There's a Competition....
Discussion
looks good, but as always with these sort of competitions,
T&C said:
13.a. Entrants agree that, in relation to any photographs selected as winning photographs, they grant Panasonic Battery Sales Europe NV, Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH and Matsushita Electric companies and other members of the Panasonic Group an exclusive license to use images for 5 years for no charge for their marketing and promotional activities.
beano500 said:
True.
And:
1) A holiday might be worth it (though nothing else)
2) Can't turn down the publicity
3) Perhpas they'll buy some more images....
Yes, OK. What was I thinking?
easy tiger, I was only pointing it out because some people care about that sort of thing. As I said first of all
"Looks good"
Aw - I know.
Actually I think my post came out a bit wrong... the was at me for contemplating the organisers would want to pay for pictures when they could get them for the price of a competition. Sadly it has to be a cheap way for organisations to get access to cheap pictures.
(And it sort of goes without saying that there are 137 pages of small print in the T&Cs. But I still entered an abstract of Wembley being built and a bit of a hackneyed Underground Train in motion......)
Actually I think my post came out a bit wrong... the
was at me for contemplating the organisers would want to pay for pictures when they could get them for the price of a competition. Sadly it has to be a cheap way for organisations to get access to cheap pictures. (And it sort of goes without saying that there are 137 pages of small print in the T&Cs. But I still entered an abstract of Wembley being built and a bit of a hackneyed Underground Train in motion......)
I would still be tempted to enter if I could. there's only a reson not to if you are pretty sure that you can sell the pictures, which is probably very unlikely TBH. And the T&C aren't too bad compared to some other competitions i've seen, in that they only get the rights if you win. I've seen a couple where you give up the rights just by entering 
I've heard of a few people talking about the fact they can lose the rights to their pics when submitting to a competition.
I can see the issue if you are a pro and normally sell your pics for £££££'s, but what (if any) is the issue with average Joe sending pics in?
I can only see good things. Mainly recognition for your skills.
I can see the issue if you are a pro and normally sell your pics for £££££'s, but what (if any) is the issue with average Joe sending pics in?
I can only see good things. Mainly recognition for your skills.
Maybe, but then again if your image is used in a huge global advertising campaign, what makes you think that you will get any recognition for that?
When have you ever seen a photographer credited for an image in an advert? They don't get credited, they get paid, and in a competition you don't even get that - in this case it's a prize, and whilst it's an ok prize it's not as good as money in the pocket!
Saying all that it wouldn't stop me from entering!
When have you ever seen a photographer credited for an image in an advert? They don't get credited, they get paid, and in a competition you don't even get that - in this case it's a prize, and whilst it's an ok prize it's not as good as money in the pocket!
Saying all that it wouldn't stop me from entering!
_dobbo_ said:
Maybe, but then again if your image is used in a huge global advertising campaign, what makes you think that you will get any recognition for that?
When have you ever seen a photographer credited for an image in an advert? They don't get credited, they get paid, and in a competition you don't even get that - in this case it's a prize, and whilst it's an ok prize it's not as good as money in the pocket!
Saying all that it wouldn't stop me from entering!
to be fair it does say in the T&C that you will be credited each time the image is used
simpo two said:
Cost of holiday to Namibia: £x
Cost of securing worldwide rights to 'pro' photo for all media for 5 years: £xxx
That's why they do it!
Trying to get a job as a magazine photographer etc . . .
Portfolio and CV with non or few of your pics printed = £0
Portfolio, CV and pic used in international marketing campaign = ££££££
Going slightly away from the subject a little, how many pro's have offered a pic free or cheaply as a loss leader to get more work?
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