06/16/10 01:25PM
Rohn Engh
Welcome!
On the upper right . . we have a
"Kracker Barrel QuickLook"
Here are answers to most-oft questions about: Model Releases, Property Releases, Scanners, CopyRight, Pricing.
--Roh
05/16/10 04:29PM
Mike Karlsson
No. You keyword in software like Photoshop, Lightroom, PhotoMechanic or similar where you put relevant information in the various fields. Fields available like caption, keywords, copyright info etc. T
12/10/09 11:21AM
James Cook
I failed to mention that even with digital images I include a delivery memo on submissions. It details what I've submitted and identifies each image positively - I go by serial numbers. It also notes
11/16/09 10:18AM
James Cook
Of course, the perfect protection is to keep your images out of sight. Don't put them anywhere on the web, don't send out promos. You may never license a single one of them, but they're safe.
If y
11/14/09 11:40AM
Rohn Engh
I’ve noticed over the years that one of the first things a photographer ‘just starting out in editorial stock photography’ will ask is “how can I prevent the public from stealing my images and marketi
10/18/09 09:19AM
James Cook
Metadata consists of the words that describe the image. The description typically consists of a caption, keywords, ownership, copyright and contact information.
Text styles, fonts and colors have
10/15/09 12:01AM
Mike Karlsson
Unless specified otherwise in the contract, you the photographer owns the copyright.
09/29/09 08:35PM
NCI
I may be doing my first game. (High school basketball) I will be shooting for a set fee plus fee for any photo's ordered. My question is in a case like this who generally owns copyrights to the photo'
08/16/09 12:10PM
sfotog
I live in the St. Louis, Mo. area, and I took pictures of the "all star arches" that were on display here, some are straight photos, and some are photoshop manipulated, will I be violating any copyrig
08/01/09 02:17PM
Rohn Engh
Another question not unsimilar to this subject appeared in this week's PhotoStockNOTES by attorney Joel Hecker. It reminds us that two journalists standing together photographing the same personalit
02/18/09 12:22PM
Joel L. Hecker, Esq.
The answers to the legal questions raised in these messages require certain assumptions. Once a photograph enters into the public domain, it will always be in the public domain (with certain internati
01/11/09 04:27PM
BrianYarvin
Sea:
When you have a friend, enemy, stranger, or otherwise pose, get a model release! It makes you look more professional gives the person in front of the camera the feeling that you're not doing i
01/11/09 02:16PM
Seafavorites
What if you have a friend pose for photos in an outdoor sports
setting, then have a falling out with the guy later. Then
he says he will sue if any one of those photos are used
in a sports magazin
01/11/09 11:23AM
Mike Karlsson
If you were "assisting" the other photographer at the wedding he very likely saw this as a work-for-hire situation. Should there have been a contract? Yes. Why? To clarify and agree on all the details
01/10/09 08:40PM
km331
I appreciate your bluntness, but I found this forum and noticed your helpfulness with a copyright situation in the past which is why i asked. I am a PT photographer and honestly it is not worth it to
01/10/09 01:19PM
Mike Karlsson
First: Legal advice on the internet is worth what you pay for it. In other words, if we're talking real world scenarios, find a good IP lawyer in your area and spend a few hundred $ to get the correct
01/06/09 09:43PM
km331
How about the copyright ownership in this situation?
Two photographers who each own their own individual companies help each other out assisting at the others wedding. No written contract in place
09/23/08 10:13AM
James Cook
"I am a photographer. ...."
You are not an employee by your description. Unless you have signed a contract specifically stating that the work is work for hire or specifically stating that they own
09/22/08 11:05PM
tencera01
Dear Mike,
I am a photographer.
A company borrowed me a camera.
Then said to me “verbally only” go take photos of a specific client and then sell the client as many prints of the photos as I
08/13/08 02:49PM
BrianYarvin
Kitty:
You're really asking several different questions here.
First, in order to get scans of high enough quality for mass-market book productions, you'll almost certainly have to make your scan
08/13/08 10:07AM
Kitty
Hi, I'm new here. I have questions about publishing a book of photographs from 1900 to the present. They are family pictures but the focus would be the changed face of the surroundings.
I understan
03/02/08 08:28PM
Mike Karlsson
Lon:
Personally I recommend Photo Mechanic for ease of use, excellent batch function, and all around easy to learn interface.
What comes up in a search depends on how your photos are displayed o
02/26/08 04:42PM
Mike Karlsson
I too use Photo Mechanic to keyword and enter copyright and other info directly to my digital files. Simple to use, easy to batch process for things that stay static (your address, e-mail, copyright n
02/18/08 08:38AM
Dieselrider
I forgot to mention that i would also like something that will edit in RAW (for when I learn how to edit properly) and that will allow me to resize photo images to send in low resolution without losin
02/18/08 08:18AM
Dieselrider
What software are you guys running to keep track of your digital images? I have a program that came with a HP printer that seems to be good for cataloging photos by date and it has a nice search by ke
02/11/08 10:27AM
Dieselrider
In reading Sell and Re sell your Photos - the fifth edition copyright 2003. It is saying that 90 percent of photo buyers still prefer the us mail and transparencies to digital. Has that changed in the
09/07/07 04:57PM
amazingluck
Would someone be able to negotiate this on their own, or would they need an agent?
What would a starting point for negotiations begin with, financially? And at what point do you disclose the actual
09/07/07 04:31PM
amazingluck
I just returned from England & had the amazing luck to photograph a very clear & distinct face on one of the rocks at Stonehenge, last week. According to my research, there has only been one face pho
09/07/07 11:37AM
Mike Karlsson
Pierre:
If no contract is signed, you own the copyright. See, only if a contract specifically spells out that the copyright is transferred to the client, does the client indeed own the copyright.
09/07/07 11:24AM
Pierre
Thank you for your reply.
I am either confused or disapointed...In your description it sounds like photographers do not own anything per se but are more like share holders, Like osmosis, one need th
