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<blockquote data-quote="Rick M" data-source="post: 644253" data-attributes="member: 4399"><p>The only contest I've entered is an annual calendar from a local news station, I've been featured in 4 of the last 5 years. There is no "prize" except exposure and the satisfaction that proceeds go to the Golisano Children's Hospital here in Syracuse. They've raised tens of thousands of dollars through sales of the calendar over the last few years. </p><p></p><p>Their disclaimer is simply the images become their property for use at their discretion. One version I read years ago was that they would only use images for their purposes and not resell which I'm fine with. I would probably feel different if it was used as marketing material for a for-profit business. I am given credit for each image in the calendar, the photographers name appears under each image. They do not accept watermarked images due to public outcry (misconception of course) that watermarks mean only "professional" photographers "win". </p><p></p><p>I have had people buy the images at my shows because they recognized the shot, which is a nice plus. The owner of one farm bought about 20 prints a few years back.</p><p></p><p>Contests for money from a for-profit are a bit different and I would be skeptical. I wouldn't enter an image I consistently make money from now or think I might in the future; nor would I enter a shot that I wouldn't feel comfortable begin significantly altered. It's like playing the lottery, you pay up front with your image rights for a chance that you might win. If you don't think the footage will be valuable to you in the future, I'd enter it, but then again I like to gamble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rick M, post: 644253, member: 4399"] The only contest I've entered is an annual calendar from a local news station, I've been featured in 4 of the last 5 years. There is no "prize" except exposure and the satisfaction that proceeds go to the Golisano Children's Hospital here in Syracuse. They've raised tens of thousands of dollars through sales of the calendar over the last few years. Their disclaimer is simply the images become their property for use at their discretion. One version I read years ago was that they would only use images for their purposes and not resell which I'm fine with. I would probably feel different if it was used as marketing material for a for-profit business. I am given credit for each image in the calendar, the photographers name appears under each image. They do not accept watermarked images due to public outcry (misconception of course) that watermarks mean only "professional" photographers "win". I have had people buy the images at my shows because they recognized the shot, which is a nice plus. The owner of one farm bought about 20 prints a few years back. Contests for money from a for-profit are a bit different and I would be skeptical. I wouldn't enter an image I consistently make money from now or think I might in the future; nor would I enter a shot that I wouldn't feel comfortable begin significantly altered. It's like playing the lottery, you pay up front with your image rights for a chance that you might win. If you don't think the footage will be valuable to you in the future, I'd enter it, but then again I like to gamble. [/QUOTE]
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