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Originally Posted by Photoboothguy
Blah, blah, blah...I got $500 for doing nothing. I took a photo for fun and someone paid me for it. I don't see the problem. It helped pay for my new Sigma 70-200 f2.8, which I need to shoot weddings for $100 
And 12K is a stretch...maybe 2 or 3k. Yeah, I could've said "Pay me 3,000" and they could've given me the finger and walked. Instead, I got $500 in my account 3 hours after initial contact and got to keep the rights to my photo...I think 98% of the photographers on this forum would've done the same.
And if you think my photos are worth more than that, I'll gladly sell them all to you for a 5DMarkII |
Blah, blah blah, so you sold a photo for $500.00 for a nation wide ad for doing nothing.
Photos for nation - wide ads get 12k upwards, if you did research before selling the photo , you would have getting enough money for 2 5DMKII's. Besides...what rights did you grant them? Limited, one-time publication rights for what media? Billboards, magazines, web and TV usage. North American rights, how about International rights? If I was the ad rep, I'd be laughing at ya, because they can turn around and not pay you one penny for all those other usage rights. Which, would be more than 12K................. a hell of a lot more! So now that $500.00 you got for doing nuthin doesn't sound so good anymore does it? Just think if you just did a little more research instead of counting your pennies. Apparently, it's you, not me, who doesn't think much of your images.