Policy about giving your wedding photos to vendors...???

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I am happy to give my photos to wedding planners, caterers, florists, etc. But I find it strange that a local vendor has two of my photos as opening pictures on her website (obviously she likes them) but promotes another photographer on her website whose work is clearly low quality. I feel that in a way I am promoting her business along with this other photographer.

My question: What form of photo credit should I ask for to avoid situations like this? What do you usually do? Should I watermark my photos?

Thanks for your input!

 

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If you're photos are not promoting your photography work and the person using your photos didn't hire/pay/inform you that your work was going to be promoting other ventures than yourself then there is something wrong.

In the situation you describe it does sound like false advertising in that your work is being mistakenly presented as someone else's work. I would expect and write to request that your photos are attributed to yourself or that they are to use new example of your photos with your copyright/webaddress/signature on the photos (large enough to be read but not so large as to dominate the shot).

 

[KmH]

I am happy to give my photos to wedding planners, caterers, florists, etc. But I find it strange that a local vendor has two of my photos as opening pictures on her website (obviously she likes them) but promotes another photographer on her website whose work is clearly low quality. I feel that in a way I am promoting her business along with this other photographer.

My question: What form of photo credit should I ask for to avoid situations like this? What do you usually do? Should I watermark my photos?

Thanks for your input!

When you 'give' photos to vendors to use, you should include a use license.

I would be mailing a C&D letter to the vendor, and a DMCA takedown notice to the vendors web site provider.