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Exchanging photos for "exposure"

According to a recent opinion piece in the New York Tiimes , I'm not alone in being a "slave of the internet." "...being told that what you do is of no ($0.00) value to the society you live in is, frankly, demoralizing. Even sort of insulting." No matter what you charge for your art, someone always wants you to give it away for free. I'm not referring to charities or family members, but to businesses with budgets. If I choose to donate my time or some of my work to a charity I support, that's my decision to make. And if a close family member wants a photo, I don't charge (although a request to pay me always follows). No matter who asks for one of my photos, I'm flattered they asked and it makes me happy to know that someone enjoys my work enough to hang it on their wall in their home or office. But when a business expects me to jump at the chance to have my work included in their newsletter/website/magazine/event/whatever in exchange for &q