Walmart won't release photos !!??

PhotoWrangler · Dec 21, 2011

Schwettylens said:
Sorry, it is totally stupid IMO. How do they judge who took it? You could have a random guy from the parking lot that can just pretend to be the photographer. Seriously, if someone has the HIGH RES, print away!

It's called a personal print release, and any photographer should have one. I provide one to all of my clients who purchase digital files. It does certify that I am still the copyright holder, but it permits them to print any amount of prints for personal use, and releases the printer from any liability.

Again, anyone working with intellectual property should know what these are, and know how to use them whether they are pro, amateur, or father in law with a nice camera.

blackrose89 · Dec 21, 2011

Schwettylens said:
Are they trained to look at people's face and determine if one is a photographer or not?

I agree. I totally get the policy, but how can they judge who took the photo is weird to me.

blackrose89 · Dec 21, 2011

RebeccaAPhotography said:
rgregory1965 said:

Thats Walmart for ya....

I only use Walgreens or my local Ritz camera for the good ones.

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Walgreens??? I've seen and read so many threads that Walgreens kills photos. That is one place i will NOT go for my "good ones"

Yeh Walgreens and Walmart butchered the photos I got done.

rgregory1965 · Dec 21, 2011

RebeccaAPhotography said:
rgregory1965 said:

Thats Walmart for ya....

I only use Walgreens or my local Ritz camera for the good ones.

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Walgreens??? I've seen and read so many threads that Walgreens kills photos. That is one place i will NOT go for my "good ones"

Thats why i said RITZ for the good ones...Please read....lol

tirediron · Dec 21, 2011

ChristopherCoy said:
Schwettylens said:

Sorry, it is totally stupid IMO. How do they judge who took it? You could have a random guy from the parking lot that can just pretend to be the photographer. Seriously, if someone has the HIGH RES, print away!

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It's called a personal print release, and any photographer should have one. I provide one to all of my clients who purchase digital files. It does certify that I am still the copyright holder, but it permits them to print any amount of prints for personal use, and releases the printer from any liability.

Again, anyone working with intellectual property should know what these are, and know how to use them whether they are pro, amateur, or father in law with a nice camera.

Agreed, unless of course it's the photographer to whom they won't release the prints!

mishele · Dec 21, 2011

It happened to us when we were just printing picture for a photo album. We actually went and got our camera out of our car and showed him the pictures on the chip......lol It didn't bother us. It was kinda funny. :lol:

PhotoWrangler · Dec 21, 2011

tirediron said:
Agreed, unless of course it's the photographer to whom they won't release the prints!

That's an entirely different argument though.

Bitter Jeweler · Dec 21, 2011

The really awesome thing is, this will only happen to you once. In the future, you will be prepared or this!

Well, unless you are a slow learner.

Then it may take two or three occurrences.

Robin Usagani · Dec 21, 2011

Chris, I dont think you get my point. I understand about print release. My wedding contract has print release on it. My point is how do they know who took what photos?

ChristopherCoy said:
Schwettylens said:

Sorry, it is totally stupid IMO. How do they judge who took it? You could have a random guy from the parking lot that can just pretend to be the photographer. Seriously, if someone has the HIGH RES, print away!

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It's called a personal print release, and any photographer should have one. I provide one to all of my clients who purchase digital files. It does certify that I am still the copyright holder, but it permits them to print any amount of prints for personal use, and releases the printer from any liability.

Again, anyone working with intellectual property should know what these are, and know how to use them whether they are pro, amateur, or father in law with a nice camera.

blackrose89 · Dec 21, 2011

Schwettylens said:
Chris, I dont think you get my point. I understand about print release. My wedding contract has print release on it. My point is how do they know who took what photos?

Exactly! No one is arguing the policy, but how can they judge who physically took the photos? And why didn't one of them just say they took the photos?

Bitter Jeweler · Dec 21, 2011

blackrose89 said:
Schwettylens said:

Are they trained to look at people's face and determine if one is a photographer or not?

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I agree. I totally get the policy, but how can they judge who took the photo is weird to me.

They don't need to look at anyones face. The want a release, to free them from liability. :roll:

PhotoWrangler · Dec 21, 2011

Schwettylens said:
Chris, I dont think you get my point. I understand about print release. My wedding contract has print release on it. My point is how do they know who took what photos?

I see your point. But isn't uploading over the internet, and showing up for pickup a little more suspect than say carrying a disc of files with you and printing in the store?

shortpants · Dec 21, 2011

I've been seeing this complaint for years now. Quite a few friends got a kick out of the fact that they wanted a release for their own photographs. It's a good policy in theory I guess, but lets be honest, I doubt the people working the Walfart photolab are going to be the best judges of that.

ottor · Dec 21, 2011

ChristopherCoy said:
Schwettylens said:

Sorry, it is totally stupid IMO. How do they judge who took it? You could have a random guy from the parking lot that can just pretend to be the photographer. Seriously, if someone has the HIGH RES, print away!

Click to expand...

It's called a personal print release, and any photographer should have one. I provide one to all of my clients who purchase digital files. It does certify that I am still the copyright holder, but it permits them to print any amount of prints for personal use, and releases the printer from any liability.

Again, anyone working with intellectual property should know what these are, and know how to use them whether they are pro, amateur, or father in law with a nice camera.

You are a businessman - you have clients .............. I have a family and a camera. Do families now need "Forms" to get their photos printed? - My point is that they're holding prints hostage based on someones assumption that they're professionally done... a totally subjective act. If they were blurry, and underexposed, would they even been questioned? -

If I could impose ... can you give me a short sentence or example of what I should write? - (Kind of "Dumb it up" a little - God forbid that I'd sound professional)..

thanks,

r

Robin Usagani · Dec 21, 2011

It is profiling. That's what it is

. I just dont release high resolution files when I dont want my client to print them.

I have sent my files via internet and pick them up at the store via costco and target, never once they ask me for print release. One time even, it was my family photos taken by other photog.

I must have a very "pro photographer" face like so they dont bother asking for print release

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