let's talk money

**M* W* <m*@earthlink.net>**

A recent negotiation between a photographer and a magazine (I often  
work with the photographer, and we propose articles together), has  
reminded me of the differences in how we get paid.  Or are there  
differences?

Photographers - do you have a set fee schedule, according to factors  
such as size of photo and placement in the magazine, which is  
standard no matter what the publication?

Writers - do you have a set fee, $ per word or by-the-inch, which is  
standard no matter what the publication?  How often do you try to  
negotiate for a higher fee, and how often do you take what the  
publication pays?  This applies more to those who write for a living  
than it does to those who write to promote a nursery or landscaping  
business.

What are the factors that you consider when accepting an assignment?

Marty Wingate
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, NW Gardens, www.seattlepi.com
Author:
The Bellevue Botanical Garden: Celebrating the First 15 Years (2007)
The Big Book of Northwest Perennials
(Sasquatch Books, 2005)
Big Ideas for Northwest Small Gardens
(Sasquatch Books, 2003)

martywingate.com

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