General Discussion & Chat: I'm so excited - I have to tell y'all about this!, 1 by gardenwife

gardenwife wrote:
You guys at DG are some of my best friends and I am busting with excitement about something. I have to give you some background, because it's also a very specific answer to prayer. :D

We need a mattress. It's worn out, and so are we after sleeping on it. But it wasn't something we could do. Last night, I told my MIL I was praying and asking God to provide us with a good mattress. I told another friend this later last night, too.

Well, today I got a phone call. Nope, wasn't a mattress salesman.

It was Natura Pet Products, the makers of the dog food we buy for Emma. A while back, I'd sent them some photos of our dogs along with a letter telling them how pleased we are with their food. The lady who got the e-mail liked the photos and asked if I could send some more. She said they like to use customer's pets in their ads.

I sent more, and signed a model release saying they could use the pictures as long as I received credit and my copyright remained on them.

This call today was from their marketing director. He said the company wanted to buy exclusive rights for four of my photos!

They're giving us a year's supply of their pet food, 24 coupons for any size bag of dry (or case of cans).

And...They're paying me a handsome and completely unexpected amount for the pictures! Shoot, when I sent them, I wasn't even expecting to be paid.

God is good! That's mattress money, baby!

I maintain original copyright to the images. The exclusivity applies to restricting the selling or commercial use of the photos within the pet supply industry without prior approval from natura. I maintain rights to ownership and will receive photo credits.

He also said they want rights of first refusal if I have any other pet photographs I wish to try marketing.

I'm so excited! Here are the pictures: