Why RM?

Posted on 7/11/2016 by Jim Pickerell | Printable Version | Comments (2)

One of the principal reasons for licensing images as Rights Managed rather then Royalty Free is to insure that the customer pays additional fees whenever they reuse an image. With RF, once purchased, the customer can use the image as many times as they want. But how often do such multiple uses occur?

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GEORGE MCGINN Posted Jul 12, 2016
When RF first came out, it was nothing more than the rejects of RM images.

I shot for Getty Images as both a stringer and contributor (Pay is very different) which both is RM.

As a contributor, I get a percentage of image sales everytime it is sold as a contributor. As a stringer, I shoot for an assignment fee.

Before RF became the dumping ground of some talented photographers who either didn't make the cut as a professional photographer or many the standards of buyers have dropped, but I have been getting less sales for my contributor images now.

I noticed that the more RF sites popped up, the more images a client has to choose from.

It makes me wonder back then when everyone was saying that shooting for an assignment fee cost me more in the long run never saw RF coming.

I wonder if shooting for an assignment fee is a better option than taking a commission on sales as a contributor?

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Jim Pickerell Posted Jul 12, 2016
George:

In today's market I think shooting as a stringer or on assignment is probably much better than shooting stock -- if you can get the assignments.

One big advantage to assignments is that you have a much better idea of the revenue your working hours will generate.

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