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Where do these freebie hunters get the balls? I had a "non-profit" contact me wanting to use a photo. I sent her detail on how she could inexpensively license it. She replied back totally offended that I suggest she pay for it and then want on to explain again that they're a non-profit. Like they're entitled to not pay for anything. I've been in business consulting for a long time. Most non-profits have plenty of money to spend. And today I had another one. What's funny is the emails are almost all identical. Like they all use the same template. --------------------->Hello,Just wanted to say I absolutely LOVE your work. You are an AMAZING photographer (Translation: I'm trying to compliment and flatter you to lessen the impact of the bu11shit I'm about to tell you)I work for a [small company, startup, non-profit, myself] and am interested in using one of your amazing images (Translation: I'm about to tell you I have no money or don't want to pay you in exchange for using your amazing images)We are located [in an ultra affluent city] but [have no budget, have no money, can't offer you any money]. We have [limited this, no that] but would gladly give you credit on your photo. (Translation: I just totally lied to you that I have no money. But I want your image for free to use for my benefit and am doing so without using that nasty word "free")I have a tight deadline to meet and am really anxious for your response so I can get a copy of the image (Translation: This is a high priority for me so please drop whatever you're doing with your paying customers and jump through flaming hoops for my request for free stuff. )Yours truly,Entitled Freebie Hunter
I wonder how often it works for them. Maybe it's like spammers: send out millions of requests and a few will pay off. Me, I tell 'em no and end the conversation the moment I know there's no profit to be made.
I freelanced for a non-profit for a while last year. They wanted me to do work outside my normal scope of work, which required purchasing a piece of $200 software. When I asked how I'd go about being reimbursed for the purchase (of course, they also expected I'd work on my own laptop), they were incensed. The head of marketing (who makes more than 300K) actually yelled at my supervisor that I should pay for the software myself (out of my part-time freelance income) "because we're a non-profit, after all!" Meanwhile she spent at least $1,000 providing catered food for their weekly lunchtime marketing meeting. $1,000 a week, every week. BTW, they absolutely do pay for photography and illustration, just like everyone else. In fact, they hired photographers all the time to shoot their fundraising events (like their annual weeklong conference in Miami, attended by more than 2,000 employees from all over the country, in one of the area's best resorts).
I'm sure it's frustrating. But at the same time, there's nothing wrong with donating your work to a cause you believe in like an animal shelter or something. I'm photographing an event for free for a charity in a couple of weeks just because I want to support it and help out. I will get credit for the donated property though, and write it off on my taxes.
Got it few times. It finished in spam immediately. Reading this is waste of time, nothing more. For your safety better don't reply at all.
There's a big difference between donating to a cause you believe in and having people who are perfectly capable of paying troll for freebies just because.
You should connect with Beatrix the Yoga spammer. Beatrix might recommend a position whereby those taking salaries yet expecting everyone else to work for bugger all, will somehow end up with their own foot up their arse.