Comments on: F*ck You; Pay Me! A Guide To Contracts For The Creative Professional http://fstoppers.com/fck-you-pay-me-a-guide-to-contracts-for-the-creative-professional Video Blog for Creative Professionals Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ronald Stewarthttp://fstoppers.com/fck-you-pay-me-a-guide-to-contracts-for-the-creative-professional/comment-page-1#comment-32213 Ronald Stewart Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:29:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=6668#comment-32213 Very good talks. If you are looking for a contract to use I say just google it. Pick a few different ones, look them over, take what you want from them to make up your own and then look over that to make sure it is the best for the situation, etc.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://fstoppers.com/fck-you-pay-me-a-guide-to-contracts-for-the-creative-professional/comment-page-1#comment-20665 Anonymous Fri, 06 May 2011 16:39:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=6668#comment-20665 Any one know where i can get good written contracts to use?

]]> By: JD Unclehttp://fstoppers.com/fck-you-pay-me-a-guide-to-contracts-for-the-creative-professional/comment-page-1#comment-20534 JD Uncle Tue, 03 May 2011 20:05:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=6668#comment-20534 I shot for an agency that had a very exclusive country club as a client. They wanted to show the new, even more upscale club-within-the-club homes and ameneties. I worked with no contract, since the agency was owned by a “friend”. three days on location with rentals, assistance, meals, travel to and from…..all down the tubes not to mention the THOUSANDS in fees lost to the wind since they were leveraged up to their eyeballs and the housing market bombed….GREAT portfolio builder….kinda expensive, but boy what pictures.THEN I see the website AFTER their bankruptcy filing….still sportin’ the images.I lawyered up, but didn’t recover ANY fees or expenses….I only had them pull the images. Nothing written is a REAL loser, folks….don’t try THIS at home.

]]> By: Patrick Hallhttp://fstoppers.com/fck-you-pay-me-a-guide-to-contracts-for-the-creative-professional/comment-page-1#comment-20090 Patrick Hall Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:13:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=6668#comment-20090 I know you have no case to stand on by threatening litigation but sometimes it works. People get scared of going to court and especially if you tell them the next call will be from your lawyer, all of a sudden the check is in the mail. Sucks to hear that story though

]]> By: Tim Colstonhttp://fstoppers.com/fck-you-pay-me-a-guide-to-contracts-for-the-creative-professional/comment-page-1#comment-20086 Tim Colston Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:45:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=6668#comment-20086 I had a nightmare happen like the ones you described. As a designer, I have to be able to adapt and create on a regular basis. As such, I was approached by a client of mine notorious for being “behind” when he came to us for work. Needless to say, this was no exception. He was a partner in a dental implant manufacturer. Long story short, he needed an interactive presentation to be displayed at his trade show booth. I was given over 700 high res hi res images of various stages of dental implant surgeries to do this with. It was all to be delivered in a Flash projector for use on a computer full screen. Copy was also supplied. But here the thing, I was given less than a week to do it. Not impossible, but very time consuming. 57 (billable) hours later, I deliver the presentation the day prior to the deadline he gave. “This is so totally awesome! Thanks. Can we add something that will have this display random images behind my logo when no one is using it. And also…” Sorry, but the level of functionality he was wanting couldn’t be added in less than a day. “I’m not gonna lie to you and say yes to this since its not going happen given the time you have until your show. You’re leaving tomorrow aren’t you? I won’t waste your time or your money because it isn’t physically possible to do.” He says, “I can’t use this as it is!” I threw my hands up in frustration because I delivered to him exactly what he asked for in our initial and subsequent meetings on what I was going to be responsible for. I said “I delivered what you asked me to. I don’t know what else to tell you.” I sent out the invoice a week later. To this day, I haven’t received a dime in regards to this project and probably never will. As an old client, I never dreamed of this as a possibility so no contract was ever drawn up. That was the last time that ever happened.

]]> By: Tim Colstonhttp://fstoppers.com/fck-you-pay-me-a-guide-to-contracts-for-the-creative-professional/comment-page-1#comment-20087 Tim Colston Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:45:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=6668#comment-20087 I had a nightmare happen like the ones you described. As a designer, I have to be able to adapt and create on a regular basis. As such, I was approached by a client of mine notorious for being “behind” when he came to us for work. Needless to say, this was no exception. He was a partner in a dental implant manufacturer. Long story short, he needed an interactive presentation to be displayed at his trade show booth. I was given over 700 high res hi res images of various stages of dental implant surgeries to do this with. It was all to be delivered in a Flash projector for use on a computer full screen. Copy was also supplied. But here the thing, I was given less than a week to do it. Not impossible, but very time consuming. 57 (billable) hours later, I deliver the presentation the day prior to the deadline he gave. “This is so totally awesome! Thanks. Can we add something that will have this display random images behind my logo when no one is using it. And also…” Sorry, but the level of functionality he was wanting couldn’t be added in less than a day. “I’m not gonna lie to you and say yes to this since its not going happen given the time you have until your show. You’re leaving tomorrow aren’t you? I won’t waste your time or your money because it isn’t physically possible to do.” He says, “I can’t use this as it is!” I threw my hands up in frustration because I delivered to him exactly what he asked for in our initial and subsequent meetings on what I was going to be responsible for. I said “I delivered what you asked me to. I don’t know what else to tell you.” I sent out the invoice a week later. To this day, I haven’t received a dime in regards to this project and probably never will. As an old client, I never dreamed of this as a possibility so no contract was ever drawn up. That was the last time that ever happened.

]]> By: Mike Monteirohttp://fstoppers.com/fck-you-pay-me-a-guide-to-contracts-for-the-creative-professional/comment-page-1#comment-20068 Mike Monteiro Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:11:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=6668#comment-20068 Hey everyone, thanks for all the kind words. Glad you all enjoyed my talk. Honored that it’s spreading out to other creative fields. (btw: we actually made t-shirts: http://feedstore.muledesign.com/product/fuck-you-pay-me)

]]> By: RubberxDhttp://fstoppers.com/fck-you-pay-me-a-guide-to-contracts-for-the-creative-professional/comment-page-1#comment-19717 RubberxD Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:59:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=6668#comment-19717 anyone else think the lawyer looks like the doctor from ” Star Trek: Voyager” actor Robert Picardo? except with hair :) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000585/ in case you don’t remember.

]]> By: Noah Willmanhttp://fstoppers.com/fck-you-pay-me-a-guide-to-contracts-for-the-creative-professional/comment-page-1#comment-19691 Noah Willman Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:19:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=6668#comment-19691 Does anyone know what the song in the beginning was?

]]> By: BIG Mikehttp://fstoppers.com/fck-you-pay-me-a-guide-to-contracts-for-the-creative-professional/comment-page-1#comment-19549 BIG Mike Sat, 16 Apr 2011 04:00:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=6668#comment-19549 yea… i believed in this policy almost 3 years now. I had one fo my models express my feelings for people who dont pay me.

http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/8618944

_photographer in Las Vegas_

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