Q. What is Multiple Client Usage?
A. When more than one party pays for the rights to
use the photography, it is called multi-client usage.
For example, architects often split the cost of a
shoot with the contractor or other parties involved
in construction. Fees in this situation will be greater
due to the increase in usage. However, each party will
still realize a savings relative to the prospect of paying
for photography on their own.

Q. Who can use the images in a Multiple Client    
     arrangement?
A. The photographs can be used by those licensed in
the agreement. If a number of commissioning clients
share in the cost of an assignment, each party considers their specific needs, receives a copy of the agreement, and signs the agreement before work begins.

There is a pamphlet put out by ASMP,
American Society of Media Photographers,
that addresses many of the issues involved in
getting the job done. It is call “Working with an
Architectural Photographer”.

I would be glad to send you a copy, or you can contact them directly as follows:

Ph:      215-451-2767
Fax:    215-451-0880

Email: info@asmp.org
Web:   www.asmp.org