Here’s Section 6, followed by commentary:Section 6. Royalty.6.1. AP shall pay to Freelance Photographer, during the life of the Freelance Photographer only, a royalty of Twenty-Five Percent (25%) of the net revenue collected by AP (the “Royalty (ies) “) from the a la carte licensing within the United States of qualifying Assignment Photos to third … Read more
Here’s Sections 7,8, & 9, followed by commentary:Section 7. Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall begin on the Effective Date and shall continue until terminated by either AP or Freelance Photographer, with or without cause , upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice. Upon termination, all obligations of both Parties … Read more
The rates are all over the place. We couldn’t collect the figures from all the various bureaus, but we’ve got what we understand to be a few. If you have one for your city, feel free to post the figures in the comments section of this post – anonymously of course – so others may … Read more
I can’t tell you the number of times I hear from friends and colleagues that define themselves as “news photographers” that their images aren’t worth that much, and re-use/licensing isn’t a big deal to them.Enter Aaron Eisenhauer (his blog), a staff photographer for the Southeast Missourian. Aaron was in the right place at the right … Read more
Those who actually have brain-cells functioning realize that the production of quality images – consistently and over the long term – is best left to the professionals. Surely, the Infinite monkey theorem applies to microstock – and that non-starter that is being referred to as mid-stock. Yes, NotSo-LuckyOliver tried to parlay the “we’re not microstock” … Read more
This isn’t the first time I’ve written about the demise of the employee photographer (aka “staff photographer”), nor, sadly, will it be the last.I was, at one time, a staff photographer for a magazine. So was this other guy. Rather than let one of us go, they offered us both 1/2 time. I said yes … Read more
We had a lot of fun with our Nikon vs. Canon piece last December. In fact, over 400,000 pageviews ensued, so that means there was a lot of interest! So many of my colleagues are blown away by the D3’s noise handling, and for that I gave the D3 a “win” over the EOS 1Ds … Read more
Continuing the day’s theme, this from Craigslist in their “Best of craigslist”:I’m a fabulously wealthy photographer / artist making money hand over fist. Here’s what I need:A mechanic to overhaul my custom ’57 Chevy.A maid to clean my house on a regular basisA doctor to perform some minor surgery on me.A band to perform theme … Read more
Here’s a bit of a laugh for today….The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife goodbye and said, “Well, I’m off now. The man should be here soon.”Half an hour later, … Read more
There wasn’t a single source for you to share both the audio and mic inputs between two headsets, or the capability of capturing the audio of both the mic and the speaker from the iPhone. Now there is.Why, you ask, would I want to do this, and why is this on a photo forum? Because … Read more
