Kalina54 Loc: Flagstaff, AZ

Hello, I have captured a number of client specific images that are being sold with the copyright and license. The images will be used repeatedly. Any clue as to how much I should charge for these images? I have no idea what is a fair market price. Thanks for the insights, K

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

You can go to Getty images to see how they price their photos.

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

Never sell copyright. Only sell the license. You don't provide enough information about how the images will be used to be able to give you what you are asking.

Kalina54 Loc: Flagstaff, AZ

Okay, they will be used to wrap hot tubs.

rdubreuil Loc: Dummer, NH USA

license their use but, retain your copyright.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

If you sell the copyright, you probably loose all rights to using the images anymore, for anything.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

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PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

I would retain the copyright and charge a flat fee or a flat fee plus x dollars per unit.

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

If you are employed/contracted to produce these images you 'own' diddly squat.....the company you work for owns them - they simply pay you for your work....as far as has been said before..

check your contract - or better still get a lawyer to check it!!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Photocraig

Pricing is purely an issue of what the value of the photo will add to the user. while, it would be fun to answer "How much can you say?" It depends on the number of times the image will be used. And in addition to wrapping Hot Tubs, how else???????????????????

I agree that licensing is the way to go. The less usage restrictions the higher the price. And the Austin Powers Character is a good starting point for Copyright. So, start out with a figure for the hot tub wrap and build up from their for other uses.

Where to start, I'm not sure. But messing around with licensing and negotiating at all would make me think that $500-1,000 would be a polite good start. Then see how they react, ask for guidance on what they're paying for other photography.

There are many variables including how you view the value of the image, do you do this for a living,? What kind of low/high precedent will this set. Under what circumstances did this opportunity come about? Were you contracted or did they discover the image. Except for very specific locations and people, almost anything can be closely matched with a Stock Photo. That's your competition. As noted above, check that first.

Kalina54 Loc: Flagstaff, AZ

Thank you

OneShotOne18

Since u brought up stock photos....do stock agencies take over a copywrite photo when it is submitted to them?

Noctilucent

The Uniform Copyright Act of 1978 established that the copyright belongs to the creator, absent a contract in which the photographer signs away all rights.
"Work for hire" must be contracted in advance, and courts have ruled that it can't be declared after the fact.
In fact those courts required that "work for hire" must be performed by full-time vested (full benefits) salaried employees of a company that provides all equipment and supplies.
In other words, if you work in the photo department of a large company, your work belongs to the company, otherwise it is yours to license to users.
The act of congress was intended to end the shoddy practice of companies exploiting photographers by appropriating their work without paying them values based on the widespread use of the images.
Photographers' business practices changed, resulting in things like the ASMP usage guide, which specified typical values for photographs used in a wide variety of media.
I am not a lawyer, but as a photographer have looked into the copious literature on photographers' rights. Things change, so you might do the same. Google is your friend.

lehighjack Loc: somewhere in FL

I suggest you join PPA; they have daily discussions, plus sample contracts, etc. Additionally, you get INSURANCE on your equipment (some limitations and deductibles) as well as guidance as to avoiding being scammed, collecting fees, how much to charge, what equipment might be best for a specific shoot, etc. Google: Professional Photographers of America and be pleasantly overwhelmed. BTW, I am far from a professional, but the PPA advice has saved me much more than the tax deductible membership fee.