(OT) customers using photos for cards

With holidays upon us, I have had various clients ask permission to

use images for cards. Does anyone do this? How much do you charge? Do

you give up your copyright? Needing advise.

thanks

carol

Carol:

 

Isn't the obvious answer to SELL them the Xmas card photos? You can send the negative(s) in to most reputable labs and get this kind of work done. So, why would you worry about giving up your copyright?

 

If you don't have a lab that can do this, try Color Central out of Wichita Kansas. I have been doing business with them for over 20 years. Here is their toll free number: 1-800-835-1039.

 

But I would bet the lab you do your regular business with can do them for you. And you can advise your customer that quantity purchases bring the cost per print down, so they will be less tempted to infinge on your copyright!

 

Ciao!

First and foremost, I am NOT a lawyer. I have been called many nasty things in my life, but never lawyer. Anyway, I think that, if you give people permission to use your images, you do not give up your copyright. You retain that unless the agreement between you and your customer specifically gives it away. What the customer pays you for is the use, not the ownership, of an image. When you give permission to use your images you should write out a contract which specifies: 1. the image(s) involved; 2. the purposes for which the image(s) may be used; and, 3. the number of copies the customer is entitled to. As to what to charge, that depends on how many images, how many copies, and what the purpose is. Hopefully, someone else can give you pricing guidelines.