What photos can I put on my website?
Sep 7, 2011 12:49:11 #
Can I put photos of people that I have taken, but not have a release form from them?
Sep 7, 2011 13:36:48 #
If they are not for sale you can post any shot. If you post them and are paid then you could open yourself up to lawsuits.
Sep 7, 2011 13:57:03 #
Unless you have specifically signed away your rights to the image, you own your photos and may use them for your website.
If you intend to use the image for a commercial application (such as advertising on a billboard or in a magazine), you will need to acquire a release.
More info here: http://www.pixiq.com/article/photography-rights-vs-respect
If you intend to use the image for a commercial application (such as advertising on a billboard or in a magazine), you will need to acquire a release.
More info here: http://www.pixiq.com/article/photography-rights-vs-respect
Sep 7, 2011 15:30:02 #
Sep 8, 2011 21:01:54 #
Coastal Photography
Loc: Townsend, Ga
What if you take a pic of a a Sunset and a couple is walking down the beach and is in the pic but all you see is them from the back and barely at that...
Sep 8, 2011 21:31:26 #
According to an attorney, specializing in intellectual property issues, who gave a guest lecture to one of my classes before I retired, the general rule is that images of people can be used without a release provided that they are not identifiable as specific individuals. To be safe, I carry what's called a pocket release (small enough to carry several copies in your pocket or camera case and with the relevant information on it) and get one signed by each individual, i.e., if it's a couple, each individual signs one for me or I destroy the image.
drjuice
drjuice
Sep 8, 2011 21:47:27 #
Coastal Photography
Loc: Townsend, Ga
I was taking pics of the Sunset and they ended up in the pics, the thing is, is that they never came back to where I was, apparently they were walking down the beach going back to their Condo..
Sep 8, 2011 22:11:25 #
Why I worded things the way I did is that I'm no attorney and I merely reported the advice he gave my class. I've heard this same advice often enough from non-attorneys that I suspect that it seriously applies across the board. But, if I were to tell you it would be okay, even if you could identify them, then I could be liable and I have no interest in pretending to be an attorney (I dropped out of law school in the first term when I found out it was basically memorizing to get to the point where you could think about legal issues and got a PhD instead! ;~(
drjuice
drjuice
Sep 8, 2011 23:33:24 #
If someone does not want their photo taken, I don't take it.
my understanding on this issue is the only time you will have need for concern with something like this, is if you market the photo for promotional purpose without a release.
my understanding on this issue is the only time you will have need for concern with something like this, is if you market the photo for promotional purpose without a release.
Sep 8, 2011 23:59:46 #
Not everybody has the thought to protest while you're taking pictures. In fact, I've had people track me down, before I started getting anal about releases, to let me know they didn't want their picture used for any purpose, commercial or not. That's why I said
"I erase the image."
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"I erase the image."
v
Sep 9, 2011 00:24:58 #
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