RE: [Leica] Photos on the Web, TED!! help?

[Henry Ambrose <digphoto@nashville.net>]

Austin,

Look at editorialphoto.com. 
I think Greg Locke already suggested this. 
I suggest it again. Try to see from that viewpoint, just try.

Sometimes a buyout is called for - if you get enough money. Mostly its 
not.
There's room for both. BUT to always give away your work is bad for you 
and for me.

And its not only about money there's psychic side to this issue.
I did a big PR thing last fall. It was a buyout (and probably should have 
been, 95% of the pictures had no $ value outside of the organization) I 
got paid pretty well.
Guess what -I still felt bad after doing it. They were still MY pictures 
in some little corner of my mind even though I sold them out.
I'm sure that if I did this regularly I'd quit photography. Somtimes I 
think my stupid pictures mean something.

And back to the money. 
Consider the possibility that charging for use is the way to go. Think of 
your pictures as if they are rental cars. Use the rental car longer - it 
costs more. Mercedes costs more than a Chevrolet. Drive more miles you 
pay more. Need to rent again next week, you'll pay again. Just because 
you rent a car does not mean that you get to keep it. You rent it and 
then give it back.

If you are truly getting paid enough by your clients to 'pay for the car' 
more power to you. You are the only person I know of who is!

I have not figured out how to do it. 

If Microsoft's agency wants you to make a picture for their ad would you 
really do it for just  time and materials?

Surey not.

Or is all this just a troll? Tell me its just a big troll.

Henry Ambrose