Nimitz
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I am a semi-professional photographer who has sold images I have taken to magazines for which they pay me a fee to publish but I ( as the one who took the image) retain the copyright. That I understand. Now , I'm getting ready to move into a studio-type business where customers will come to my studio for a sitting or I will go to there home
I know that as the photograher I still retain the image copyright but here's where I get lost. They pay me and I take their picture and provide them with prints - fine. Now, what if I want to take the image of them and use it in some form where I will make money off it (send to a magazine, publish in a calendar, etc). Don't I need to get their permission if they are recognizable in the image? How do most studios handle this? Do they have the customer sign something (at the time of the sitting) which gives the photographer permission to use the image commercially later on so they don't have to try and track down the customer?
What about if I'm photographing the individual's pets? Do you need permission from someone to use a photograph of their 'property' for commercial purposes (assuming you own the copyright)? Remember, in most states, pets are considered property for legal purposes. This is the real question since I'll be doing mostly pet portraits with the possibility of the owners also being in some of the images.
Is there somewhere I can go to read up and get smart about this stuff? Thanks
I know that as the photograher I still retain the image copyright but here's where I get lost. They pay me and I take their picture and provide them with prints - fine. Now, what if I want to take the image of them and use it in some form where I will make money off it (send to a magazine, publish in a calendar, etc). Don't I need to get their permission if they are recognizable in the image? How do most studios handle this? Do they have the customer sign something (at the time of the sitting) which gives the photographer permission to use the image commercially later on so they don't have to try and track down the customer?
What about if I'm photographing the individual's pets? Do you need permission from someone to use a photograph of their 'property' for commercial purposes (assuming you own the copyright)? Remember, in most states, pets are considered property for legal purposes. This is the real question since I'll be doing mostly pet portraits with the possibility of the owners also being in some of the images.
Is there somewhere I can go to read up and get smart about this stuff? Thanks