licensing photos for the calendar - how much

Mike-DT6 wrote in post #10943290
Do a few searches on there to make sure you get an average. Some of the users set their own prices, which can be quite a bit more, so search a few and you'll soon get an idea of what is a standard price.

Mike

Mike-DT6 wrote in post #10941304
What I do in cases such as these is go to a proper stock image site such as Alamy ( http://www.alamy.com/ ), then search for similar photographs and look up prices, based on the usage specified by the person who has enquired about my images.

If you select Rights Managed (RM) then you can get a price quote for any particular image and specify usage, such as calendar, how many copies, what region. Alternatively you can search Royalty-Free (RF) and get a price for the size of image they will need.

I usually search a few images to get a good idea how much it would cost these people if they go to a stock photography site, then price my images a bit below those prices, maybe 10% - 15%.

If the person comes back to you and starts mentioning microstock prices then you know it's time to forget it as they will think they can get your images for virtually nothing. If that happens then I suggest that you stick to your quoted price and say you always price your work according to typical prices from reputable photographic stock agencies.

I've had this a few times now, and if they want your photographs specifically then they will pay the going rate.

Mike