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Do any of you shoot freelance for the media?
For anyone who has sold their photos to the newspapers or other media outlets on a freelance basis, I have a question for you.. If you submit low rez, low quality photos to a large daily newspaper asking if there's interest (assuming that if there is, they'll ask for larger, high res images to send to the photo desk) and you never hear back, BUT, the next day your photos are on page 2, in color, with appropriate photo credits - what do you do? As of writing this, I haven't been contacted by the paper, and I know they don't have my mailing address, so I know there's no "cheque in the mail".. I'm not about to start rocking the boat and pissing anyone off in case it was an oversight.. Just curious if there's any freelancers that have been in a similar spot? Thanks, and happy Friday!  Oct 13 06 12:18 pm Link Just politely contact the Editor and ask him/her where you go to pick up your check... *Of course I have never tried this... Oct 13 06 12:20 pm Link Does catching a tornado on the beach in Myrtle Beach count(had 4 of my pics published,all on a disposable) Oct 13 06 12:21 pm Link cyberstorm wrote: Damn you. Oct 13 06 12:34 pm Link photiesto wrote: What were your settings? I tried shooting an electric storm one time and the images turned out like cr*p... Oct 13 06 12:38 pm Link I assume the paper will pay you their usual (low) rates if you call them or send them an email with your address, esp. since they credited you. In general, newspapers want the stuff right now or never, so sending something to see if they're interested isn't going to work. They either take it right away or they lose interest immediately. I used to drop pictures in the paper's mailbox on Saturday nights or Sunday mornings (this was in Holland, where there are no Sunday papers) with my details on the back. If they published something in the Monday paper, I always got paid, even though I had never spoken with any of their photo editors. Oct 13 06 01:16 pm Link This happened to me one time. We never agreed on a price for a photo of Seinfled I sold to Star magazine. I called and they said we thought we agreed on $400. I said I never sell a single photo for less then $750 so I would not of agreed to that. They sent me a check for $750. Those people are scams but if you call them on it they will pay what the going rate is Oct 13 06 01:28 pm Link photiesto wrote: Check one of the yahoo stormchasing groups,might still be up,or the archives of the Myrtle Beach Newspaper) Oct 13 06 01:31 pm Link GLB Graphics wrote: I never tried lightning on a digital,actually got a few decent lightning pics the old fashioned way(leave the shutter open for as long as possible,aim at the sky and hope to guess right) Oct 13 06 01:33 pm Link |
I do alot of storm chasing and weather related shooting, but in Central Alberta dead smack in the middle of Canada, there's not alot in the way of tornado action. Still have the pics posted online anywhere?And did the papers pay you? 
