[NUJ.LFB] NUJ Rate for the Job:
Photography / books

Updated: 19 August 2008

These rates have been reported by members of the National Union of Journalists and others, and printed in the Freelance, newsletter of London Freelance Branch. They are sorted by publisher/publication, then by date (most recent first). TIP: Use the "Find in page" command under your browser's "Edit" menu to be sure of finding all occurrences of a publication/publisher. AND do note the year in which the rate was reported! See also the Freelance Fees Guide, which gives general recommendations. And read the disclaimer and the key to exactly what the entries mean.

^ Photography / books

Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, whose primary purpose is to put pix in a book.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / books * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
100 years of the NUJ (Profile books) 1 stock pic profile 2007 GBP 60
Rough Guides 8 photos (5 repeats) each _Pearson 2003 GBP 50
Bloomsbury Photo per pic FBS cover image no expense 2002 GBP 350
Dorling Kindersley day without assistant _DK 1994 GBP 250 -
Dorling Kindersley day with assistant _DK 1994 GBP 320 -
Educational book Ssingle use 1/4 page b+w photo , talked up from £50 on offer using RftJ site 2008 GBP 60 X
Euromoney books book package _Assoc 1997 GBP 2500 -
Julian clary how to be a real man 1992/3 photography of whole book all rights assigned to client _Virgin 2007 GBP 5000 ?
Macmillian Publishers single photo for cover image Book Right, Britain _Holtzb 2002 GBP 700 230 O
Note book cover UK and USA usage 2006 GBP 390
Open University use of 1 photo in academic book _HMG 2002 GBP 75
Oxford University Press one pic in book plus 50% extra for "web and software packages to be downloaded on interactive whiteboards" 2008 GBP 60 30 ????
Rough Guides 10 stock photos, each 1/4 page non-exclusive rights, single use, english, world rights _Pearson 2005 EUR 720 0
Sports and Leisure books day all rights to Dorling Kindersley _DK 2008 GBP 500 GR

The above are the rates for Photography / books notified by members up to 19 August 2008.

 
Key to the rates, by column:
1 Publication/Programme, any details of work and licence
2 Owner at the time the rate was reported, where knownGroup
3 The year in which the rate was reportedYear
4 Currency: either GBP or EUR¤
5 Amount paid for basic licence - e.g. first use in print: Basic fee
6 Paid for extra licences - web use, database resale... (no data pre Jun 2000) ...Extras
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it: ......GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement (more will be made soon): ......HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:GBP500X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:EUR1500300O