HollyA

Thought this looked interesting cos I've been doing street photography the past couple of months

https://www.photocontestinsider.com/2018/01/black-and-white-street-photography/

Also can anyone help me out with the rules about model releases for street photography? I heard you don't need a release if the photo is taken in a public place. Seems a bit daft if you take a photo of a parade or something then need to get releases signed by everyone in the parade lol

duane klipping Loc: Bristow iowa

The way I understand it is no release required as long as it is not used commercially such as a bill board or any form of advertising in which someone would profit by using their likeness. This does not include Art photography. Not a lawyer just my understanding.

HollyA

Thanks, Duane, yes that would make sense - i guess it should be ok not to have a release for pics in portfolios and competitions and stuff. Wonder if the people you see in postcards had to sign releases?

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Also at public events if you zoom in on someone you do not need a Model release. The key is no revenue derived or commercial use of the image. Postcards sounds like commercial use.

Joe Blow

Their are two aspects of copyright here. The first is the photographer owns the copyright of their photo. The second is people and other copyrighted items in that photo do not lose their proprietary interest (their copyright) to their image.

In the public interest over rides the second protection. If you take a picture with private (or public) individuals or a huge commercial sign you may sell your photo to a news outlet. You may even put it in a book, provided, the book has some relationship to the public interest. That is how the paparazzi can sell shots of celebrities.

If the image is not in the public interest, then you need permission to sell it. So if you have a shot of Tiger Woods taking a swing on a golf course, you could sell it to a news outlet but not use it to sell or promote the golf course without permission.

Recently there have been some music groups that have used photos to promote themselves. While the photo may be of the band, they still need the photographer's permission to use it commercially.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

The bottom line is that this is a photo competition, and they have a right to make a rule that you must have releases from people in the photos.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

The bottom line is that this is a photo competition, and they have a right to make a rule that you must have releases from people in the photos.

HollyA

All a bit complicated and i guess there are grey areas, maybe it is in the public interest for a student to be able to take street photos but not if they end up in adverts

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

HollyA

Yes public events, i guess people can choose whether to be in a parade or whatever and if they do that they know their pics might be taken

HollyA

It was more a general question realy but i guess with a photo contest they have to say that in case they get complaints from people in the winning photos