If you were asked for cover photos ?

Awais Yaqub

Hello

I am stuck in problem that is. Editor of an International Mag from Nepal contacted me for photos of Balochistn (state of Pakistan or Danger zone) after looking at my smugmug gallery well I showed him which I have He need photo for Cover of mag:huh and some for story.

Should I give them for free if he selected my photos ? Or charge them if charge then how much? I don’t think so they will pay afterall if they have to pay why not to Getty images or AFP etc?

What’s best way to ask for payment I am really shy when asking someone for money even if it is mine.:rolleyes

ChrisJ

Awais, you're an excellent photographer in a unique environment. People will pay for your images.

How much should you charge? I have no idea... I'm sure others will respond. There have been many threads on the subject, though.

wxwax

I've only sold one shot, but sold it twice, both times for the same amount: $150.

The editor won't be embarassed that you've asked for payment: they run a business.

Awais Yaqub

Thanks Chris and Sid for valuable input !

MichaelKirk

Compensated
Magazines are use to paying for images - most anyway.
I have a local startup magazine/publication that I have been giving some photos to as their mag is purley based on donated photos - small publication - thought it would be a decent way to get some of my work in print and I am requesting a cover photo.

Had another larger magazine contact me about using one of my photos - I todl them them I would give them the 1st one for free, but I would like to continue working with them and work out some sort of compensation. Editor flat out told me, if we use your photos we will pay you for it - Not reaced and $$ amounts yet....but they expect to pay for photos - find a tactfull or business like way to approach them about compensation - they should not balk at your request.

Michael
www.MLKimages.com

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Hello

I am stuck in problem that is. Editor of an International Mag from Nepal contacted me for photos of Balochistn (state of Pakistan or Danger zone) after looking at my smugmug gallery well I showed him which I have He need photo for Cover of mag and some for story.

Should I give them for free if he selected my photos ? Or charge them if charge then how much? I don’t think so they will pay afterall if they have to pay why not to Getty images or AFP etc?

What’s best way to ask for payment I am really shy when asking someone for money even if it is mine.

Racetog

Cover photo $500.00 USD, at least. Story, depending on number of words, $200.00 USD. Use this site to qoute photo rates: http://photographersindex.com/stockprice.htm

Don't give photos away for free unless you have something to gain. In this case, you might. That way you can charge the next mag more. "I've already been in "whatever" mag" so this is the going rate.

I've thought about going to your part of the world to get shots but the risk is just not worth it...

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Hello

I am stuck in problem that is. Editor of an International Mag from Nepal contacted me for photos of Balochistn (state of Pakistan or Danger zone) after looking at my smugmug gallery well I showed him which I have He need photo for Cover of mag and some for story.

Should I give them for free if he selected my photos ? Or charge them if charge then how much? I don’t think so they will pay afterall if they have to pay why not to Getty images or AFP etc?

What’s best way to ask for payment I am really shy when asking someone for money even if it is mine.

Awais Yaqub

Thanks again for detailed reply and great link !

Now i hope they contact me . I wonder what is rivalry situation here
Yeah here is a lot risk but even for Pakistani citizens

gus

Awais just something that happened to me anyway. I shot an event for an organisation i belong to (i didnt charge for it). I needed to do it to get a better portfolio as the event had some big names. I said i will do it for free to improve my portfolio. I sent them some of my past work & they agreed.

I did the job & got some nice photos.

I was asked & donated about 6 photos to a magazine that is associated with this organisation & i got a magazine cover & several photos on page 3.

Since that day i have applied to cover other events (non related) & they have asked if i have been published before so i mentioned this magazine & immediately i got a media pass. I didnt think the magazine got a lot of circulation but maybe i just needed to be able to say i have been published before.

So at the end of the day ..that free job has opened other doors for me.Its a bit like starting a business for me...its a long up hill road but it can get a snowball effect & get easier once you get some publication recognition. This could led to future sales.

Im not saying to give your photos away for free but if needed then use the media to your advantage ..use them as a stepping stone to go higher.

Just some thoughts mate. Good luck !

Awais Yaqub

Great idea Gus.

Racetog

After looking at your images... If I were in your shoes, contact any U.S. based newspaper and you will sell a lot of photos.

Be safe,
Mike

Racetog wrote:

Cover photo $500.00 USD, at least. Story, depending on number of words, $200.00 USD. Use this site to qoute photo rates: http://photographersindex.com/stockprice.htm

Don't give photos away for free unless you have something to gain. In this case, you might. That way you can charge the next mag more. "I've already been in "whatever" mag" so this is the going rate.

I've thought about going to your part of the world to get shots but the risk is just not worth it...

richtersl

Racetog wrote:

Cover photo $500.00 USD, at least. Story, depending on number of words, $200.00 USD. Use this site to qoute photo rates: http://photographersindex.com/stockprice.htm

Don't give photos away for free unless you have something to gain. In this case, you might. That way you can charge the next mag more. "I've already been in "whatever" mag" so this is the going rate.

I've thought about going to your part of the world to get shots but the risk is just not worth it...

That's a really useful site! I wish I had known about it when one of my photos was used as the cover for an annual report. : At the time there was a thread here that was sort of helpful, but no one was able to give me a timely answer to my question regarding what price range to stick with or how to handle the situation. The web searches I did revealed very little.

Live and learn...I can see that I charged them nowhere near the going rate. But that won't happen again.

Awais Yaqub

richtersl wrote:

That's a really useful site! I wish I had known about it when one of my photos was used as the cover for an annual report. : At the time there was a thread here that was sort of helpful, but no one was able to give me a timely answer to my question regarding what price range to stick with or how to handle the situation. The web searches I did revealed very little.

Live and learn...I can see that I charged them nowhere near the going rate. But that won't happen again.

Isn't internet great