Steve5D
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So, this evening I received an e-mail from someone who claims to work for a very large, and very well known company. The person states that he would like to discuss licensing my "imagery".
Red flags go up all over. First, given the size of the company and the depths of its resources, I just find it hard to believe that someone from this company would be looking at a website that hasn't been updated in a year as a source for images to license. Second, this company could easily afford to license photos taken by anyone. Jesus Christ could come down from the cross, take a photograph, and this company could afford to license it.
(No offense intended to believers)
So, I get a hold of a buddy of mine who actually does work for this company, and I ask him if it seems legit to him. I give him the guy's name, and ask him if he can do a little checking up on the guy. I figure that my buddy will e-mail me back telling me that it's a crock. Well, my buddy e-mailed me back and said that the name of the guy who e-mailed me does belong to someone actually employed by this company, and in the very capacity/job that was stated in the e-mail.
I e-mailed the person back, asking which images, specifically, he was interested in.
So, assuming that all of this is on the up and up (and I'm still a long way from believing that), what factors would dictate what a proper fee is for something like this? What variables do I need to consider? They can afford anything they want, but I also don't believe that what they can afford should necessarily dictate what they pay, either.
Any suggestions would be appreciated...
Red flags go up all over. First, given the size of the company and the depths of its resources, I just find it hard to believe that someone from this company would be looking at a website that hasn't been updated in a year as a source for images to license. Second, this company could easily afford to license photos taken by anyone. Jesus Christ could come down from the cross, take a photograph, and this company could afford to license it.
(No offense intended to believers)
So, I get a hold of a buddy of mine who actually does work for this company, and I ask him if it seems legit to him. I give him the guy's name, and ask him if he can do a little checking up on the guy. I figure that my buddy will e-mail me back telling me that it's a crock. Well, my buddy e-mailed me back and said that the name of the guy who e-mailed me does belong to someone actually employed by this company, and in the very capacity/job that was stated in the e-mail.
I e-mailed the person back, asking which images, specifically, he was interested in.
So, assuming that all of this is on the up and up (and I'm still a long way from believing that), what factors would dictate what a proper fee is for something like this? What variables do I need to consider? They can afford anything they want, but I also don't believe that what they can afford should necessarily dictate what they pay, either.
Any suggestions would be appreciated...