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OT: Strangest Thing You've Taken in Trade for Photos?
Nic Coury, Photographer
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Monterey | CA | | Posted: 4:56 AM on 03.10.11 |
->> So I was at a concert of some very good friends of mine who were on tour and I had just come from a photo assignment and was going to snap a few photos of their show (The Silent Comedy from San Diego if you know of them...).
My buddy Josh asked if I could shoot a quick photo of the band with a bottle from one of their new sponsors—a moonshine company from Virginia.
I had my lights in my car and they're good friends, so I did a quick and dirty photo and as I was putting my stuff back in my car, Josh hands me an unopened bottle of their moonshine as a thanks for the photo.
What strange things have you all gotten? |
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Robert O'Rourk, Photographer
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Setauket | NY | USA | Posted: 7:24 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> I traded a shoot of a product at a friend's company and received a used floor air conditioner which cools my office and all the equipment in it. |
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Jim Cowsert, Photographer
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Dallas | TX | USA | Posted: 8:09 AM on 03.10.11 |
->> Sometimes I prefer to barter. One time I bartered Christmas card photos with an attorney to handle a couple of speeding tickets in traffic court.
Another time I shot my sister-in-laws wedding for a complete set of tires for my truck. |
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Peter Aiken, Photographer
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Manhattan | KS | USA | Posted: 8:10 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> When I was in the Navy I use to trade aerial photos of the ship and aircraft for food from the officers mess. The food from the officers mess was way better than what came out of the enlisted mess. |
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Chris Collins, Photographer
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Fayetteville/ATL | GA | US | Posted: 8:57 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> Painting my house, and cabinets for the guy's daughters wedding. |
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David Harpe, Photographer
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 9:00 AM on 03.10.11 |
->> I did several trades with glassblowers. The most unique was a trade with an artist who makes pop-art glass sculptures.
For some photos of his work, I received a 3' tall blown glass salt shaker, complete with rock salt inside. It's very cool. |
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Tim Snow, Photographer
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Montreal | Qc | Canada | Posted: 9:09 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> After shooting for a new co-op a friend of mine opened here in town (a fair-trade/organic cafe) I walked away with a whole lot of fine cheese. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 9:14 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> My first wife. |
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Sam Santilli, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Philippi | WV | USA | Posted: 9:21 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> I will plead the 5th. |
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Jeff Brown, Photographer
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Greenfield | MA | | Posted: 9:23 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> An hour of therapeutic massage service which I promptly gave to my wife |
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Matt Cashore, Photographer
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South Bend | IN | USA | Posted: 9:33 AM on 03.10.11 |
->> Avgas.
When I was first getting my PPL, I did photos for the FBO to advertise their charter business and pretty pictures for their walls. Got credited in fuel. At that time (1998-99) Avgas was around $2/gal. (Auto gas was under a buck) Took a bit of the sting out of the expense of flying. Geez, wish I could get "stung" for $2/gal Avgas now...It's averaging over $5/gal. |
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Jon Wright, Photographer
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Wayzata | MN | USA | Posted: 9:55 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> Over the years I've traded for a snowmobile, massage service, airline voucher, housecleaning and driveway plowing. |
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Debra L Rothenberg, Photographer
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New York | NY | USA | Posted: 10:10 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> back in the 80's I was shooting promo shots for a band. When it came time for them to pay me, they told me they didn't have enough money and gave me one of their electric guitars. I just wished I knew how to play it. 20 something years later, I still have it (I think it is a Fender) |
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Brian Blanco, Photographer
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Tampa / Sarasota | FL | USA | Posted: 10:17 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> A beater Korean moped with a rag for a gas cap... which essentially made it a rolling Molotov cocktail. But that was a long time ago in Key West... where that kind of thing was just, well, normal. |
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Scott Serio, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Colora | MD | USA | Posted: 10:58 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> A Chuck Liddy Rookie Card, but it was in dead mint condition... |
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Thomas Campbell, Photographer
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Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 11:03 AM on 03.10.11 |
->> ->> A Chuck Liddy Rookie Card, but it was in dead mint condition...
Something that old has to be worth a ton. Good trade! |
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Jim Owens, Photographer
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Cincinnati | OH | usa | Posted: 11:50 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> Cases of wine from a shoot with a winery. One of the best deals I ever made. They are now regular clientele. |
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Alan Look, Photographer
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Bloomington/Normal | IL | United States | Posted: 12:45 PM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> Cash. Cold hard cash |
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Thomas E. Witte, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Cincinnati | OH | USA | Posted: 12:51 PM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> Sex. |
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Thomas E. Witte, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Cincinnati | OH | USA | Posted: 1:04 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> Ironically, I was kidding but after thinking about it, I'm somewhat telling the truth. I've shot three weddings my entire life - mainly as favors. During one of them I was smitten by the Maid of Honor and as it turns out, the bride's mom made it a point to hook us up. I stayed beyond my scheduled time limit, danced the night away with her and we eventually dated for three years, sooo. Yea. Sex. :)
More to your point though, Cincinnati is blessed to be #3 on the list of Fortune 500 companies per capita, so corporate/PR work is bountiful. In an effort to always find a "better way", I got three of my regular clients to agree to issue me a set number of common shares rather than payment and it's been working out hugely in my favor. |
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Nic Coury, Photographer
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Monterey | CA | | Posted: 1:14 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> @Jim
Wineries are solid.
One local one is a client and I always get wine from them. |
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Scott Evans, Photographer
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Bay Village | OH | USA | Posted: 1:59 PM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> I leave on May 5th for an all expenses paid trip to St. Lucia to shoot a reggae/jazz festival. one of my best friends is on the ticket and while he couldn't "pay" me for the images, a comp'd vacation ain't bad for a day's work in my book. |
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Jim Comeau, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Los Angeles | CA | USA | Posted: 3:23 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> Top shelf booze for bottom shelf photos.
I went to the grand opening of a bar with my camera from an event immediately prior and one of the owners comped my entire tab for a handful of quick publicity photos. |
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Caleb Raney, Photographer, Assistant
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Shawnee | OK | USA | Posted: 7:11 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> Peace in the house.
I do my future mother in law's publicity photos for sporadic piano recitals. |
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Mike Doran, Photographer
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Petaluma | CA | U.S.A. | Posted: 1:50 AM on 03.11.11 |
| ->> One of my clients who I have shot for over 25 years pays me in oil for all my vehicles as well as paying me for calendar shoots once a year. If I added up the cost of all the oil I have received over the years and it was quite a number. I like the barter system for some of my clients as this works for them. |
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Steve Russell, Photographer
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Toronto | ON | Canada | Posted: 8:56 AM on 03.11.11 |
->> Fun topic,
A long time ago, I shot the Toronto Raptor's trainer's wedding in exchange for his tickets for 5 games.
I was nice to be able to cheer and heckle! |
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Jim Pierce, Photographer
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Waltham | MA | USA | Posted: 2:02 PM on 03.12.11 |
->> Great topic and shows it is not all about $$$ but value...
I traded action photos of three kids over three seasons for a large portion of a 16x24 patio. The patio is done and I am still paying up... two more seasons left Hockey and lacrosse
Worked out for both 100%
Jim |
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Peyton Williams, Photographer
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Chapel Hill | NC | USA | Posted: 2:26 PM on 03.12.11 |
| ->> Employee discount on a flat screen TV at Best Buy. |
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Bert Entwistle, Photographer
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Colorado Springs | CO | USA | Posted: 3:46 PM on 03.12.11 |
| ->> Shot hotel photos for owner for several nights rooms on a remote magazine shoot. |
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Patrick Murphy-Racey, Photographer
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Powell | TN | USA | Posted: 7:07 PM on 03.12.11 |
| ->> I haven't paid for brakes on any of our cars or my truck or paid for any exhaust work since I met a local guy that runs a muffler shop and LOVES my photos of Tennessee football.... |
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Shane Bevel, Photographer
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Tulsa | OK | USA | Posted: 10:57 PM on 03.13.11 |
->> Just last week I traded a half day shoot for my optometrist for a really kicking new pair of glasses. About $600 in value for really nice Polo frames and super kick ass no scratch, no glare lenses with a two year warranty.
I like the doc, the shoot was fun and it was something I could do on my own (no assistant or stylist and she handled production and models) without putting any money out of pocket.
She was so thrilled (and knows she got a super deal) that I was informed I now have "the hookup" on any glasses I want.
So, add the value of in focus photos to the value of the glasses and I made out pretty well. |
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Shane Bevel, Photographer
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Tulsa | OK | USA | Posted: 10:59 PM on 03.13.11 |
->> Oh heck, I suppose I should also include my honeymoon.....
Non-profit client sent my wife and I to El Salvador (the coast) for 7 days to cover a house construction project there. Worked 4 days, wife helped build houses and then we hung in a classic Central American resort for three days. |
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Nic Coury, Photographer
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Monterey | CA | | Posted: 1:50 AM on 03.14.11 |
->> Oh yeah, I traded photos of a friend's artwork for some of her really bada@# art yesterday.
I have a house with bare walls... |
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David Seelig, Photographer
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Hailey | ID | USA | Posted: 1:57 AM on 03.14.11 |
| ->> Breakfast Sausage |
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Chris Wilson, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Bowling Green | Ky. | US | Posted: 2:09 AM on 03.14.11 |
| ->> A pecan pie. |
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Nic Coury, Photographer
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Monterey | CA | | Posted: 3:08 AM on 03.14.11 |
->> @Seelig
Are we talking like boxes of breakfast sausage? |
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Eric Isaacs, Photographer, Assistant
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Santa Barbara | CA | USA | Posted: 3:56 AM on 03.14.11 |
| ->> Chuck Liddy's first wife... I'll never forgive you, Liddy! |
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David Eulitt, Photographer
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Kansas City | MO | USA | Posted: 12:58 PM on 04.15.11 |
| ->> prompt payment of US currency by a client. |
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Yamil Sued, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Peoria | AZ | USA | Posted: 1:27 PM on 04.15.11 |
->> I barter ALL the time.
You know what I do, so you know what I barter for.
Y |
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James Hendrix, Photographer
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Olathe | KS | USA | Posted: 1:27 PM on 04.15.11 |
| ->> A bride's mom. Dated her for about six months, then the fun wore off. Should have taken the cash instead. |
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Brian Leddy, Photographer
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Gallup | NM | United States | Posted: 4:28 PM on 04.15.11 |
| ->> I worked out a deal this week with a cycling gear distributor that wanted to use some of my mountain biking stock on their website. It just so happened that I'm in the market for new mountain bike shoes and several other pieces of gear. They didn't have a large budget for the images they wanted to use, but we worked out a trade, which works out well because bike gear can be expensive. |
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John H. Reid III, Photographer
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Gates Mills | OH | USA | Posted: 6:25 PM on 04.15.11 |
->> Hey, all, just a word of warning (sorry to rain on the parade, but it is April 15.) The IRS can consider the value of the bartered items as income. If I help friends move, and they buy pizza and beer that's OK, as long as I'm not a mover, and they don't own a pizza place. If I, as a professional photographer (the occupation I declare on my taxes) trades photo services for goods or services from another business, it could get dicey.
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc420.html |
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Paul Zoeller, Photographer
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Summerville | SC | USA | Posted: 6:33 PM on 04.15.11 |
| ->> A friend who creates her own line of jewelry asked me to take some photos of her work. I took the photos and handed off the images fully intending to invoice her later. One week later, I was on assignment and realized I hadn't bought anything for my wife for Valentine's Day. Called up my friend and asked her to put together a custom-made necklace with one of my wife's favorite crystals. I came home to a gift wrapped necklace waiting for me. Found out later, the necklace was worth far more than the invoice I was going to give her. Not only that, she saved my behind. |
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David Seelig, Photographer
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Hailey | ID | USA | Posted: 9:10 PM on 04.15.11 |
| ->> Freshly made sausage wrapped and thrown in my freezer defrost when needed, |
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Kristen Conway, Photographer
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Culpeper | VA | USA | Posted: 11:41 PM on 04.17.11 |
| ->> A tow out of the ditch I managed to back my car into. |
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Lee Weissman, Photographer
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XXXXX | NY | USA | Posted: 11:43 AM on 04.18.11 |
| ->> Once, I traded my services for a check with my name on it, and I got it at the time I performed the service. It was actually for the amount we agreed upon, and it cleared when I took it to the bank. Then I paid some bills on time. It's only happened once, but it felt good. |
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Joe Nicola, Photographer
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Fort Worth | TX | USA | Posted: 7:26 PM on 04.20.11 |
->> I shot some photos of a kid doing the Navy SEAL PT Challenge at the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas. He was really going at, this kid. A man approached and said, "Hey, Photographer!" (How did he know my middle name?)
He identified himself as the kid's father and offered me tickets to ANY Texas Rangers baseball games if I'd send him some images. He then added, "Hey, need a credential? I can get you one of those, too." He produced a business card that looked like the real deal, said he was the Customer Relations Director...manager, grand poobah or something.
So, says I, "Sure." I sent him the images. Called him at work to make sure everything was cool. "Yeah, sure. I'll take care of you."
Never heard another frickin' word from him. So the weirdest thing I ever traded for photos? Nothin'. Absolutely nuthin'.
Well, I still have the business card, so I guess I got something out of the deal. |
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Radu Rosca, Photographer
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Tirgu Mures | MS | Romania | Posted: 4:51 AM on 04.21.11 |
| ->> Thomas, i was about to say the same thing, lol. It's a top-notch deal! Especially when there are no strings attached (like a relationship). |
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Gary Slickman, Photographer
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Medfield | MA | United States | Posted: 7:13 AM on 04.21.11 |
| ->> Massage therapy, auto repair, eye exam...now where did I put those 1099's?...oops |
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Sam Santilli, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Philippi | WV | USA | Posted: 9:14 AM on 04.21.11 |
| ->> Joe, you have the card...call him again and hold him to his word. If he is in customer relations, he should know better than stiff someone. You can also send him a bill, that may refresh his memory! |
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