Established Photographers
Photographer 1:
I don’t think photographers could ever pull off a Union type situation. Never in a million years.
It is like trying to organize a million man march of independents. They are too much the loner mentality.
Many can’t even follow loose guidelines for rates or usage.
Photographer 2:
I would even love it if we could just get some standard licensing language and standard estimating forms like the film industry uses. Art buyers are already use to standardized forms from the film world. Why can’t we at least do that?
I am a member of the Director’s Guild, and the company I work through is a member of the AICP, which is a very strong and effective union. They have fantastic representation, and they are well respected by the Advertising agencies.
