Who is being fair here

[Helloisitteayourelookingfor]

My sister is getting an article printed in a national paper for which she's being paid a pretty good sum of money. She's a freelance journalist and the article is a travel guide thing on a holiday we took together

I took some photos while we were there and against my permission she sent a couple of them to the paper with her article. Aibu to ask, if the photo gets printed, that I could have a (very) small share? It's not the money I want and I'm very proud of her for this, she's just starting out so it's great. It's just the principle, it would be nice to be acknowledged...

She needs to take the line of work more seriously. It's very unprofessional to use someone's work without their permission (in fact against it) and to not credit work to the appropriate person.

I totally agree with this and I'm really surprised that you're being called grabby.

She lied and she's not very professional. You say she's just starting out; well, she won't get far if she continues to behave like that.

They were holiday snaps, she wasn't working as a professional photographer and then not getting the credit. I would never dream of asking my sister for credit or money under these circumstances. In fact, I would happily give her copies of photos to accompany her article.

So its two photos which might get used in an article which is yet to be printed, but you are turning this into an issue? You sound jealous, and as if you think you have contributed heavily to her article and therefore deserve a share of something.

Who on earth keeps tabs on photos taken when on family holidays? Its not as if you're a professional photographer. You presumably knew your sister was a freelance journalist, so if you were that concerned about your photographic rights, when you sent her the photos you would have made it clear then. But its only now that your sister is getting an article printed in a national paper for which she's being paid a pretty good sum of money - clearly the money is the trigger point for you.

If I were your sister, I'd find a good friend to go on holiday with next time.

total, it doesn't matter if she's not a professional photographer. You don't try to pass things off as your own when they're not.

A proper professional always behaves as such and treats other people (professionals or not) with basic courtesy. That's all this is.

Did she send them the photos to get printed, or to give the editor a general idea of what the holiday looked like?
If it is the latter, YABVVVU to expect any money!
If it is the former, and you are a professional photographer, YANBU