Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think that this sounds very tempting, but, my big question is since this would seem to be a "for profit" web site why are they excluding so called professionals in favor of "emerging artists" (amateur?) photographers? And only 20% for the photographer and 80% for www.bwphotos.com when website overhead is fairly low seems lopsided to me. According to the sample math below for sales the photographer will make $6000 and www.bwphotos.com will make $24,000. Hmmmmmmm. Anybody know anything about this? Steve Annapolis - ---------- >From: "Wendy Hunter" <wen5559@hotmail.com> >To: petergunnxx@hotmail.com >Subject: [Leica] Re: hello >Date: Sun, Jan 30, 2000, 2:19 PM > > > Peter, > If you have some JPGS, I for one, would love to see them because I am > launching a new web site on which we will sell selected work from emerging > artists, working in black and white photography as an art form. > > We have received many submissions but no nudes so our need for exquisite > nudes in black and white is high, to complete the exhibit before we launch > the site. > > You can find out how this works, during our pre-launch selection process, on > http://www.bwphotos.com. > > When we sell archival prints from your negative, we will pay you 20% of the > selling price. The site will be marketed heavily though links and email > broadcasts as well as some print in targeted publications. > > If you have scans of any work you wish to submit for review, please go to > the site and register first. Then you can submit JPGS or scans via email to > submissions@bwphotos.com. It's all legal. There's an agreement for > submisssion and then,if your work is chosen to display and sell on > BWPhotos.com. a reseller agreement. Just imagine this: If your work, as an > emerging artist is hit, you can sell hundreds, maybe thousands of prints of > your work through our site. Let's say your print is worth $150 to the market > and the launch produces a sale of 200 prints during the first 3 months - > that's $6,000 in revenue for you. > > Some online galleries are charging a fee to new artists to display their > work. BWPhotos.com is giving a opportunity to emerging artists that I have > no seen any where else on the web. Check it out, okay? > > Thanks in advance for your interest and for passing this info to others you > know that may be interested. > > Please visit > http://www.BWPhotos.com > > Sincerely, > Wendy Hunter > wendy@bwphotos.com > http://www.BWPhotos.com > Where Black & White Photography is a Passion > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Peter Gunn <petergunnxx@hotmail.com> > Reply-To: petergunnxx@hotmail.com > To: ArtNude@topica.com > Subject: hello > Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:52:17 -0800 > > Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo > > So I have not seen a post here for awhile!! Lets talk about that? > > Any one want to see JPGS? > > Love peter > > > ______________________________________________ > Faster, stronger and able to send millions > of emails in one click: the new Topica site! > http://www.topica.com/t/14 > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >