NicolasRubio From Argentina, joined Sep 2005, 583 posts, RR: 8 Posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 3639 times:
Hi everyone, I have just received the following e-mail:
Quote: Hello Nicolas. I am helping Editor Jay Selman of Airliners Magazine with the photos and also for the Airliners gallery blog. We are possibly interested in using your shot of the PLUNA 737-300 in the revised new colors. If selected Airliners Publications will send you $10 USD (via Paypal) + a copy of the magazine. If you can help please send me a high res scan (300 dpi that is at least 7.5 inches or 19 cm wide). Thank you in advance.
What should I do? I was thinking of asking where will the photo be in the magazine, in which size and how many prints will be made... Am I on the right track?
Thanks in advance guys!
Gripped 7D + Sigma 10-20mm + 17-40L + 50mm f/1.8 II + 70-200mm f/4L IS + EF 400mm f/5.6L + 580EX II
FightingDingo From United States of America, joined May 2004, 229 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 3619 times:
Wherever the photo is in the magazine, it is worth more than $10.
FlightShadow From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 862 posts, RR: 7 Reply 3, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 3600 times:
I would do it. It gets your name/photo in a fairly popular magazine, many will say that $10 is enough but me personally, I take airplane pictures because I like airplanes, not because I want to make money.
D L X From United States of America, joined May 1999, 10554 posts, RR: 53 Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 3596 times:
Dazed767 From United States of America, joined exactly 14 years ago today! , 5447 posts, RR: 53 Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 3590 times:
CYEGsTankers From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 245 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 3577 times:
I'm in a deal where $300 CDN is the subject. I'm not mentioning which airline, but the deal is genuine. Get the best dollar for your photo. The extras are secondary. They come naturally, as a perk for the deals.
Richard
INNflight From Austria, joined Apr 2004, 3765 posts, RR: 62 Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 3574 times:
Quoting CYEGsTankers (Reply 6): I'm in a deal where $300 CDN is the subject. I'm not mentioning which airline, but the deal is genuine. Get the best dollar for your photo. The extras are secondary. They come naturally, as a perk for the deals.
Richard
You compare apples with oranges. Magazines usually pay standard rates, and you hopefully realize they're far below 300 Dollars.
Nicolas, it's very unlikely they would pay you more. Either accept and get USD10 plus a mag with your photo in it or decline and get nothing. You choice.
Jorge1812 From Germany, joined Apr 2004, 3141 posts, RR: 9 Reply 8, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 3546 times:
As many other ssaid, get the 10USD and the mag for free. You can get more when selling to companies/airlines, but that's a differenet thing. I got one sold to an advertising agency for 225 Euro while two to Aero International Magazine for 28 Euro.
JakTrax From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 4732 posts, RR: 8 Reply 10, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 3527 times:
DO do it for $10. You put your pictures on display here on A.net (for like-minded enthusiasts across the world to see) for free, so what's the difference in doing so in magazine format?
It ain't gonna be used for commercial purposes (well, not in the real sense of the word anyway), so $10 is not to be scoffed at. Besides, lots of people from across the globe will see your work.
If you're in this game for the money only, don't let it go for that amount. If, however, you truly have a love for aviation then sell it and put your name about in respectable publications such as Airliners.
FUAirliner From Germany, joined Jul 2001, 538 posts, RR: 3 Reply 11, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 3517 times:
Quoting INNflight (Reply 7): You compare apples with oranges. Magazines usually pay standard rates, and you hopefully realize they're far below 300 Dollars.
Nicolas, it's very unlikely they would pay you more. Either accept and get USD10 plus a mag with your photo in it or decline and get nothing. You choice.
Airliners is a magazine for enthusiasts that pays standard rates for pictures in their news section. It is up to you if you accept their offer, but they will use another photo if you don't. And IMO the compensation they offer is fair enough.
Tappan From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1538 posts, RR: 46 Reply 13, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 3496 times:
He is not doing you a favor by selecting your photo, giving you a VERY small $10.00 and then trying to satisfy you by dangling the magazine at you....He and all other editors know that AT LEAST $75.00 AT LEAST... is the going mag rate...
Mark G
D L X From United States of America, joined May 1999, 10554 posts, RR: 53 Reply 14, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 3486 times:
Quoting Tappan (Reply 13): He and all other editors know that AT LEAST $75.00 AT LEAST... is the going mag rate...
Mark, as much as I admire you and your work, I just don't know if this is still true. The simple fact that if he says no, the editor can find some other person for $10 means that the rate isn't $75 anymore. DSLRs have changed everything, especially considering that the OP's photo, while good, is not particularly remarkable. (As in, no flames shooting out of engines, etc.)
Tappan From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1538 posts, RR: 46 Reply 15, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 3479 times:
DLX...
Thanks..
You know, you are correct... I agree....but I think it should at least be $25.00 or $50.00..
They probably have a small budget...
Mark G
Tappan From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1538 posts, RR: 46 Reply 16, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 3472 times:
Also, I think we should all try to avoid copying and pasting a personal e-mail..
I mean, this man e-mailed a request to Nicolas and now the e-mail is public..
Not cool.
Mark Garfinkel
Gabypn1992 From Canada, joined Jun 2006, 74 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 3451 times:
Quoting NicolasRubio (Reply 12): I sent the photo, I hope it gets selected to be printed on the magazine!
Thanks to all for the input!
Nicolas
Good!!! You take the good choice.
Quoting FightingDingo (Reply 2): I would do it. It gets your name/photo in a fairly popular magazine, many will say that $10 is enough but me personally, I take airplane pictures because I like airplanes, not because I want to make money.
CYEGsTankers From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 245 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 3405 times:
Quoting CYEGsTankers (Reply 6):
I'm in a deal where $300 CDN is the subject. I'm not mentioning which airline, but the deal is genuine. Get the best dollar for your photo. The extras are secondary. They come naturally, as a perk for the deals.
Richard
Quoting INNflight (Reply 7):
You compare apples with oranges. Magazines usually pay standard rates, and you hopefully realize they're far below 300 Dollars.
INNflight, I didn't say it was a magazine...so, here I'm saying it's not a magazine, and I'm not mentioning what it's uses are. Lets just say it "could" be sized 12'X18'.....
Deals being finalized this week.
Quoting FightingDingo (Reply 2):
Wherever the photo is in the magazine, it is worth more than $10.
Fightingdingo is correct with this, I've had a few in magazines before and there worth 4X this.
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