marcomarks wrote:
So, one reply says, "I would never sell a shot of mine for less than $1,000 if I knew it was going to be used on the web." Another one replies, "I've been in fine art photography for 35 years and I typically sell my prints for $500 which is my bottom dollar." Another replies, "I sell 8X10 prints at craft shows for $5 each and sell about 50 per weekend." Another says, "I don't shoot professionally so if somebody wants to pay me $20 for use of one of my photos, I don't care and would appreciate seeing my photo on a web page getting viewed." And I said, "Stock photo agencies sell the right to use a photo for $2 to $50" thus implying the photo might only be worth $2 to use it.
What is gained or learned from this wide variety of opinions about what the fair market price actually is? Absolutely nothing. That's why the buyer should say what he/she can afford to pay based on his/her financial abilities and see if the photographer wants to let it be used for that amount. Short and sweet transaction.
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While those responses may not help get the fair market price, they give a lot of ideas on how to decide the price. The first one says, "be aware of how the image will be used, especially on the web." The second says, "a pro charges $500, so that's an upper bound, and I want to think of what fraction of a pro I am." The third says, "for mass sales, it could be $5, but I'll probably be higher than that." And yours gives a $2-50 range, but stock use is a little different, so I might go with the high end of $50, since this is a "special" image, not a "stock" one. So a lot was gained from this.