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SilverPenguin

SilverPenguin

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I've had this email sent to me via flickr...

'Dear Richard, my name is Cesar G. Truco and I work for the Citizen K Spain Magazine. We are interested in publish one of your photos "Spring Lamb - 2007 BBC Countryfile competition winner." Please, let me know if is possible send us a high resolution picture and if you don't mind if we publish the image. We'll credit the photo. Thank you in advance.Kind regards.'

Not really sure how to reply..?! Any suggestions...not sure how keen I am to supply a high res copy of this image as its been a very popular one and I'm slightly wary of it being used to make money elsewhere...thats just the paranoid side of me though...

A quick google reveals this could be the magazine?!.

Obviously, if they published and stuck my website address in that could potentially get me lots of hits maybe even a sale or two but its just the idea of sending a full res shot of THAT image which worries me..!
 
Tell them it'll cost them your usual rate of £XXX for a resolution suitable for magazine printing :)

Don't give it to them free, whatever you do. They want the image, they'll pay for it.
 
Maybe also make it a condition of the deal that they do stick your website in? I'm sure it must be a big magazine if it can get Mischa Barton on the front cover so as you said there would almost certainly be a lot of hits from it.
 
Isn't there a website somewhere which tells you the staandard charges for certain sizes and distribution amounts? I can't remember what it's called though.
 
citizen k is a high end spanish fashion and lifestyle magazine - seems like an odd picture for them to choose? (as great a pic as it may be, it's not haute couture)
http://www.citizen-k.com/contact.html - there's no mr truco either, so it may be worth contacting one of the artistic editors to find out if this is a genuine request :)
 
I agree with the above comments. Check that its a genuine request and do not give them it for free. For an image like that, depending on if it was going to be a front cover shot, or inside image etc I would be looking at £300-£1000 at least. Have you considered signing up to Alamy? I know they take a considerable cut, but they handle all the liscencing and legal issues for you etc.
 
Thanks for all the erplies, some good points raised.
goldilocks said:
citizen k is a high end spanish fashion and lifestyle magazine - seems like an odd picture for them to choose? (as great a pic as it may be, it's not haute couture)
http://www.citizen-k.com/contact.html - there's no mr truco either, so it may be worth contacting one of the artistic editors to find out if this is a genuine request :)
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I thought that exact same thing! Cheers for the link :)
 
It sounds a tad fishy to me but if it's genuine and they want it for editorial support (spring time fashion?) I'd be amazed if they offered you much more than about £50 for it. If you hold out for hundreds they simply wont use it.
 
Definately be suspicious, try to find out what they want to use it for, the size it's printed in th magazine will dictate how much you could realistically charge.

If it's for real they are probably trying it on hoping you'll say "you'll publish my picture in a magazine, brilliant, here you go"
Barter with them and say as much as you're flattered you do know that all images have a commercial value and to give an image away for free is against your ethics as a photographer :)
 
The way I understand these things is that someone from a mag won't just ask you to send them a copy of the image, as they're potentially leaving themselves wide open legally, thats why most mags use agencies who take care of all the legal stuff....
I'd be very suspicious..
 
You could ask him to e-mail you (or ask for his e-mail address to stop the spam potential), if he has an address featuring the company website it's more likely to be genuine.

Some guy has e-mailed me recently asking for a high-res image of a picture I entered into a competition so he can print it and stick it on his wall. I'm wondering if I should say he can buy a print to save the risk of it being ripped-off...
 
TheAlex said:
You could ask him to e-mail you (or ask for his e-mail address to stop the spam potential), if he has an address featuring the company website it's more likely to be genuine.

Some guy has e-mailed me recently asking for a high-res image of a picture I entered into a competition so he can print it and stick it on his wall. I'm wondering if I should say he can buy a print to save the risk of it being ripped-off...
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Have a look at www.redbubble.com

They do all the printing and sending and all you need to do is specify the price.:)
 
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