Then, take this opportunity to start a Photography business for tax purposes, deduct cost of all the new gear we know you'll get. The IRS allows small businesses to loose money for 5 years under the safe harbor provision.

Perfectly legal.