Author Topic: how to request photos (Read 4193 times)

pebble · « **on:** July 26, 2015, 21:50 »

I am new to this forum. Please let me know if this is not the right place for this question.

I am not a photographer. I am looking to purchase extended licenses for about 80 photos of specific themes to use in a board game. Currently I am searching on several stock sites. With some themes, I am not finding the photos that fit the need. What is the best way to put out custom requests for photos? (For example, I need a pair of photos, one of a child kicking a soccer and one of a dog chasing the same soccer, with the same background, to indicate the two events are happening in the same place.) I would prefer to purchase the licenses through the stock sites, not directly from photographers, to simplify the licensing process.

Thanks for your help.

kalevitamm · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2015, 03:00 »

Hi Pebble,

site called imagebrief.com may help. There you can open your own briefs (requests).

BR,

Kalevi

pebble · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2015, 00:55 »

Thanks. I am checking it out. It is a neat site.

msoulam · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2015, 01:36 »

Quote from: pebble on July 26, 2015, 21:50

I am new to this forum. Please let me know if this is not the right place for this question.

I am not a photographer. I am looking to purchase extended licenses for about 80 photos of specific themes to use in a board game. Currently I am searching on several stock sites. With some themes, I am not finding the photos that fit the need. What is the best way to put out custom requests for photos? (For example, I need a pair of photos, one of a child kicking a soccer and one of a dog chasing the same soccer, with the same background, to indicate the two events are happening in the same place.) I would prefer to purchase the licenses through the stock sites, not directly from photographers, to simplify the licensing process.

Thanks for your help.

For what you are describing I would purchase one image that I like and photoshop the second image with the other object, in order to make it look like a continued scene. Or, purchase a panoramic image and cut it in half so that the two sections are taken from the same scene. I really think Photoshop is your best option here :-)

ShadySue · « **Reply #4 on:** July 28, 2015, 04:11 »

Quote from: pebble on July 28, 2015, 00:55

Thanks. I am checking it out. It is a neat site.

I don't understand why buying from a agency would 'simplify the licencing process'.
If someone wants one of my non-stock images from my Flickr account, I just send them an RM licence for whatever they want it for, they sign and return it with remittance and I send the file. Or if it's a known entity, like a reliable magazine, I'll send it with an invoice.

Why not contact an artist whose style you like and make a commission, so they get all the money. They would probably compromise between the money an agent would get and the percentage (at best, 50% at worst, 15%) they'd get from an agent, so win-win.

Difydave · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2015, 11:29 »

Quote from: ShadySue on July 28, 2015, 04:11

Quote from: pebble on July 28, 2015, 00:55
Thanks. I am checking it out. It is a neat site.
I don't understand why buying from a agency would 'simplify the licencing process'.
If someone wants one of my non-stock images from my Flickr account, I just send them an RM licence for whatever they want it for, they sign and return it with remittance and I send the file. Or if it's a known entity, like a reliable magazine, I'll send it with an invoice.

Why not contact an artist whose style you like and make a commission, so they get all the money. They would probably compromise between the money an agent would get and the percentage (at best, 50% at worst, 15%) they'd get from an agent, so win-win.

It certainly might make the licensing process cheaper.
I never "got" these requests for content. I was never keen on shooting a specific want on the offchance that it will get bought. OK it's up to people what they want to shoot, and all stock work is "on spec" but for me, shooting something specific for a given purpose would mean commissioned work with appropriate licensing and fees.

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2015, 12:20 »

If the OP was really serious about their project, they would find a photographer and work out a deal. 80 extended licenses are going to run like 10,000 by the time you're done. Plus you're skipping around from site to site looking for content.

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