1/22/2018 1 Comment COPYRIGHTS, RELEASES & CREDITINGQuestion? How many model's enjoy logging onto social media and seeing an image of them, minus credits? Well no photographer, professional or amateur enjoys seeing images they took, posted without crediting them, period! Some may very well care more than others, but no one actually enjoys it! It should be common sense, regardless ti not knowing copyright infringement laws. It shouldn't even matter who owns the images, who paid who, when or where the images were taken. You know who took those images. You know who did your styling. Photographers knkw who their model was. Whether you paid, got paid, or it was equal trade, crediting is standard! Those that don't list credits, are fortunately, in the minority. Stand out in a negative way, and look unprofessional. You can be a housewife, student, single mom, amateur, part-time, semi pro, or pro, listing credits has NOTHING to do with any of that. Like having fun during shoots, no matter why you're doing the shoot, or who you are, it's one thing we all have in common. Well, so should be listing credits! I've left groups, stopped following pages, unfriended people, and stopped working with people for that exact same reason, no listing credits. Can be of other models, of me, or of images I took, I SERIOUSOY dislike seeing no credits listed. Honestly I feel that stylists get the short end of the stick. Crediting models and photographers can be common, so is failing to credit your stylist. It's uncool. Unprofessional. Here are the excuses often told when not listing credits, that aren't professional. 1. It's been years and years since we took those images 2. I had a disagreement with the model, or photographer 3. I paid for the images I've always felt that even though photographers own the copyrights, even without a signed release, it should be common courtesy to credit the model, unless you both agreed not to. Here are the only exceptions that I see as professional, if credits aren't listed. 1. A vintage photograph, that you can't find credits to list 2. An agreement between a model and photographer, stating they will not list credits 3. An advertisement, where the company, producer, or photographer owns the copyrights, and us using images for ads With models it's so easy to spot an unprofessional model! Same with photographer's. Images minus credits, dead give away. This is an essential reason as to why lots of photographers will not provide unedited images. They won't provide edits without their watermark, etc. If you're proud enough to post images, why wouldn't you list credits. Like I said, you know who was involved in the production of creating those images. So what you took and own them, so what you paid, or got paid. It's all about the agreement, to not list credits. Otherwise, just them!!! I don't expect Revlon ads to list the model and photographer on the ad. I don't expect billboards, book covers, advertisement flyers, biz cards, etc., to list credits on them. But specifically if your a model, or non model who paid to be photographed, you should be listing credits ALWAYS! I went to someone's IG profile because I saw a familiar looking pic., a pic I took. No crediting me. I then saw several other's, that I took, no credits listed. Same exact person who was given my academy policy link a few times, same person I personally reminded twice on Facebook, to list credits. To this very day, her model mayhem, IG and Facebook have images I took without crediting me. Recently she signed my academy release. Still to this day has images posted minus crediting me. I sent release forms via email to several academy models. I made it crystal CLEAR I will not grant permission to post images I took unless it is signed and returned! One gal still hasn't sent hers back, and is still using images I took. I sent emails stating that she does not and will not have my permission to post any images I've taken of her, UNTIL I get that release Copyright infringement laws are serious, easily reported and images removed from Facebook quickly. No agreement to not list credits, no signed release, don't own the copyrights? Expect issues if a release is requested and you never sign it. Expect issues if you fail to list credits. Pinup Talk host Dianna Prince This includes atlering any images you do NOT own. If you haven't asked for permission, and do NOT have my permission to alter, add filters, etc., that IS COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT!
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Fred Haider
1/23/2018 07:18:54 am
Another fine article. Complete, thoughtful and included exceptions. BTW If you you tried to find the name of a person so credit could be listed and despite reasonable effort could not gain that information the image is known as orphaned in copyright law. I also think it was good that you mentioned that on occasion agreements are made to not provide credits. Photographers can watermark images to ensure credit but no such process is available to the model. Some photographers watermark all images and some (me included) do not watermark at all. I think credits should generally be off of the image rather then watermark so as to not clutter or distract from the model or subject. I am thinking about trading photography services for graphic arts services to develop a small tasteful professional graphic however. Especially for landscape type images. The most important statement is providing credits is the professional thing to do. It is also the right thing to do.
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