First off, my employer is sort of big when it comes to community events. They do a lot of donations, sponsorships, and volunteer work.
I volunteer twice a year for Marathon Kids. My employer is their biggest sponsor. However, this year, I made it EXTREMELY clear to both my employer and the event organizers that I was there as a normal Marathon Kids volunteer and NOT associated with my employer in any way while I was there. The organizers understood this, and just asked if I wanted to, please send them the best photos I got for their own promotional materials. I'll receive full credit for the photos if they use them (and they've used plenty over the years).
I'm fine with this. They're a registered non-profit, doing work I really believe in. When I do work for a non profit, all I ask is they put my name somewhere.
The regional media coordinator for my employer saw me at their last event. "Oh good, you brought your good camera!" (a $7,000, when new, digital SLR, with some expensive glass on it too). And tried to *ORDER* me to take photos of "volunteers" from the company. While pushing people not affiliated with the company out of the shots. Granted, I got the camera used for pennies on the dollar, but it's still a VERY expensive camera (Nikon D1X with several good lenses).
You have NO idea how good it felt to tell her "I'm sorry, I got here at 6am, and I'm here as a Marathon Kids volunteer, I'm not here to be your bitch or to do photos for the Whole" and proceed to completely ignore her. Nevermind she showed up at 10:30am, halfway through the event.
I did get several photos that would probably make her kill to obtain, including corporate. But hey, I wasn't on the clock, therefore I retain all rights to them. I did send her a couple of really tiny thumbnails asking if she wanted to purchase the rights for $1,000 each. For some reason I didn't get a response.
I volunteer twice a year for Marathon Kids. My employer is their biggest sponsor. However, this year, I made it EXTREMELY clear to both my employer and the event organizers that I was there as a normal Marathon Kids volunteer and NOT associated with my employer in any way while I was there. The organizers understood this, and just asked if I wanted to, please send them the best photos I got for their own promotional materials. I'll receive full credit for the photos if they use them (and they've used plenty over the years).
I'm fine with this. They're a registered non-profit, doing work I really believe in. When I do work for a non profit, all I ask is they put my name somewhere.
The regional media coordinator for my employer saw me at their last event. "Oh good, you brought your good camera!" (a $7,000, when new, digital SLR, with some expensive glass on it too). And tried to *ORDER* me to take photos of "volunteers" from the company. While pushing people not affiliated with the company out of the shots. Granted, I got the camera used for pennies on the dollar, but it's still a VERY expensive camera (Nikon D1X with several good lenses).
You have NO idea how good it felt to tell her "I'm sorry, I got here at 6am, and I'm here as a Marathon Kids volunteer, I'm not here to be your bitch or to do photos for the Whole" and proceed to completely ignore her. Nevermind she showed up at 10:30am, halfway through the event.
I did get several photos that would probably make her kill to obtain, including corporate. But hey, I wasn't on the clock, therefore I retain all rights to them. I did send her a couple of really tiny thumbnails asking if she wanted to purchase the rights for $1,000 each. For some reason I didn't get a response.
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