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Recently got a bad editorial contract that included a non-compete clause saying I couldn't photograph the same person (a local person very much in the news) for any other publications and they would syndicate all work without compensation to me, all for around $450 if I remember. The non-compete clause was new to me and especially egregious. I pushed back politely and gave some options for either changing language or upping fees. They offered another $75 (seventy-five!). I declined. Another photographer took the job.
Here for all the transparency *clap clap*
Recently got a bad editorial contract that included a non-compete clause saying I couldn't photograph the same person (a local person very much in the news) for any other publications and they would syndicate all work without compensation to me, all for around $450 if I remember. The non-compete clause was new to me and especially egregious. I pushed back politely and gave some options for either changing language or upping fees. They offered another $75 (seventy-five!). I declined. Another photographer took the job.
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