Express Action Sports

I’ve decided to do some Freelance work on the side and have found a local magazine in the Midwest (U.S.) that covers local high school sports. They’ve just started and have only put out a couple of issues, but I sent them some examples of my work from a high school football game I shot last week. They decided they liked one of my shots and now are asking me what I charge. I’ve been looking on-line and can’t seem to find any rates of what most people charge. I’m new at this as are they, so I’d rather not ask them and not get what its worth. I have no idea what a reasonable amount would be.

What Ballpark range should I be asking for a single Hi-res action shot that will prob. take up 1/4 page in a new local magazine that prob doesn’t have much of a budget?

Well you can charge for one time usage rights. These rates are based upon the circulation of the publication, so if it is under 25,000 maybe $125 would be fair for a 1/4 page.

Forget they don’t have a budget … they have the budget to have the pre-press work done … they can pay that little bit to you.

Make sure those are the only rights they get. If your shot is hot, you may find they want to use it for advertizing later … that is a different deal … much more value to you … but that can come later.