Digital File Price

What size of the file do they want? What do they *say* they want to do with it? Keep in mind that when they get it, they could then do anything with it.

Keep in mind, too, that pixels has a licensing side where you can better stipulate what they can and can't do with it. All that is at the bottom of each upload (or edit) page

Yeah...like Joe says this seems to be a licence deal you should be discussing with the client...! Search these forums for licencing agreements and you should find plenty hints and tips regarding what to do next..
Good luck :-)

edit: btw..you don't have to do this through faa.. you can make your own terms...!

Thomas... As a follower and fan of MB Art factory... I can confirm that his work is Graphic Design and NOT photography...and..my own experience of licencing deals comes from product design.. but as a sculptor,I'll check out the site! lol (there is more to art than photography:-)

From my experience, $100 for one time use (1 print) is about the average. of course depending on the use. If it were a marketing image you would have to adjust price to the use and length of use.

More precisely, he wants to buy a digital copy of my work, he wants to use it for a phone app and web site.
What is meant by the digital copy? Was it digital print (canvas, paper), or is it a digital file (jpg)?
Anyway thanks for the advice Slade,Barry,And Joseph.

Digital copy...meaning your client wants only a copy to use. If the client wanted exclusive rights, meaning that only they can use it, it would most likely be a higher price.

Ok...a phone app and website, for how long? In perpetuity? I.e. forever?

This is the thing about pricing licensing, there aren't hard and fast numbers. A good price is one that you and your client are satisfied with.

I often start negotiations with asking what the budget range is for licensing the art. It establishes a baseline. From there, you can decide if it's too low for your comfort zone or if it seems reasonable.

Project confidence. Be professional by letting them know you appreciate their interest, and look forward to coming to an agreement.

A number you are both satisfied with is the goal.

Good luck!

I just had an inquiry about using an image on a juke box. I quoted the same markup I had on the size needed as a print markup. Never heard back so it must have been too high.

If it's for a website and app..it's a jpg.. (no printing required) you write in to the contract that he has limited use... good luck.

I was contacted through FAA for use of one of my digital artwork images. They wanted it first for a one time use for runway clothing by a New York designer. Instead they changed and wanted exclusive rights and I knew it would be altered for fabric. I ended up selling them the image for $1,000. It was a black and white version of one of my colored pieces. I had never sold it before. They did not limit me using the colored version plus it is something I always wanted to paint and that is also OK. I've watch their past couple of seasons and have not seen it yet. I had asked what price they were thinking and that was the same I thought. If it meant I would not be able to use my other work I would have charged more. They had me send a large TIFF file. Glad I took the time to make a black and white version. I purchased a metal print for myself before I took it down from FAA.

Im glad this discussion is up, as a new faa member im still trying to figure out my own licensing prices, more research ahead of me.

Another thing to consider is that if the image is being used from Internet display it doesn't need to be high res.. And so it's unlikely to be high enough quality to use for printing

If only for web and app use, I will let them use for free, because they don't need full resolution of the digital image. But they have to put artist name and link on their web.

That logic escapes me, Paul. It's like asking a fast food place to give you a free order of fries since you don't need the burger and drink.

Seriously it depends on how much you appreciate your digital work.
For example, I am a microstocker, so my licence prices at pixels start at 1usd.

My prices for a high res file start at a grand and go up from there.