Originally posted by D0n it is about respect. every free job I ever did wound up biting me one way or another... when people pay, they also pay you some respect.
Nobody ever offers to pay you more than you ask for, so if ask for zero, they'll treat you like a zero.
I've been treated with great gratitude and people are really thankful for my work. They also work for free so why would they treat me any less for it?
Originally posted by luftfluss I've done a lot of pro bono work over the years - generally computer-related work & some photography, and some more blue-collar stuff - and have never been treated with anything less than gratitude and respect. You reap what you sow.
The only real problem as I see it is that you often want to do even more photo work to do people happy but the time is limited. They do what they can and can afford to keep me coming to the games and why should I be able crave money (which in first place even isn't there) when people around me does a lot more work for the teams without earning anything? Well, camera stuff is expensive but so is the transportation and the hours of work almost every day too that others are putting down.
Originally posted by luftfluss That's a shame. If they make money off of it, so should you. Sadly, many pro photogs are a surly & jealous lot.
Yeah, I feel ok with "giving" pics to teams etc that isn't really commercial, but I hesitate a bit when it comes to profit seeking newspapers.
By the way, why do so many pro 'togs seem so rejecting of amateur/enthusiast photographers? I rarely get even a nod back, or barely even a look" when saying hello to people from the press.