Re: [Leica] What's a photographer worth?

[Ted <tedgrant@home.com>]

Tim,

There is only one answer to this out fit...." Excuse me, are you paid
with books and how do you buy your groceries with the book copies you're
paid with?"

It's not worth the time of day to have a discussion with them. If
all photographers told these people to go screw themselves, instead of
thinking it was going to be a "big publishing break!" And the 40 pounds
was a great amount of money, then the publishing house "might learn"
they can't buy pictures with lousy book copies.

Try and pay for your film and processing with the books. ;-)  Not to
forget, equipment, rent, car fuel, travel expenses, clothes, meals, and
all the other zillion things required to be a fully operational
professional photographer.


ted

Tim Spragens wrote:

> The following is an extract from a solicitation
> that I received for usage of some photos in a
> book billed as a "Professional Photography
> Series":
>
> "As an educational book, the budget is pitifully
> small and usually we do not pay pictures fees
> but 'pay' instead in complimentary copies of the
> books. However, for images we particularly need
> or want we can pay a small amount (usually
> around £40) for selected images."
>
> What would be your reaction to such a
> solicitation?
>
> Tim S.
>
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