Singer used my photo for her business card....

zombiesniper · Aug 27, 2015

I would say only the OP knows the personality of the singer.

If this person has a good head and also values the relationship which I assume she does from the posting of the card then talking to her as a friend explaining the situation should go over fine.

If on the other hand she tends to be emotional with minor perceived confrontations then I would say leave it alone.

AND I couldn't let this one go.

unpopular said:
If I can talk to one of my best friends about having sex with my girlfriend without me being around and manage to keep it cordial, anything is possible.

Wanna be friends :bouncingsmileys:

Didereaux · Aug 27, 2015

You said"...I've been letting her use my images for years." What the h*11 is your problem? You expect her to read your mind?

thereyougo! · Aug 27, 2015

Didereaux said:
You said"...I've been letting her use my images for years." What the h*11 is your problem? You expect her to read your mind?

thereyougo! · Aug 27, 2015

thereyougo! said:
Didereaux said:

You said"...I've been letting her use my images for years." What the h*11 is your problem? You expect her to read your mind?

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Didereaux said:

You said"...I've been letting her use my images for years." What the h*11 is your problem? You expect her to read your mind?

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This forum doesn't seem to work in the safari of an iPhone. It just won't allow you to type anything...

jovince3000 · Aug 28, 2015

"Hey Seva, nice card! I'm glad that you liked my picture enough to promote yourself with it! Since we're talking about it, can I have a few minutes of your time I'd like to talk to you about something? [Yes of course! my You look serious lol] Well yes, actually I am currently in process of expanding my photography career and I was wondering if you would be interested in a more official partnership with me concerning your photo advertisement. I'd like to think you like my picture because you've been using them for years and even on your new awesome cards, it would be beneficial for me to promote myself and I could help you promote yourself as well with quality pictures in exchange. It would also spare you from having some creepy guy photographing you when you become a celebrity and all lol"

And then after you discus your terms ( Don't let anyone here or anywhere else tell you what they are, this is for you to decide).

This is the basics, reshape it the way you want but this way you ;

-Never mentioned that card AS A REASON for why you suddenly want to change the relationship. Sorry for language, but if you want to keep that relationship or even improve it, suck it up, you're never mentioning that card ever again after that and you never get a penny off of it.
-There is a good chance you will have gained a strong ally in your photographic career.
-Win
-Do not lose a friend

If by any chances she say no. Then might be the time to get a little pushy, but looking at your current relationship I highly doubt you will come to this point.

Edit : Welp, Sorry I'm late. Hey, maybe someone will find it useful for "next time"

BadRad · Aug 28, 2015

I think that's your point of entry ... the 'underststanding' (written or not) that she use a watermark or social media credit ... she got away from the origina intent, which I would suggest is a breach of contract, no matter how informal, it was understood. So, perhaps you can kill two birds here ... 1) refresh her memory about the agreement, and 2) ask her to help you redirect or fine tune that into an agreement for your future clients. I often toss out a freebie or 'sampler' which clearly becomes an entry to full payment billings, based on mututal understanding. I think the mututal understanding here was implied, but thin. Time to ask for her help, not her whole wallet.

robbins.photo · Aug 28, 2015

And this years winner of the "Slowest moving bandwagon award"....

Lol

mishele · Aug 28, 2015

Happy BIRTHDAY, SWEETS!!!!
I hope it was a good one!!

DGMPhotography · Aug 31, 2015

mishele said:
Happy BIRTHDAY, SWEETS!!!!
I hope it was a good one!!

Thank you, Mishele!

Harry1965 · Sep 15, 2015

Honesty is the best policy when in doubt. Give her a call and let her know I said your beautiful and that it's you not her on the card. And ask her, what's that about?

From there work it out together always keeping in mind the best option is to err on the side of trying to do the best thing by her not you.

This doesn't mean be a door mat ... It means letting her know honestly how you feel about it and that she can't walk over you like that but that together you can work something out that you are both happy with.

Happy Birthday by the way .. Although I'm sure it's more than a few minutes past that time now!

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DGMPhotography · Sep 15, 2015

Lol... a bit of a necrobump buddy, but thanks!

e.rose · Sep 30, 2015

Its still promotional use. Let it go. It's a business card.

Come back when she's used them for packaging on records she's selling and making money off of.

DGMPhotography · Sep 30, 2015

e.rose said:
Its still promotional use. Let it go. It's a business card.

Come back when she's used them for packaging on records she's selling and making money off of.

A tad late there, Rose. Only one who hasn't let this go is you

e.rose · Sep 30, 2015

DGMPhotography said:
e.rose said:

Its still promotional use. Let it go. It's a business card.

Come back when she's used them for packaging on records she's selling and making money off of.

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A tad late there, Rose. Only one who hasn't let this go is you

Hey, it came up in my feed. It's not my fault the Taptalk algorithm sucks. Lol

zepeur1 · Sep 30, 2015

I have used photos of myself, taken by my photographer friend, for business purpose, with her copyright info. Maybe you need to ask her to add your copyright info for the photo?

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