Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Like I said, it's not a particularly strong argument. I confess I'm just a dabbler in stock work, but most of my stuff is landscapes and cityscapes, with quite an emphasis on historic sites. From that perspective, it's hard to see any hard news editorial use to it, and I don't object to modest fees if they are going to be ploughed back into the site. I agree that many newspaper 'togs sell a lot of their output as stock - an awful lot more of them are freelancers these days, at least in the UK. However, not many front-page pictures here are stock, I believe - there are certainly plenty from agencies, but not stock agencies. I can't recall any hard news story for which one of my pics might've been used, although I do accept that there are potential editorial uses of such material. Top and bottom, though, is that if you want to make money by taking pictures of somebody else's property whilst on their property, I can't really see any reason why they shouldn't be able to charge you - after all, without their property, you've got no shot - I really do see it as analagous to hiring a model. However, unless they are prepared to give special access, I don't see why that charge should be anything more than nominal - say equivalent to the price of an adult entry ticket as a maximum. Although that said, I remember when shooting in the National Museum in Delhi, a camera permit was 5 times the price of entry - but the entry price equated to 2 pence, that's what, less than 4 cents, so I didn't object too much! But as my feeble attempts at stock don't exactly bring in boatloads of money, you can be sure I am utterly opposed to rip-off pricing, and would greatly prefer not to pay - it's just that ethically, I can't see anything wrong with charging, that's all. Sorry for pounding on about this one for so long, I promise I won't go back to the subject. Nick ----- Original Message ---- From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, 17 July, 2006 2:27:51 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Paying to shoot At 04:49 AM 7/17/2006, you wrote: >Why should the rules be different between press work and stock work? >Well, it's arguable that press work is for the public good, whereas >stock work is primarily for the photographer's good. Not really, many of my "stock photos" end up in newspapers and news magazines. Almost all of my photos are sold for editorial use. Many of the photos that appear on the front page of your newspaper were bought from "stock" agencies. Many newspaper photographers sell their out-takes as stock. There's just no clear line anymore between press work and stock work. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA http://www.tinamanley.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information