[gsgary]

They have got a nerve, told them i'm not free, i only sent them in to win a pair of gloves for my partner, Oh i told them i'm not free

Hi Gary

Sorry I've not been in touch since you kindly submitted images for the competition. I'm delighted to say that the one entitled 'I can see my face in the water' has been judged as the winner for the Aug/Sept issue and I will notify the sponsor and get your gloves sent out to you.

I've had a look on your website and your images are very good. Are you amateur or professional - employment wise I mean.

Also what are your rates!! If any - free is always good and I would always credit you.

Let me know. I've saved the other 2 images for the next issue




Said no and got this one back

Hi Gary
Thanks for your email. I'm sure I will be able to give you some work in the near future and will be in touch soon

Congratulations again

[JMitchell]

Well I guess that's good, but couldn't you have ignored the free bit and just told them your rates? Well done for winning btw

[txbluebonnet]

Hmm... somehow I think I would have been happy to win a contest. As long as they credit you in the publication, it is free Page Ranking. While you might not be free in your services, I think it is a bit snubby to turn down a contest winning if you aren't paid. The compensation was in form of a free Page Ranking -- and that can be invaluable at times!!

I would love that opportunity. Could you forward the contest link to me???

[j sotelo]

It would have look good as part of your Curriculum, I would have loved the opportunity, sometimes what we do for free is what compensates us the most in the end.
and like TX said THE Page Ranking that comes with that !...

[stepheno]

I'm sorry to say this - but I wonder how many thousand other "winners" there were? A pair of gloves is cheap compared to what they might get from "your images".