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Pixsy Letter (photographer has history of suing)
Robert Krausankas (BuddhaPi):
UT must eat from the dollar menu daily, cause why would anyone pay 8 bucks for a burger?!...
DavidVGoliath:
--- Quote from: UnfairlyTargeted on August 20, 2018, 04:00:03 PM ---Still waiting for someone to show me a pic that's worth hundreds or thousands and is somehow better than something available free or on istock for some cents
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https://petapixel.com/2017/12/21/20-expensive-photos-sold-auction-2017
UnfairlyTargeted:
I meant pic on the internet that's been sold for that much. Not some antique photo.
btw, dollar menu is tasty.
DavidVGoliath:
--- Quote from: UnfairlyTargeted on August 20, 2018, 07:34:21 PM ---I meant pic on the internet that's been sold for that much. Not some antique photo
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You're asking something to be proven that would likely be private information between the seller and buyer - you know, client confidentiality?
Getty, iStock and most all other agencies which have public-facing sales portals are almost always about volume licensing; they have clients who have a large demand for new images every day or week, and they pay a prearranged fee to these agencies in return for a fixed number of images per day/week/month.
The high-end licenses usually happen between buyers and photographers directly, or via the photographer's agents. Here's a good example of how having an agent - even temporarily - can yield a four-figure fee for just three images.
https://wonderfulmachine.com/member-blog/pricing-negotiating-stock-licensing
On a personal note only, I routinely license my works for high-three to mid-four-figure sums. My largest single invoice was for two photographs that were used by a secondary ticketing company, and that was just under €8,950 at the time (about $10,300). Granted, this was a long-term nonexclusive license for use across all eight of their European websites, so that played a part in the fee being so high. I don't have an agent (yet) so I handle all licensing queries myself, but I can see a point not far off in the future where it may be beneficial to have an agent representing me.
Robert Krausankas (BuddhaPi):
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/japenese-garden-portland-royalty-free-image/115867856
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/japanese-maple-tree-fall-color-portland-japanese-garden-gm934439418-255837031
same tree, different photographer, different angle, different settings, different pricing, differrent quality..
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