Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS.McCurry's Afghan Girl NOW>> money grabbing!
From: "Kevin Argue" <kargue@sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 23:21:00 -0500

Ted- A suggestion of sharing in the costs---- FABULOUS, GREAT, FANTASTIC! I
shall try it.

Kevin Argue
St. Catharines, Ontario

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>From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: [Leica] WAS.McCurry's Afghan Girl NOW>> money grabbing!
>Date: Thu, Mar 14, 2002, 1:54 AM
>

> Kevin Argue wrote:
>>Frank- As a working freelance news photog, I have twice faced a problem
> with people I photographed. I cover our wine industry with my photos sold
>> worldwide. When a winery invites me over to shoot the harvest it is there
>> idea and invite. Twice people I photographed whose images sold worldwide
>> came back to me  'wanting a piece of the action.' In both cases the winery
>> had to intervene on my behalf. When people here I sold the image they
> think
>> there are huge profits to be made.<<<<<
>
> Hi Kevin,
> I had this sort of situation dropped on me a couple of times and on one
> occasion sorted it out myself, the other I told the guy's lawyer to get
> stuffed and if he had a problem take it up with the people who have the
> money..... the client.
>
> But one trick that shakes them up quickly, particularly when you have some
> dimwit who thinks you just made thousands from the photo sale. Get the paper
> work for your costs of equipment, film, time and all relevant expenses  that
> would've been accrued in doing the assignment.  Then have the cheque stub
> for the amount of money you were paid for the shot also in hand. Like the
> one for the half million you were paid. Yeah right! :-)
>
> When they come charging in with their lawyer, be quite pleasant and offer
> immediately to split the money received in half, seems only fair you tell
> them.
>
> However, to get their half they should pay half of the costs for shooting
> the assignment! :-) Seems fair to share the costs in proportion to the
> "income made doesn't it?" ;-)
>
> "Oh well we don't expect to do that! We just want our half." You respond
> with, "Hey cool man, I'm only too willing to give you half of this $200.00
> if you give me your half for doing the assignment, costs $600.00 and I'm not
> even including my professional services fee!
>
> And if you keep calm and cool headed, quite upbeat about sharing the money
> as long as they pay their half, it'll work out they pay their lawyer more
> than you were paid for the picture sale. ;-) Just pisses them off no end! Oh
> and the money you were paid? They don't want to hear about it as getting
> their half would cost them a bunch more.
>
> But man you have to be real calm and smiling all the time.
> ted
>
> Ted Grant Photography Limited
> www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
>
>
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