It's only a matter of time befoire all the papers are full of free amateur pics and nothing else - mostly of poor quality - though not in this case. It is NOT about quality - it's about free - why the hell can't any of you see that? However the OP assures me he is getting paid this time.
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Wouldn't want to see anymore 'pros' out of pocket.
And please stop calling me "the OP"
Duck_Pond said:Thanks all. Some very kind comments.
For the record, I was contacted by an agency after they said they'd seen my images on Flickr. One of the sequence had been featured on their Explore page and had a fair few hits and comments as a result.
They asked me if I was interested in a deal, with them creating the article and distributing it, and me providing the story and shots. I agreed.
I'd rather this thread didn't stray off into an argument about being paid for photos. I'm fully aware of the issues of being in an industry where people offer their work for free.
And please stop calling me "the OP"
andy_fozzy said:To all the morons banging on about getting paid, :razz:
I've also had a few published in papers recently, AND didn't get paid.
My pictures, my choice.
But sadly, as proud as I was, I didn't say a word about it on the forum.
Why? Because you would start exactly what you have started here.
Makes me sick.........
Thanks Paul - that's a very kind thing to say.
Apparently the shots were also used for a Scottish paper, due to the location of the incident. Someone is sending me a scan of that.