Hi Marko,

The commission came along because the man saw my facebook page and asked if I would come out and take a photo of his house for him to hang in his new home. He's a friend of a friend which makes a difference to me as I don't want to appear greedy but at the same time I want paid. I had to take the photo the day after the request (I was at my cottage on Manitoulin Island) as I was leaving the following day and it's a 7 hour drive from my home. I didn't discuss money at the time, because I honestly didn't know what to charge and wanted to do some research. I told him I'd send him an email of the image with pricing. I've put a lot of editing time into this as well as driving an hour to his location from my cottage and I'll have another hour drive to the printer. I think I'm going to charge him $100 for my time plus the cost of the print or canvas although that's not much in total. I've no idea if this is what he expects but for $100, I would want to be able to sell the image elsewhere but I'm not sure if this is something I should discuss with him. I wouldn't worry overly much except for the fact that one of the galleries who wants my photos is located in the small town he lives in on Manitoulin and the other is in the town he's moving to in Niagara. There's a fair chance he'll see the photo if I put it into one of those locations. I would certainly have to be aware of pricing as it would be terrible for him to see it cheaper elsewhere. I know I have the copyright but it's more a question of ethics if I advertise it for sale.