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12/31/2012 04:23:08 AM · #51 |
| UPDATE: Well I initially lost the deal to a very talented food photographer. I was a close second choice, but he did hire me to do some portraits of him and his brother as a Christmas gift for his Dad, so I did that for some easy Holiday cash. I did let him know I would be concerned having someone of her caliber working for such a modest fee and he did discuss it with her but she assured him she wanted to do it for the flexibility and a little extra cash. Well fast-forward a month and they had a little falling out about the rights to the photos. He told her (and me) that he planned on potentially using the images in a future cookbook. She expected a percentage of profits from that and when he asked her what percentage would be fair, she wouldn't answer - she just said they would have to negotiate that when the time comes. Ultimately it ruined their working relationship and so he offered me the gig with the understanding that we would both be free to use the images for whatever we wanted. I am still fine with that - although I know it will rub some of our DPC photogs the wrong way, but that's the difference between being a pro and being a whatever-I-need-to-do-to-make-some-extra-cash photographer. If he makes a million dollars on his cookbooks, so be it - won't bother me at all. Anyway, if I get through the year doing this, it will be the most money I've made in a year from photography (modest as it may be) and that makes me happy. Not that I want to do photography for a living, but it's nice to have several things I enjoy doing that I can make some money with. |
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12/31/2012 04:34:34 AM · #52 |
Well done Ken - I am chuffed for you !
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12/31/2012 04:49:23 AM · #53 |
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12/31/2012 05:14:33 AM · #54 |
Congratulations Ken. If you're satisfied with the agreement that's all that matters.
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12/31/2012 05:35:46 AM · #55 |
| That is so cool! Well done. And besides, if he makes a million dollars from this cookbook, who's he likely to call to shoot for the next one? THEN negotiate a percentage! |
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12/31/2012 09:18:25 AM · #56 |
Happy New Year to you then!
Great news buddy ... Do you get to eat any of the food, could be a perk!
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12/31/2012 09:34:18 AM · #57 |
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12/31/2012 09:54:34 AM · #58 |
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12/31/2012 10:04:11 AM · #59 |
| Congrats Ken, any paying gig is a good gig. |
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12/31/2012 10:20:46 AM · #60 |
| Congrats Ken...but you should have held out for the 5 million bucks up front. |
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12/31/2012 10:40:30 AM · #61 |
Congrats Ken!
Regarding rights, as long as you're happy we are all happy with you. |
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12/31/2012 10:45:31 AM · #62 |
| Have fun! Sounds awesome. |
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12/31/2012 10:51:36 AM · #63 |
Time to change your name to Art PROflmao!
Message edited by author 2012-12-31 10:51:52. |
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12/31/2012 10:55:13 AM · #64 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Time to change your name to Art PROflmao! |
wait... so how do you pronounce that? |
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12/31/2012 12:18:17 PM · #65 |
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Time to change your name to Art PROflmao! |
wait... so how do you pronounce that? |
I just tried. It isn't easy. |
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12/31/2012 12:33:30 PM · #66 |
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
Congratulations Ken. If you're satisfied with the agreement that's all that matters. |
Exactly. Congratulations Ken. Great news for a new year! |
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12/31/2012 12:52:40 PM · #67 |
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12/31/2012 01:31:29 PM · #68 |
| Hey awesome... I do think you should have at least asked for 5 or 10% of any future profits - but hey, if you're happy with the deal, then that's what's really important. |
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12/31/2012 01:45:36 PM · #69 |
dang, that's good news, (Pro)Art.
Making money at what you like to do. Nice. |
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12/31/2012 01:47:58 PM · #70 |
| What a great way to end the year/begin the new year! Can you aim Your Adoring Fans to the blog? |
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12/31/2012 06:23:49 PM · #71 |
| Pat on the back, Ken. I'm looking forward to seeing a new gallery in your portfolio. |
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12/31/2012 06:42:02 PM · #72 |
Congratulations my friend...glad to see you got the gig and may this adventure prove to be the beginning of a new and prosperous career for you.
Ray |
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12/31/2012 08:01:54 PM · #73 |
Thanks all! Still a LONG way from being a career. Not even sure I want it to be, lest it ruin something I enjoy doing. ;-)
The blog is linked way down below, but here it is again. DJFoodie Blog - he has a great story and is an awesome chef and easy to work with. And yes, there will be lots of free food along the way. :) |
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12/31/2012 08:59:58 PM · #74 |
Congratulations, Ken. That is truly awesome.
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Time to change your name to Art PROflmao! |
wait... so how do you pronounce that? |
Imagine a cat talking with its mouth full.
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12/31/2012 09:14:14 PM · #75 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Thanks all! Still a LONG way from being a career. Not even sure I want it to be, lest it ruin something I enjoy doing. ;-)
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Just to wrap your mind around this (and I copy mercilessly from someone else's studies:
" Historically, to âcareenâ means to tilt or tip over and to âcareerâ means to rush, perhaps recklessly. This is a distinction that every copy editor in the United States knows by rote, but also one that nobody BUT a copy editor ever observes."
So, please don't tip anything over. On the other hand, how could you,  Art Roflmao, not rush, perhaps recklessly, through life! |
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