James,
The first key thing before any compensation or use negotiations take
place, is to see the results on the processed film. :-)
If they come out great, take all the credit and money they will offer.
If they are so-so but useable with Photoshop work, then accept
compensation for materials and processing and chalk the rest of it up to
a learning experience. If the whole thing is a failure (does happen!)
then call it a learning experience and say you did the best you could
under the circumstances.
Unless you signed a "work for hire" agreement specific to this photo
shoot, you own the rights to the photos. From your description of the
project, it sounds like a one shot use and rather proprietary at that.
Unless you suspect that these photos will be further used in a national
ad campaign or something really significant, I wouldn't worry about it
too much. Your chances for secondary usage income are probably minimal.
Feel free to contact me off list if you think of any questions. I spent
a number of years in commercial photography.
Mike Gardner
"Kiker, James" wrote:
>
> Well, the over-the-shoulder monitor shoot is over, and in a couple of
> hours, I'll have the results back. I ended up shooting Provia under
> fluorescent lighting, becasuse that was the only film on hand, and they
> were in a hurry for the shots. I shot 6 exposures, bracketing between
> 1/8th and 1 second, and a few apertures. The final slide will be drum
> scanned and color corrected in Photoshop, so maybe the color balance
> will turn out ok. If the images on the monitor don't look good, they're
> going to recreate them using Photoshop. Here's another question for the
> group: Do I retain ownership of the photos? I shot on company
> premises, using my equipment and film, on a volunteer basis. They said
> they would pay me for doing it, but I told them I was mainly interested
> in the experience. They insisted on paying me, but we haven't talked
> money yet. They are going to reimburse me for film and development.
> How should I work ownership and rights to the photos?
>
> Thanks for all the advice and input,
> James Kiker
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