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Originally Posted by Jim Bryant

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.

Well, at least now, if I ever get an offer to buy one of my pictures for an ad campaign, I know who to ask what I should charge. You are available 24 hours a day, right Jim?