tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post8575100015258404006..comments2024-03-20T00:37:30.189-04:00Comments on Photo Business News & Forum: The NGO MystiqueJohn Harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941161605443479300noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-45225513069786537032009-10-14T12:06:50.974-04:002009-10-14T12:06:50.974-04:00Without doubt one of the more insightful things I&...Without doubt one of the more insightful things I've read in a months.<br /><br />I think more people, not just photographers should be educated in the way the world REALLY works, like this.<br /><br />Thanks for a great and thoughtful read.Maxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-81303536860941938202009-10-13T10:30:02.080-04:002009-10-13T10:30:02.080-04:00That's true. For a few bucks and the transport...That's true. For a few bucks and the transport fees you can put a shoulder to global brainwashing. For those who still don't get it check out this speech: http://dwarfurl.com/fd816Ion Ionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-47015600755433650752009-10-07T11:09:43.259-04:002009-10-07T11:09:43.259-04:00I appreciate your description of non-profits as bu...I appreciate your description of non-profits as businesses, I think a lot of folks (especially creatives) are duped into working for free or cheap to contribute to the "cause". I think it's important that you went into depth here as with NGOs their mission is to create propaganda (by definition) with the materials created by photographers.GGcadchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916717111424309276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-63709186073310455932009-10-06T13:41:05.194-04:002009-10-06T13:41:05.194-04:00Good post as always John. I second your point abo...Good post as always John. I second your point about educating NGO's on paying reasonable fees for photography. For the last decade, I have shot dozens of assignments for conservation NGO's in the Northeast, and once I explained my cost of doing business and the value of targeted photography for their purposes, they were happy to pay my fee. I do charge them less than the typical "for profit" organization, but the fee still covers my cost of doing business, and I have garnered many thousands in stock income from the resulting photos by retaining the copyright to my images. Without charging those fees and retaining rights, I might be feeling good about the work I did, but I'd definitely be waiting tables by now. Photographers shouldn't fear asking for what they're worth. When I first started, I did a couple of projects for no fee or for film expenses, and those clients still won't hire me for a fee. However, a funny thing happened once I started charging a fee that is reasonable both for me and the NGO's - I got a lot more work.Jerry Monkmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294501100671029062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-16826564269450504532009-10-03T16:20:51.216-04:002009-10-03T16:20:51.216-04:00For your reference, Ansel Adams acted as a photojo...For your reference, Ansel Adams acted as a photojournalist when he documented Manzanar concentration camp during WWII for Mrs. Roosevelt and others who protested the incarceration of Japanese-Americans.<br /><br />The photos were widely circulated and displayed during the war at the Museum of Modern Art.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972614414193973415noreply@blogger.com