Commercial use of personal photos
Discussion
I've been approached by a company who want to use some of my pics.
Now that's cool, I'd be stoked just to get them published, let alone paid for it.
I'm going to send them a CD of some of my pics from my digital camera, but I'm just after a bit of advice first.
Now their a reputable company and all but I want to make sure they dont use my pics without permission (or commission
)
I was thinking either to send them files which are of lower res (ie 640x480) so they arent that flash to blow up.
OR
To "watermark" them, so to speak. ie have a huge "PROPERTY OF IZZA" across the photo.
or both?
then we can get into the fine print and how much they want to pay me for the privilege
cheers
Now that's cool, I'd be stoked just to get them published, let alone paid for it.
I'm going to send them a CD of some of my pics from my digital camera, but I'm just after a bit of advice first.
Now their a reputable company and all but I want to make sure they dont use my pics without permission (or commission
) I was thinking either to send them files which are of lower res (ie 640x480) so they arent that flash to blow up.
OR
To "watermark" them, so to speak. ie have a huge "PROPERTY OF IZZA" across the photo.
or both?
then we can get into the fine print and how much they want to pay me for the privilege
cheers
GetCarter said:
izza
Congrats.
The biggest problem with selling your photos is getting 'releases' from all the people, and any recognisable private locations in the pics. The company won't pay you unless they get them (as they could end up being sued).
Good luck
Steve
Really, so if I took a couple of corking snaps of say a McLaren F1 at the BGP (hypothetically speaking of course...), then I'd need to gain Mac's and Silvertones permission first before I could sell it?
Steve
Fraid so.
If you are a jobbing photographer with a pass/permit to take pics at an event then I believe it's different (correct me if I'm wrong guys) - but I've got pics with two photo libraries and both have requested releases for every photo that might one day give them grief. (Had to ditch two as there was a National Trust building in the background who are often known to refuse releases).
..ie >> [url]www.cgibackgrounds.com/
>> Edited by GetCarter on Friday 3rd September 15:13
If you are a jobbing photographer with a pass/permit to take pics at an event then I believe it's different (correct me if I'm wrong guys) - but I've got pics with two photo libraries and both have requested releases for every photo that might one day give them grief. (Had to ditch two as there was a National Trust building in the background who are often known to refuse releases).
..ie >> [url]www.cgibackgrounds.com/
>> Edited by GetCarter on Friday 3rd September 15:13
That's good Izza. Best of luck.
Mr Two, I think it's the psoosiblity of advertising which causes the stress...It was explained to me that if I sell a pic to a library, who then sold it to an advertising agency, who then used it to promote something... the person/place in the backround might look as if they agreed with the product / service etc and would stand a good chance of getting the whole ad campaign stopped. Pain in the ar5e actually - but I guess I see where they are coming from.
Mr Two, I think it's the psoosiblity of advertising which causes the stress...It was explained to me that if I sell a pic to a library, who then sold it to an advertising agency, who then used it to promote something... the person/place in the backround might look as if they agreed with the product / service etc and would stand a good chance of getting the whole ad campaign stopped. Pain in the ar5e actually - but I guess I see where they are coming from.
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