I am so reasonable, in fact, that I offer the use of my photographs for limited or single use projects at a very reasonable fee. I use a sliding scale like many other photographers who license their images, basing the fee on several factors such as

for a private party/individual or for a  business?

how/where will they be viewed?

will there be any media distributed containig my images?

will there be vast amounts of wealth resulting from my images?

will there be reproduction of my images in another publication?

for how long?

how will this publication use my images?

is this a request for a charitable donation? 

 After a flat-fee is negotiated successfully I give the interested party permission the use my copyrighted work for a single purpose, with a time limit if needed. The image is then provided in whatever acceptable format they wish. 

I’d like to mention a couple of artists who were very helpful to me, giving my photography a boost by seeking the rights to paint from my photographs.

Barbara Banthien is a well-respected artist in Marin. Her bird and animal portraits are exquisite. She is a detail-oriented person, and works at a careful, meticulous pace which results in richly detailed works of art.

The opening piece on Barbara’s site is titled “Voyage”; Barbara used a photograph I took of a Willet taking off from the rocky shores of the Salton Sea. The final piece is what my photograph could never have been. I captured the movement of the take-off, but thet rest of that particular photo was lacking. Sorely. That gorgeous blue water in “Voyage” is  not what the stinky Salton Sea ever looks like. It is  exactly what I wished for when I pressed the shutter.

 

Please go to her website and see that if anything, I am underplaying her talent. 

 

Marge Mount is a Sonoma County artist of considerable talent. To me her strength is her representation of rich, living landscapes such as the Laguna de Santa Rosa wetland area.

I think this would be my favorite piece of hers even if it wasn’t my egret photograph she painted from. Her work is large and commanding, yet peaceful.

Visit her website to see more of this woman’s inspiring work.