Photography / Magazines
Please note that the suggested rates below are minima; that rates for copyright works are for limited licences; and that VAT is not included.
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Rates paid by magazines vary immensely. The bands used below reflect currently paid rates for different categories of client; they are not hard or fast, but an aid to negotiation.
Note that these rates do not include production charges!
Read me first! Photography / Magazines advice
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See also: reported rates, to compare: Photography / Magazines|
RATES: Commissions Magazines category: A: large-circulation and glossy mags |
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Few jobs really take up less than a day - see Day/base rates. |
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| Day rate - bigger-budget or demanding clients |  |
800.00 |
| Day rate - at least | |
500.00 |
| Half-day rate | |
300.00 |
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RATES: Commissions Magazines category: B: smaller consumer mags |
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| Day rate | |
350.00 |
| Half-day rate | |
200.00 |
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RATES: Commissions Magazines category: C-D: trade and cheap specialist mags |
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| Day rate | |
300.00 |
| Half-day rate | |
175.00 |
Notes:
- Commission rates suggested here are for editorial, 35mm-format or DSLR work only. Large-format work and studio work command higher fees.
- Rates include a limited licence for immediate use in one publication, usually a print edition.
- Add 50% for simultaneous web publication.
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RATES: Stock pictures Magazines category: A: large-circulation and glossy mags |
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| Cover | |
480.00 |
| Double-page spread | |
420.00 |
| Full page | |
295.00 |
| 1/2 page | |
140.00 |
| 1/4 page | |
95.00 |
| 1/8 page | |
80.00 |
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RATES: Stock pictures Magazines category: B: smaller consumer mags |
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| Cover | |
325.00 |
| Double-page spread | |
295.00 |
| Full page | |
210.00 |
| 1/2 page | |
120.00 |
| 1/4 page | |
85.00 |
| 1/8 page | |
75.00 |
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RATES: Stock pictures Magazines category: C-D: trade and cheap specialist mags |
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| Cover | |
250.00 |
| Double-page spread | |
235.00 |
| Full page | |
180.00 |
| 1/2 page | |
100.00 |
| 1/4 page | |
70.00 |
| 1/8 page | |
60.00 |
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Text © Mike Holderness & previous contributors; Moral rights asserted. Comments to ffg@londonfreelance.org please. You may find the glossary helpful.
The National Union of Journalists must not, can not and would not wish to dictate rates or terms of engagement to members or to editors. The information presented here is for guidance and as an aid to equitable negotiation only.
Suggestions apply to contracts governed by UK law only. In any event, nothing here should be construed as legal advice.
