<p>Interesting thread, but there are times even for pros when giving a few photos away can be adventagous. I admit I am not a full-time pro. I shoot dog shows. For the dog shows I do sell photos to dog owners.<br>
For dog club websites, which sponser and hold the events I shoot, I willingly and gladly provide shots for the clubs use at no charge. I do this both for the priveledge of shooting event and generate more exposure of my photography to my target customer: the dog owners participating in the dog show.<br>
In this request though there is no exposure that really directly leads to future sales. No special discount offer for travel using her agency. Nothing more that the wow factor of showing friends and family look someone is using one's photo. What could improve the potential response would be something like. I am looks for x number of photos to use for a beginning travel business. Currently we do not have a budget to buy now, but can offer a contractual promise to buy x more photos over a given time frame as a specific cost. Website are frequently update so images gotten today will not be the same images shown in 6 months or even a year.<br>
This helps both a new business get started, as well as providing future earnings for the photographer.</p>
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<p>Interesting thread, but there are times even for pros when giving a few photos away can be adventagous. I admit I am not a full-time pro. I shoot dog shows. For the dog shows I do sell photos to dog owners.<br>
For dog club websites, which sponser and hold the events I shoot, I willingly and gladly provide shots for the clubs use at no charge. I do this both for the priveledge of shooting event and generate more exposure of my photography to my target customer: the dog owners participating in the dog show.<br>
In this request though there is no exposure that really directly leads to future sales. No special discount offer for travel using her agency. Nothing more that the wow factor of showing friends and family look someone is using one's photo. What could improve the potential response would be something like. I am looks for x number of photos to use for a beginning travel business. Currently we do not have a budget to buy now, but can offer a contractual promise to buy x more photos over a given time frame as a specific cost. Website are frequently update so images gotten today will not be the same images shown in 6 months or even a year.<br>
This helps both a new business get started, as well as providing future earnings for the photographer.</p>