Russ, you might go online and look at some of the sites that offer
publicity pix in bulk to performers of all kinds. I know there are a
few but I haven't kept the info. The Folksinger crowd on one of my
lists discusses this once a year or so too.
Usually they get the digital files from the photog and send it to one
of these places and get their reprints.
And, in fact, that's something you also might offer if there's a Fuji
or Kodak machine near you. Sell them a CD with the file for, say,
$75 with a license for usage up to 150 copies, and let them go off to
Wally Wal Mart and save yourself the trouble. You can count on those
places to query them when they bring in the CD, and to require them
to sign a form that says they have the rights to the reprinting. You
can also go to Wally's and let them know what will be happening to
keep an eye out for it.
Remember, those deals may look like you're giving away the store but
think about the time you'll spend running around after their piddling
reprint orders for 5 here, 10 there. And also, keep in mind that
every time you shoot a show they have the chance to order a CD with a
more current image.
Then concentrate on building relationships with the people who
produce the plays and need the pix for publicity in the local glossy
magazines. Offer your services for a fee plus a CD and as soon as
the show is over they get to pay another fee and get a new CD for the
next show.
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Emily L. Ferguson
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508-563-6822
New England landscapes, wooden boats and races, press photography
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