#diner at beach. #ig #teg #instagood #instagramer #instadaily #instagramhub #bestoftheday #picoftheday #webstagram #whateyecee_ig #editoftheday #contestday #igers #instanmood #hdr #statigram #instagood #iphoneography #iphonesia (Taken with instagram)
So this was the first tendering cruise ship I captured in 2011. It cost me $6,900 to take this photo.
$2500 7 days cruise trip. The camera I took this with cost $900. The lens was another $800. The Singh When I got home, I uploaded it to a computer that cost me $2000, and then I used Lightroom 3 which I got for $200. I then exported it and tinkered with it in Photoshop which costs about $500.
2500+900+800+2000+200+500= $6900
So if you’re a magazine, website, corporation, sports team, or advertiser who wishes to use this photo, please don’t come and ask to use it for free, or in exchange for credit or “exposure”. You found my photo so obviously I have “exposure”. You have an advertising budget, and this is what it’s for. You obviously don’t expect your writers to work for free, or your secretary, or your boss. No one is going to publish it for free. Just because the picture is digital doesn’t mean it was free to make.
As someone mentioned, THIS single photo didn’t cost me $6,900, but if you wanted to create it, from scratch, that is what is involved. So I consider it the replacement value if it’s stolen, or how much my lawyer will send you a bill for if it’s found being used without my permission.
If you give your photo away for “credit” then the best possible scenario for you is someone will see your photo, contact you, and ask if they could borrow one of your photos… for credit. Try this… next time you’re at dinner, tell your waiter you’ll tell all your friends how good the service was if he gives you dinner for free.
