What to do? What can I do?

Hi all,
I had this message from my Flickr page from this publishing company wanting to use a photo of mine of a church.
Here is the message

Hi there

I work for a company that provides editorial and design services to the publishing industry and we are currently researching images for a new guide to British churches. I would like to use your image of the church at Yapton in Sussex at around 1/8p and I wondered if it was available for editorial use? You will of course be fully credited.


I would be grateful if you could let me know at your earliest convenience whether or not this is of interest. If so I will be happy to provide further information about the book.

Kind regards
Claire xxxxxxx
Picture Manager
XXXXXXX@XXXXXXXX.co.uk
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Can I ask to be paid for the use of the photo? If so how much is fair? I guess if I ask that they will probably go to someone else and try again?
They are a business making money, and it seems that they dont want to even pay a small amount for the use of photos. Who wants a credit, I want some dosh

Thanks
Ben

You can ask, but the email does not make it likely that there are interested in any payment. I would make an offer to them of non-exclusive 2 year editorial use for 50Euros and see what happens. There is no good reason to provide images for free to a for profit project with limited exposure.

-Scott

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're not giving away their work.

Ergo, you shouldn't, either...

Throw a price at them and stick with it no matter what. Credit isn't worth squat (in most cases).

Credit is a bill you have to pay at the end of the month.

TopHatMoments wrote in post #11855464
Credit is a bill you have to pay at the end of the month.

o rly?

"Yes, I am interested. Send details. What is your budget for photos such as the one you're discussing?"

Thanks for the advice.
I will do the 50 Euros for 2 years or whaterver, and see what they say.
If things work out, I could pack my job in as a member of the British Parliament, yay!

I see that you are in the UK, I would seriously suggest that you look at the NUJ website, they have standard rates of freelance work. I think that for what they want the going rate is quite a bit more than 50eur or even £50. The NUJ really helps us by publishing standard rates, rates that actually allow freelancers to earn a decent living wage, or for the amateur to do OK out of the occasional editorially useful picture.

Alan

Tnx Alan,
I had already sent off a reply with the 50 Euro fee, but surprise surprise I have not heard back from them!
It would have been handy having 50 Euros as it would have paid about half of what my Big Stopper cost me last week
Ho hum!

Update:-

I have just received an email from them. It is for a AA book about churches in the UK, and are willing to pay me £30-00 for the photo. About US $50-00?

I am happy with that, as it's better than a smack in the mouth!
Im a pro now...Yay, and the drinks are on me

Congrats on being paid.

Their use doesn't really sound like 'editorial use' though. It's clearly commercial if they're publishing a travel guide.

I'm not in the UK so I haven't seen any Automobile Assoc publications, though if they're anything like the local ones here in Australia your photo will be no more than a 2x3-inch image with a listing of tour times and local hotels. Regardless, make sure you get a copy! (of the page, if not the whole book).

Ask for a free copy of the book too imo