Commission
Tees Crossing, re-decking
What one job looks like, from the brief to the invoice.
- CLIENT
- Ardale Engineering
- SHOOT DAYS
- 17 Apr 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 (2 days)
- EXPOSURES
- 214
- DELIVERED
- 22 Apr 2026 · 4 frames
- TURNAROUND
- 4 days from the last shoot day
The plate run
Four frames, delivered
Every negative runs past the column, and the rectangle lined up with the text is what was licensed.
- CUT
- 6000 × 3000 · 2:1
- OF FRAME
- 39.6% of 8256 × 5504
- AT 300 DPI
- 508 mm on the long edge · 18.0 MP
- OVERHANG
- 1.376× wide · 1.835× tall
TC-011. A 2:1 crop covering 39.6 per cent of the frame, 18.0 megapixels, 508 millimetres on the long edge at 300 dots per inch. The frame is 1.38 times wider than the crop.
- CUT
- 3648 × 4560 · 4:5
- OF FRAME
- 36.6% of 8256 × 5504
- AT 300 DPI
- 386 mm on the long edge · 16.6 MP
- OVERHANG
- 2.263× wide · 1.207× tall
TC-014. A 4:5 crop covering 36.6 per cent of the frame, 16.6 megapixels, 386 millimetres on the long edge at 300 dots per inch. The frame is 2.26 times wider than the crop.
- DELIVERED
- 8256 × 5504 · 3:2 · whole frame
- SIZE
- 45.4 MP · 699 mm @ 300dpi
- OVERHANG
- 1.000× — composed in camera, nothing cropped
- LICENSED AS
- Press single · 12 months · United Kingdom
TC-018. Delivered as the whole frame, 3:2, 45.4 megapixels. No crop.
- DELIVERED
- 8256 × 5504 · 3:2 · whole frame
- SIZE
- 45.4 MP · 699 mm @ 300dpi
- OVERHANG
- 1.000× — composed in camera, nothing cropped
- LICENSED AS
- Press single · 12 months · United Kingdom
TC-022. Delivered as the whole frame, 3:2, 45.4 megapixels. No crop.
Shoot record
How it was shot
Two days on the deck while the third and fourth panels went in. The engineer wanted the lift itself and the bearing detail; the client's press office wanted something that would run as a cover.
Ruth Calvert, on the job
- EXPOSURES
- 214
- FRAMES DELIVERED
- 4
- ONE FRAME IN
- 54 exposures
Fee
What it cost
Shooting is charged at the day rate. Usage is charged separately, one line per licence, and always.
| Line | Term | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting, 2 days | Day rate £1,150 | £2,300 |
| Double-page spread, TC-011 | 24 months, United Kingdom and Ireland | £320 |
| Cover, TC-014 | 24 months, United Kingdom and Ireland | £450 |
| Press single, TC-018 | 12 months, United Kingdom | £180 |
| Press single, TC-022 | 12 months, United Kingdom | £180 |
| Total | 2 shoot days, 4 licences | £3,430 |