Comments on: The scourge of paid photo competitions http://smallaperture.com/the-scourge-of-paid-photo-competitions/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:19:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Will http://smallaperture.com/the-scourge-of-paid-photo-competitions/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Will Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:49:57 +0000 http://smallaperture.com/?p=50#comment-16 I been receiving these emails as well.. they offer $20 for every person I refer and the entry fee is $100. What a con! As an aside, if you are not sure about a contest it is worth checking if the competition is on the "Rights On" list on this website before you enter: http://www.pro-imaging.org/content/view/177/156/ I been receiving these emails as well.. they offer $20 for every person I refer and the entry fee is $100. What a con!

As an aside, if you are not sure about a contest it is worth checking if the competition is on the “Rights On” list on this website before you enter:
http://www.pro-imaging.org/content/view/177/156/

]]> By: Bauke http://smallaperture.com/the-scourge-of-paid-photo-competitions/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Bauke Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:12:16 +0000 http://smallaperture.com/?p=50#comment-6 Another important caveat with photo competitions is that when signing up, you often have to subject to an agreement saying that the organizer gets exclusive publishing rights of your submitted photo(s) for a pretty long time (say, 1 to 5 years). This sometimes even excludes yourself from posting the photo on your flickr, or similar. Even if participation is free, it's still a bargain on licensing fees for the organizers. Another important caveat with photo competitions is that when signing up, you often have to subject to an agreement saying that the organizer gets exclusive publishing rights of your submitted photo(s) for a pretty long time (say, 1 to 5 years). This sometimes even excludes yourself from posting the photo on your flickr, or similar. Even if participation is free, it’s still a bargain on licensing fees for the organizers.

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