Scott,
I couldn't agree more. I don't feel that there's any bad blood at all and that this site has done a great deal of good for me.
I was really afraid that by wanting to sell the calender for a profit, I would be seen as some ungrateful prick that decided to milk his product after the fact. But honestly, I think it's a good way to market my work. I'm not saying that the person who hired me to do the work should have less rights to it, but rather that I should still retain some rights to it as well.
It's not that at all. I just think that a calender is a separate entity from the posters and the work I have done for my customers. I would not be opposed to splitting whatever profit this would make with the you to fund the site. I have proposed that to Larry on PT.com as well. I would just like to make a bit extra on the side.
Instead of raising my prices too high, I have kept them reasonable and not too high for the average guy building a car. I would rather have a lot of projects going on at once for less pay than just the occasional high-paying project. I do this because I enjoy people getting something out of my work.
I could easily say that I'll raise my prices up to where I'm making $25+ an hour and then just take a cut in the amount of customers, but I can't justify that because I would be losing sight of what got me here. What I am trying to do is market myself to where I am making a bit extra money on the side to cover what I am not making by keeping my prices pretty low. I think a calender would be a good way to do it and if the interest is there, I really have no problem making it a Lateral-G/Cars by Kris calender and splitting the profit with Scott. Posters are plentiful, but I think a calender would probably be a bit more popular. What does everyone here think?
All that said, I think it's time for me to get a bit more technical with my work as far as rights, etc. but so far, everyone has been understanding and respectful of me and my work, and I really hope that will continue.
Kris
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