Photo Licensing Questions

Hi, I got a request to use some photos and audio I have for an upcoming historical documentary being done by National Geographic. They claim they have a limited budget and offered me $100 for five color photos and 120 minute audio (although I know they won't use the full 120...

Looking for some information on licensing still images to be used in a documentary.  A production company doing a documentary on a well-known athlete wants to use one (possible several) pictures of the  subject while they were in high school. Original inquiry asked about...

A cable network has offered to license some of my photos for a documentary.  I would love ideas on what to charge for 5 years of worldwide, non-exclusive, use on TV and digital streaming. ...should I charge a flat fee for each photo? or should I charge a royalty depending on...

An independent film company is interested in using one or several of my still photos from an international news event for their documentary film. They are interested in worldwide and unlimited rights.  I am reluctant to grant unlimited rights but will accept worldwide rights...

I was recently contacted by a production company producing a feature about a midget hockey team for NHL.com.  They contacted me about using 4 images of the team I took their recent national championship games.  I was providing action photography on speculation for the...

I'd planned to ask $500 per image for usage for five years for 6 landscape images of specific land (romantic early morning) in a documentary video.  The video will be part of a monthly electronic magazine produced by the videographers web development and internet marketing...

A commercial cable documentary channel is working on a popular president's biography and wants to license a very good photo of him for our newpaper's archives. What is a typical fee? In the past ABC has paid $600 for use of a news photo for one time use on a news magazine. Not...