http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/the-nerve-2 An entire Lightstalkers thread via RSS/XML. en-us I received this actual e-mail this afternoon. I’m so sick of seeing messages like this… Perhaps someone could suggest an appropriate response: “The ###### Sports Association is looking for a professional photographer to officially cover the #### Memorial Cup, the annual #### football tournament. The tournament starts on 26th of May. The semifinals will be on 4th of June and the final on the 5th. All events will take place at ####. Most events that will need to be covered will take place during the afternoon and early evening hours. In addition to action shots from matches and posed team shots, our sponsors have requested coverage of ‘###### football culture’ and the tournament environment as well, from a photo-journalistic perspective. Due to a lack of funding, ###### cannot provide monetary compensation. However, an allowance to cover taxi fare to and from the ground each day will be provided. Also, upon successful completion of the assignment, ###### will provide an official letter of reference for the photographer. The photos are guaranteed to be published both in ########## and by our sponsors in #######. It is a great portfolio builder. As part of the agreement, ###### must be given full rights to all photos taken. If you are interested, please contact ######## ##### as soon as possible and be prepared to show some samples of your work. Thank you!" Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:19:12 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/the-nerve-2 Sorry but who cares? They don't appreciate your work so don't waste your time on sending them any other answer than "fuck you". You won't stop them asking for free photo coverage but you can disturb them ;-) Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:40:19 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/the-nerve-2#175570 ooooh, Taxi fare! Wow. Just tell them that you had to come from Uttar Pradesh, and charge accordingly, .555 USD per mile. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:46 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/the-nerve-2#175571 Good idea, John. Don't you love the fact that they have "sponsors" who have requested coverage, but they "cannot provide monetary compensation"? I mean what exactly is a "sponsor" for? Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:08:59 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/the-nerve-2#175572 Perhaps you could politely ask them if they would like you to pay THEM for having this great opportunity of getting free taxi rides and a reference letter? Actually it's perhaps better just not to waste your time by answering them - and hope that no-one will be stupid enough to accept their proposal. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:35:31 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/the-nerve-2#175573 Agree to a barter. Tell them you will do it, if they come around and unblock your toilet, dig some ditches around the garden, and knock down some walls in the new house you are renovating. Tell them you will give them some references and a cup of tea as well, which is more than they are offering you. And be sincere. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:07:40 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/the-nerve-2#175574 Surely they have included, in their budget, a big amount of money for this coverage but they will create an invoice with photoshop or trough "friends". They know there are many photographers who just desire to be published so they would do this work for free. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:18:17 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/the-nerve-2#175575 name and shame ;-D jr Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:45:27 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/the-nerve-2#175576 Hahahaha thats again one of these mails. But recently I got totally freaked out by a personal email from Anton Hammerl. Yup, indeed, from his actual email address a year after he died. Some total fucked up person is sending spam through his email account or a robot somewhere. It is some Get-Rich-Fast website....I now regret I deleted the email, I should have thrown it at the sharks here. Fuck you whoever you are!!! Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:02:10 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/the-nerve-2#175577 You can reply by sending this video, maybe they'll understand ;): http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=V6B6OXnyaRk Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:08:19 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/the-nerve-2#175579 I love the fact that they also wanted "posed team shots" and pictures of "football culture". One hopes that would have included hooligans beating the shit out of the organizers. That's totally fucked up about Hammerl. He did some great humanitarian work and made some portraits that really brought out the humor and humanness in his subjects in a way most people never did. Desmond Tutu in boxing gloves! Ha! Most people don't see the side he did. Disgraceful. No respect. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:19:12 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/the-nerve-2#175580