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Re: Getty Images - I was shocked of the cost for one photo
Tony - I see you have Bonds photos posted which is a tough player to get done on a licensed basis. If you really want those photos, I can try to get a price from Barry's agent and see what the cost would be. My guess is expensive since there is always a royalty fee back to Getty. There are alternatives.
Chris has brought up some great points. There are licensing issues with the leagues, unions and sometimes the players directly. You want to do everything the right way.
Here is what I have done in the past. PhotoFile can ship me 50 8x10's of a photo I want for about $220 and they are 100% licensed and then they can be resold. You can then sell the prints you don't want. I have found that is the least expensive way to get it done. Bonds has his own deal so they can't do his photos except the ones they have already been licensed on their site. I didn't see any old photos of Bonds in a Pirates uni in their archives. www.PhotoFile.com
You can also purchase some photos from Sports Illustrated and purchase direct from them at $250 for an 11x14 for personal use. They have a bunch of old Bonds photos in his Pirates uniform and 100's in Giants uniform. http://www.sipictures.com/source/cfw...0|0|0&p=7&pk=4
Keep in mind with Sports Illustrated that if it is a Leifer or Walter Iooss SI photo you have to purchase direct from the photographer. Walter's photos will be several $100 to over $1,000 like his famous Jordan Slam photos that were in SI. http://www.walteriooss.com/
Another idea would be to see the photo you want and see if they credit a photographer by name so you could contact the photographer directly. Since many photographers take dozens of pictures during the game of a player, only a few are sometimes uploaded to Getty and other sites. Some photographers are willing to work with you on the unused photos if you use it for personal use only. Here is a pic of Bonds from 1989 that gives the following info:
Editorial
07 Apr 1989
#51676186
MLB Photos Archive
By: Rich Pilling
Major League Baseball
People:Barry Bonds
Do a Google search for the photographer and sometimes you can find them as for instance I found Rich Pilling on Google who took a Bonds Pirates photo in 1989 and coincidentally it appears Rich works direct for MLB Photos now. Here is what I found on a Google search:
Rich Pilling: Director: Major League Baseball Photos
Address:245 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10167, U.S.A. Phone:212-931-7464 workFax:212-949-5699
Many of the big sports photographers can also be contacted thru:
If I can be of any help for any members that want to go the PhotoFile route or have any questions, you can contact me at info@allstarsplus.com
Good luck. Andrew
Tony - I see you have Bonds photos posted which is a tough player to get done on a licensed basis. If you really want those photos, I can try to get a price from Barry's agent and see what the cost would be. My guess is expensive since there is always a royalty fee back to Getty. There are alternatives.
Chris has brought up some great points. There are licensing issues with the leagues, unions and sometimes the players directly. You want to do everything the right way.
Here is what I have done in the past. PhotoFile can ship me 50 8x10's of a photo I want for about $220 and they are 100% licensed and then they can be resold. You can then sell the prints you don't want. I have found that is the least expensive way to get it done. Bonds has his own deal so they can't do his photos except the ones they have already been licensed on their site. I didn't see any old photos of Bonds in a Pirates uni in their archives. www.PhotoFile.com
You can also purchase some photos from Sports Illustrated and purchase direct from them at $250 for an 11x14 for personal use. They have a bunch of old Bonds photos in his Pirates uniform and 100's in Giants uniform. http://www.sipictures.com/source/cfw...0|0|0&p=7&pk=4
Keep in mind with Sports Illustrated that if it is a Leifer or Walter Iooss SI photo you have to purchase direct from the photographer. Walter's photos will be several $100 to over $1,000 like his famous Jordan Slam photos that were in SI. http://www.walteriooss.com/
Another idea would be to see the photo you want and see if they credit a photographer by name so you could contact the photographer directly. Since many photographers take dozens of pictures during the game of a player, only a few are sometimes uploaded to Getty and other sites. Some photographers are willing to work with you on the unused photos if you use it for personal use only. Here is a pic of Bonds from 1989 that gives the following info:
Editorial
07 Apr 1989
#51676186
MLB Photos Archive
By: Rich Pilling
Major League Baseball
People:Barry Bonds
Do a Google search for the photographer and sometimes you can find them as for instance I found Rich Pilling on Google who took a Bonds Pirates photo in 1989 and coincidentally it appears Rich works direct for MLB Photos now. Here is what I found on a Google search:
Rich Pilling: Director: Major League Baseball Photos
Address:245 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10167, U.S.A. Phone:212-931-7464 workFax:212-949-5699
Many of the big sports photographers can also be contacted thru:
If I can be of any help for any members that want to go the PhotoFile route or have any questions, you can contact me at info@allstarsplus.com
Good luck. Andrew
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