So this was the first sunset I captured in 2012. It cost me ,612 to take this photo.
2 in gas to go from work to this spot and then home. The camera I took this with cost 500. The lens was another 600. The Singh Ray Reverse Neutral Density filter was 10. The Lee Wide-Angle Adapter and Foundation kit was another 00. The Slik Tripod was another 30. The shutter-release was another 0. When I got home, I uploaded it to a computer that cost me 200, and then I used Lightroom 3 which I got for 00. I then exported it and tinkered with it in Photoshop which costs about 00.
12+2500+1600+210+200+130+60+1200+200+500= ,612
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 ,612, 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.
About the author: John B. Mueller is a photographer based in Ventura County, California. Visit his website here.
Thanks for the tip, Morts!
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