Photography - rights and costs

[Benjamin]

I usually charge by the hour for my website design work (sometimes fixed cost projects). Now I have to start doing some of my own photography to use in a site. So I'm charging by the hour for the time I spend taking the pictures. I'm thinking of treating the resulting photos as property of the client in terms of copyright, or at least giving them non-exclusive future rights. I don't want to milk the client as they are good customers, but I also want to make sure I'm not being stupid about this - does this sound like a reasonable arrangement? I'm charging the same as I do for my other graphic design work per hour.

http://www.jackfruitdesign.com/
Om Namah Shivaya

[D-Frag]

I charge photography by the hour. They get exclusive use rights, as they are purchasing the photos. my2cents.

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[PrintDriver]

I pay hourly rate, but more often it's 1/2 day rate or full day rate plus film charges - usually.
Film. Remember that stuff?
The chromes are mine (or rather, my client's) if I buy em that way - with a contract involved.

If I want to buy an existing photo I pay usage. Usage fees depend on how many times I use it and how many people will see it. I've had to pay thru the nose for TV images but not near so much for small museum exhibit images - even though museums images will be up longer. Never had to outright buy the exclusive copyright on anything yet but I'm sure the day will come.

For a hint at what I pay, sign into Corbis and do a few prices on their Rights Managed stuff. Corbis is high-end expensive though.

PD is a grande format digital print dude. His advice/opinions may not apply to the 4color/offset/web world of printing

[that mike guy]

I know one photographer who went out and took about 300 photos of a science laboratory, did in a day, charged about $3000 for the deal. (the photos were ok, nothing spectacular). then allowed the client to choose which photos they wanted to use - about $20 per photo for low res and about $40 for hi res.


that system seems weird to me, but the client was ok with it.


Just figured it would help to hear how another photographer does it.



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[Benjamin]

OK thanks. I'm thinking I will just charge the hourly rate but maybe keep the right to use the photos again myself in future.

http://www.jackfruitdesign.com/
Om Namah Shivaya

[Peloria]

I generally charge a flat fee for an on-site shoot, dependent on the time bracketed (2 hours vs. a full day, etc.).

Then I allow them to select the photos they'd like to use from a contact sheet, and charge an hourly fee for post-production on those photos - color correction and other various touch-ups.