Good reason to ask for payment:

And find out that they've already established what their "rate" is. Free.

i had that experience with a local newspaper...a local provincial newspaper. Not a student photographer at all but a full time photojournalist. Rate of pay? Minimum wage on a casual basis.No pay per photo, all copyright and usage rights signed to the paper's head editor. Me? Didn't work there. While given the title of "head photojournalist" and the credentials...Yeah **** newspapers. Sorry about your experience.

basroil wrote in post #5918570
Well, though the situation didn't call for payment, as no photographers or writers were ever payed at the newspaper I worked for, it's a good cautionary tale for those thinking about not getting reimbursed for their photos.

I know this is going to sound petty and pissy, but I can't let it go any longer. It just bugs me no end.

Guys, when somebody gives you money for a photograph it's called being "PAID", not "payed." "Payed" is the past tense of doing something like paying out a line on a boat.

OK, rant over...

Hehe JWright, the description under your name is true, eh?

Kajuah wrote in post #5944464
i had that experience with a local newspaper...a local provincial newspaper. Not a student photographer at all but a full time photojournalist. Rate of pay? Minimum wage on a casual basis.No pay per photo, all copyright and usage rights signed to the paper's head editor. Me? Didn't work there. While given the title of "head photojournalist" and the credentials...Yeah **** newspapers. Sorry about your experience.

ok Way to many "?" Lost.

ilantis wrote in post #5950995
Hehe JWright, the description under your name is true, eh?

Yep... I have a reputation to maintain.

/chuckle! Yeah, I know how JWright feels. It peeves me to no end when I see people go, "Oh, I really love there photos!" It's THEIR, not there. -.-;;

Additionally, seeing "your" and "you're" confused with each other is another one of my pet peeves too. To help those that are grammatically challenged, the word "you're" is actually a contraction of "you are."

"Your" denotes possession of an item, thing, place, object. So, when saying something like, "Your great!" ... please think about it for a minute. To me, that's saying I own "great."

I used to freelance for a local weekly newspaper, well the big (thought they were anyway) decided to snatch some of us up. Sounded real good more money per photo or assignment, but required a contract with a no compete clause. Only one of 4 of use signed it, and he never got an assignment from the paper. Moral, watch newspapers like a hawk, contacts or no they will try to get any thing for free.

jack