I wasn't shooting for hire, just documenting the occasion. There were no
documents to sign, just a "gentlemans" agreement. I never heard from her
again after that. Her untouched picture still resides on several hard
drives.
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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
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Bob Whitmire wrote:
> Nope. Not unless they buy the shot outright for a whole pile of
> money. Not that my pics of people are _worth_ a pile of money, but if
> someone wants me to destroy one, the value goes _way_ up. Also, I'd
> be reluctant to put my name to a picture someone else had doctored.
> Unless it was Moose, of course. <g>
>
> Were you shooting for hire? And if so, hired by whom? Off on a
> tangent here, but if it's a "newsworthy" event, even if you're
> shooting at the behest of the store, it's still a "public" thing, and
> falls under the umbrella of editorial content/fair use. If the
> bookstore goes beyond that and uses the image in its advertising,
> then you have to have a release from her, unless she signed her
> rights away when she came to the signing. It could get complicated
> quickly.
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On Nov 21, 2007, at 9:06 AM, John Hermanson wrote:
>
>
>>I yessed her to death, but is anyone going to delete a picture
>>because someone
>>else tells them to?
>
>
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