WOW center spread...in the Daily Post

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The Daily Post is a newspaper for North Wales.

I arrived back from yesterdays shoot at the Mach loop to a call from my brother to say that one of my shots was in the paper. I was not expecting this.


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The rest of the Red arrows shots are here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/roryt/sets/72157616028657422/

This is the shot

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So did they contact you or what?
I like how they printed over your watermark!
It is a great shot though, fair play :thumbs:
 
cyclone said:
So did they contact you or what?
I like how they printed over your watermark!
It is a great shot though, fair play :thumbs:
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It's a flickr group for the Daily Post. You get diddly when you get stuff printed but ....It's free publicity;)

The lads at work think I'm making a fortune as I've had quite a few in the paper the past few weeks. I wind them up saying that I get £300 a pop:D
 
That's a great shot, you deserve something for it!

I'm curious about the Mach loop, are there any enthusiast websites or something that indicate when flights are happening? Or do they just happen all the time. I'd like to go sometime.
 
Flash In The Pan said:
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The paper got a free double spread and you're pleased? :shrug:

If that makes you happy then, congratulations :thumbs:
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Why all this moaning about people getting their pictures published for free?

Truth is that paper would probably not exist if they had to pay top rates for everything. And that is because the general public - that is people like you and me - are not prepared to pay the cost of good photography. Or even good journalism. Don't blame the newspaper.

Nice pic BTW :thumbs:
 
Nice work Trappe !!
 
Why all this moaning about people getting their pictures published for free?
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Take your point and if somebody offers pictures to the papers or anyone else and they use them, there is nothing to complain about. Different matter if they ask you to go out on assignment though which is where a lot of people hope things like this lead to.

Got one of mine in a local rag printed today - very nice and for once I got a byline (not all local papers are so generous) but it occured to me as I walked back home after a visit to the papershop to buy the paper (which I don't do usually) - how come I am paying money to see MY picture in print? Only my ego can answer than one - shouldn't be so vain!

Alan
 
Alzibiff said:
Take your point and if somebody offers pictures to the papers or anyone else and they use them, there is nothing to complain about. Different matter if they ask you to go out on assignment though which is where a lot of people hope things like this lead to.

Got one of mine in a local rag printed today - very nice and for once I got a byline (not all local papers are so generous) but it occured to me as I walked back home after a visit to the papershop to buy the paper (which I don't do usually) - how come I am paying money to see MY picture in print? Only my ego can answer than one - shouldn't be so vain!

Alan
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I've had a couple of front pages in the local paper, and I can't remember how much I got for them.. :(
 
well done Trappe, thats a great shot! Just out of interest how much do they pay you? The publicity is worth it though!!!
 
rasmusrok1 said:
well done Trappe, thats a great shot! Just out of interest how much do they pay you? The publicity is worth it though!!!
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Nothing for this shot.

As an amateur tog I am more than please to see a shot in the center spread. I get more satisfaction from people calling me to say the shots in the paper and work colleagues spotting the shot and then realising I had taken it. Now to me at the moment that's worth more than a few quid of which 40% would end up with the tax man anyway;)

If a photo was news worthy and something special then I would expect something for it. I'm sure there are 100's of shots like these out there.
 
Congrats Dude!
Stunning shot it is too! And amateur or not that shot deserves some sort of reward - its one that a pro tog could earn from so why not you? :shrug:

Congratumalations! :thumbs:
 
40% jeeeeeez you need a good accountant:lol:

whilst im happy for you because you got your shot published (who wouldnt be happy) its also just another small notch in the ever growing yard stick of the decline of our profession...why because when publications start using free images it puts our jobs on the line.

I might start doing free wedding photography in my area..completly free photography no albums or anything but just because i love doing them i might start doing them for free..........how much would that psssss off all my local photographers who are trying to make a living from it and put food in their kids mouths? alot me thinks.

Anyway congratulations as long as your happy and you should be it IS a good feeling being published.

Off to have my first coffee now moan over and out

Dave:thumbs:
 
Studio16 said:
40% jeeeeeez you need a good accountant:lol:

whilst im happy for you because you got your shot published (who wouldnt be happy) its also just another small notch in the ever growing yard stick of the decline of our profession...why because when publications start using free images it puts our jobs on the line.

I might start doing free wedding photography in my area..completly free photography no albums or anything but just because i love doing them i might start doing them for free..........how much would that psssss off all my local photographers who are trying to make a living from it and put food in their kids mouths? alot me thinks.

Anyway congratulations as long as your happy and you should be it IS a good feeling being published.

Off to have my first coffee now moan over and out

Dave:thumbs:
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Dave,

Point taken. As an example I have been asked and turned down three weddings recently. I pointed one bride in the direction of a local pro tog as I knew that he could do a good job.

As it has been said here. I also have a few spanners in the shed and I am quite handy with them but I know where my limits are and when to call the specialists in ;)
 
Alzibiff said:
Take your point and if somebody offers pictures to the papers or anyone else and they use them, there is nothing to complain about. Different matter if they ask you to go out on assignment though which is where a lot of people hope things like this lead to.

Got one of mine in a local rag printed today - very nice and for once I got a byline (not all local papers are so generous) but it occured to me as I walked back home after a visit to the papershop to buy the paper (which I don't do usually) - how come I am paying money to see MY picture in print? Only my ego can answer than one - shouldn't be so vain!

Alan
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As one who gets a photo in my local weekly paper most weeks (Rugby) for no money, (not I have to say half as dramatic as your shot) I do get a credit, and yes it is great for the ego, I like to think that it is also good PR for the club!
I used to buy the paper just to see what photo they had printed but now I call by their local office and pick up a free copy.
As said before, cracking shot
 
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well done! great shot!

-I am now taking bets on how many copies of the paper Trappe has bought:lol:
 
Trappe said:
Just one...honest;)
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why just the one???

you need one to be framed that goes in the loo (so all visitors can see:lol:)

then another 5 for each room of the house:D

and perhaps a few hundread extra just in case;)

you might want to call up their "spotted your photo in the paper?" number and ask for a copy of it!:lol:
 
Studio16 said:
40% jeeeeeez you need a good accountant:lol:

whilst im happy for you because you got your shot published (who wouldnt be happy) its also just another small notch in the ever growing yard stick of the decline of our profession...why because when publications start using free images it puts our jobs on the line.

I might start doing free wedding photography in my area..completly free photography no albums or anything but just because i love doing them i might start doing them for free..........how much would that psssss off all my local photographers who are trying to make a living from it and put food in their kids mouths? alot me thinks.

Anyway congratulations as long as your happy and you should be it IS a good feeling being published.

Off to have my first coffee now moan over and out

Dave:thumbs:
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Am pleased and impressed with the result you got and it is a good image too, my concern isn't in instances like this, it is the increase of other media organizations trawling photo sharing sites like flickr and lifting images for free.
Want to emphasise though, I am impressed and genuinely so too. Well done
 
At least they had your permission - the Scottish Daily Mail had a load of pics lifted from Flickr in it recently, none with a CC licence, and the first the pic owners seemed to know about it was when they started getting congratulatory posts on their Flickr stream.....
 
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