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astrostu
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I was contacted a few weeks ago by a woman and her friend who said they want to create a "Lunisolar" calendar featuring local Colorado artists and they wanted to know if I would send them high-res versions of some of my moon pictures (since the ones on my site are max. 10" at 72 dpi in an effort to prevent commercial use without asking me).
I replied asking if the calendars were being sold or given away as some sort of charity thing since obviously if people are making money off of my work I want a piece of the pie, so to speak.
She replied this week with:
So I'm curious to know what you guys think. Should I say "what the heck" and just give them what they want with the assumption they're honest and may give me 2.5% or whatever of their profits? Or should I be fickle about this and request some sort of contract, etc.? Or should I ask for more information (considering the sample month she sent me didn't open ... some sort of PDF error)?
Advice is appreciated.
I replied asking if the calendars were being sold or given away as some sort of charity thing since obviously if people are making money off of my work I want a piece of the pie, so to speak.
She replied this week with:
We are planning on printing the Lunisolar Calendar and endeavoring to sell it. We are paying for the printing out of our pocket. The calendar simultaneously promotes artists as well as an awareness about the moon. The idea is to show the phase of the moon at a glance on the calendar along with info. such as the times in Colorado when the 1st-4th quarter phases of the lunar cycle occurs. Major holidays will also be included in the calendar.
At this point in time, we do not know know how much it will cost to print, and the calendar will need to be varnished as it has a lot of black to reflect the night sky. What we are offering the artists is a copy of the calendar as well as write up and link to each artist's site. If we make enough of a profit at that point we would profit share with our collaborators. We would do the same for you. You would be presented as our #1 collaborator as your work would be visible through out the whole year. We do hope you consent to let us publish your stunning astrophotgraphy work. We appreciate and recognize your expertise, time and equipment in order to capture your beautiful images and We wish we could buy your images, but we have no budget for that. The images of the moon are critical to us, so let us know what you think of the arrangement we have in mind.
So I'm curious to know what you guys think. Should I say "what the heck" and just give them what they want with the assumption they're honest and may give me 2.5% or whatever of their profits? Or should I be fickle about this and request some sort of contract, etc.? Or should I ask for more information (considering the sample month she sent me didn't open ... some sort of PDF error)?
Advice is appreciated.