Sell permission for photo?

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Hello,
Someone has sent me a message through my etsy shop requesting to buy permission to use one of my photos. (Specifically she wants a canvas print for her daughter, but the daughter lives abroad so she just wants the permission so she can make the canvas herself in the other country.) She's asked me if i would be okay with this and how much i would like.

Honestly i'm not sure what to respond with. Is it okay to sell permission on a photo? Or is this not recommended?

Any advice appreciated,

- Thank you
 
yeah - the phrase you are looking for is 'non exclusive use' - just make it clear that you are only granting a licence for that specific use, not for her to use it as she wishes and you should be fine.

in terms of what to charge, (she'll need a high res file) that depends really on how rare the picture is - if its totally unique then the worlds your oyster with in reason, if its not then you are looking at £10-20 at best.
 
Hmm. Once you let a high-res file go...

There's probably a decent canvas printer wherever the daughter lives, so you could deal direct with them. They're more likely to understand the copyright protocols.
 
jon ryan said:
Hmm. Once you let a high-res file go...

There's probably a decent canvas printer wherever the daughter lives, so you could deal direct with them. They're more likely to understand the copyright protocols.
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I agree with Jon, could you not turn this entirely on its head and deal with the printer direct?
You control the sale, the printer handles your file just as they would with any other customer, you upload, they print and despatch the product.

I would be/am very wary of sending full res files to people who request them.
 
To be honest I file it under lifes to short to worry about it - we all happily give Hi Res files to clients and or sell them to the media , so why is selling it to someone else any different - just write a tightly worded licence and sue their arse for copyright infringement if they go beyond it.
 
I've used this method a few times in various countries. Client agrees a price for me and a price for the printer. I deal with the printer when everyone is happy, and that way any technical details about colour matching, bordering, captioning, etc, are between people who (hopefully!) know about such things. I can't control the print quality, and I make clear that I accept no responsibility for this.
 
Either your happy to let the file go or not.. if you are then think of a price your happy with and sell it...

To do what people are suggesting above.. you would ahve to be ultra sure the canvas will come out exactly as they want .. i sell prints but dont sell canvas.. at those prices its too much if a customers says.. yuk dont like it.... i sell them the file and they get the canvas..

depends on how precious you are wiht your files.. only you know that.. some people are really anal and wont let anyone in the world have one.. others not so much :)
 
deductress said:
Hello,
Someone has sent me a message through my etsy shop requesting to buy permission to use one of my photos. (Specifically she wants a canvas print for her daughter, but the daughter lives abroad so she just wants the permission so she can make the canvas herself in the other country.) She's asked me if i would be okay with this and how much i would like.

Honestly i'm not sure what to respond with. Is it okay to sell permission on a photo? Or is this not recommended?

Any advice appreciated,

- Thank you
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What is an etsy shop plz
 
Either say yes or no ;)
It doesn't really matter which, but she's gone to the trouble of actually getting hold of you, giving a reason and asking nicely.
Because she's done this, IMHO she's unlikely to be planning any silly scale infringements

I've come across people who don't bother to respond, those who want absolutely ridiculous prices for anything, and those who're nice as pie.
All in all, it depends on what you want from what you do, and for that matter whether you were ever likely to make any money out of that picture;
Speaking personally, I don't set out to make massive amounts of money from anything, and it's gratifying when people like something I've done enough to want to use it. I suppose if I was trying to make a complete living from this my attitude might be different, but either way I'd still give the courtesy of a polite response with my reasons :)
 
i just sold one to a japanese pop group to use on a cd sleeve ,it was a very old shot of mine ,they paid £65 for it via paypal gift ,as yours is potentially a one off i would think £30 is about right but do realise this could well be a company making thousands of prints from it .and once you accept money you have given away any real comeback on it
 
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