Your work

<h3 >How do you feel about people who ask you to send photos you took? Do you ask for them to pay as it's your work? Do you say yes, give some free or just ask to buy?</h3><div></div>

<p>Setup a Smugmug/Zenfolio/other account and post them there. 'People' can then buy them unless you actively want to give your work/time/skill away for $0 (for what reason would you do that?)</p>

<p>Depends what they are. If I think I can sell them as fine art I'll explained I'm a professional. If they are just pretty photos I'll send them for sure no problem. <br>

MOST photos are not going to make me $1000 so I'm not too worried about freebies. </p>

 

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<h3>How do you feel about people who ask you to send photos you took?</h3>

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<p>It depends on who is asking, and how they will use the photos. My approach:</p>

<p>- For friends and families, send them photos without terms or conditions.<br>

- For donations/publications, send them photos (good but not keepers) with condition to be credited if used.<br>

- For potential clients, send them keepers with copyright, like your photo. The location of your copyright can easily be removed by photoshop. I would move it somewhere else to make removal more difficult.</p>

<p>I look on these encounters as a selling oppertunity.</p>

<p>When I am at a National Park or other tourist venue people often ask about my camera and what I do. I tell them. Then they me to take their picture . . .and hold out their own camera. I suggest how they should ppose and then frame the shot to include an attractive background.</p>

<p>This only takes a few seconds, it IS their camera and everyone is happy. Most wouldn't pay what I charge anyway. I do give them my card with my website and explain that my images may be purchased online. It is a soft sell. sometimes it works out.</p>

 

<p>A slightly different aspect of this issue: People see me working with a view camera on a tripod and come over to see what I am doing. They want to take a "pretty picture" too. I will point out the best view or suggest a framing. If I am Just beginning to set-up, I will let them stand where I will put the tripod and wait for them to take their own pictures. We talk about photography and I give them my card.</p>

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