FWIW, I know a guy here in town who makes his living (or a good part of it, anyhow) doing book cover pics. He has a certain style, and has developed relationships with publishers over time. It has served him well. Good luck!
-Alan Bucknam
On Jan 12, 2004, at 7:05 PM, fotofx@ix.netcom.com wrote:
Pricing depends on three things------------
Cost of the shoot + your profit.
Get the primary profit and cover the expenses of the initial shoot here.
Usage, and north America vs international printing.
Is it an inside cover shot? Is it the outside front cover? If so then the image is used for ADVERTISING not just to show how the author looks. Is the book going to be used outside the US? If so where and how many copies are in the 1st printing for each country. If the image is going to be used in a small market book (specialized IE "German lens repair" etc) or is the book going to a hot property with loads of sales?
Number of copies or versions in sequential publications.
If the first printing is less than 1k get the cash up front for the shoot and then get what you can for the rest, if the book is going into a large first printing get as much as you can and DO NOT SELL THE RIGHTS. Make the writer put your name and copyright under the image on all copies.
I hope this helps,
Les Baldwin
At 03:51 PM 1/12/04 -0500, you wrote:
I need help guys, I have been hired to do a book cover photo and the
writer wants to buy the photo outright. What do I charge?????? What
effects what I charge? I'm totally lost here and really need some help....
Thanks in advance,
Brian Blankenship
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