>Jodie Gasson and syndication splits

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I wrote a post on Glamour model Jodie Gasson in 2009. At that time I was hoping to make available picture sets for sale to my usual agency for this type of shot. Unfortunately on this occasion no reasonable agreement was made between myself and the models manager at that time for a syndication split. Such a shame as I’ve had a a lot of interest in the images from this shoot. They will now only be seen on flickr and this blog.

Much glamour photography is done on this basis and the photographer and model would only receive money if the photos sell to magazines or similar. Some photographers even deduct a value for their expenses before any such split is made. Jeff Walker of Epic Pictures explains how syndication works on his website.

Note:- I have reprocessed the shot posted here, you can see the original version here. Also a brief note on syndication and my photography; At the moment I am not shooting glamour pictures. I do sometimes shoot lifestyle pictures (you get to keep all your clothes on) which I submit to one of my picture libraries I deal with. I don’t pay any money up front, I do pay a split as per syndication should the picture/s sell. Pictures can sell more than once or not at all. If I do this with a model I was also endeavor to get some pictures that the model can use for their own portfolio. If you would like me to consider you for something like this in the future please contact me.

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