susan_ruddy

<p>Thanks for all the responses. I was in contact with Doug Gordon a very high end wedding photographer who has dealt with TV shows using his images. He said at the minimum they should pay $2000 a year. Harpo was not willing to go that high and honestly I really don't care. I think it is important for photographers to stick to our guns and keep the value of our work where it belongs. I am copyrighting the image just in case they try to pull a fast one. I have searched for days and there is no other image like that out there. So if they want it they have to do better than the original offer. </p>

<p>I shoot mostly weddings and portraits and have an image from a wedding that Harpo Studios (as in Oprah Winfrey) wants to license to use for 5 years on an episode of where are they now. This image is of Teddy Pendergrass with his mother from his wedding. They are offering to pay $250 - $300. This seems to be very low to me but again I don't usually deal with this type of situation. I have searched and cannot find one image of Teddy and his mother so it's not like they can get another one. They said they usually use stock photos and pay around $100. I need to get back to the producer soon and have had no luck for advice on other pages I belong to. Any help would be great. </p>