Re: Exposure-only photograph requests?

**"Heirloom Roses" h*@accesswave.ca**

Chris, we too have been contacted by book and magazine people who wish to
use our photos and excerpts from my articles.

They offer only a reference to us and maybe a link to the web site. Heaven
only knows, I'm not a photographer and our pictures are not professional and
they are still requesting the use of them.

It sounds like this is becoming quite common. I know a great deal of my
pics are around the web already and the site has only been up since 2000.

I am also concerned with this trend, especially use of my articles for
nothing. It took me many years of work to get the experience I have and you
would think it would be worth something!

This is my first post to this list as I rarely have time to reply to queries
here but I really enjoy it, especially the reference URL's that you post.

I'm a horticulturalist by trade and have operated a rose nursery just
outside Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for some twelve years now. Writing was
my first passion and nature was the second. As my family thought writing was
a tricky business  I went into horticulture. I've been growing roses AND
writing for twenty-seven of my forty-seven years. My last article was in the
Canadian Rose Society's latest "Rose Annual" published in late July.
 We grow organically. Not an easy feat sometimes but I think it's worth it.

Should any one need information on roses or organics, you can email me at:
Peggy@oldheirloomroses.com

AND: Ron, I think you are doing a wonderful job!  We are fortunate to have
you.

Cheers everyone

from the desk of Peggy-Anne Pineau
www.oldheirloomroses.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <topica.com@spamfodder.com>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 3:17 PM
Subject: [GWL] Exposure-only photograph requests?

> I'm hoping that some of the photographers on this list who have worked
> with magazines might have some input on this subject.
>
> Lately I've been getting lots and lots of requests from publishers to
> use photographs from the hort.net image gallery in their magazines.
> These are coming in on the order of two to three per day.
>
> When I ask about rates and what rights they want, I'm almost always told
> that these are 'exposure-only'.  In other words, they won't pay me, but
> they'll print the photo with my name tagged alongside.
>
> Is this customary?  I worry that professional photgraphers are "going out
> of style".  Publications seem to be searching the Web for pictures taken
> by amateurs in the hopes that the owner will be so thrilled with the
> thought of being published that they'll supply material for free.
>
> Fortunately, I'm not a professional photographer.  I have other income
> sources, so I don't have to worry about this hurting my business.  I
> know that many of you aren't in that position.  Of course, I don't
> mind making a little money off my work either.
>
> So...  Have the pros out there seen this hurt your business?  Any
> tips on getting the photos published?  When I mention pay they usually
> just move on.  Heck, you'd think I'd at least get a free magazine
> subscription.  :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris (who's getting so frustrated with people stealing the photos and
>        always asking to use them that he's about ready to pull the site)
>
> http://www.hort.net/gallery/      3036 online plant photos and growing!
> http://www.hort.net/gallery/date/2002-09-22/       The latest additions

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