The wedding photographer we used still uses our shots in promotional materials. I’m flattered! But the marriage ended just months after those pictures were taken because I found out she was having an affair.
Its just how photography copyright law works. The person who presses the button owns the photo. I was a wedding photog or a while. I wouldn’t stop the couples sharing my photos on social media, but they wouldn’t be allowed to sell the photos for use in marketing or anything. Nit that ot ever came up.
If a couple asked me not to use their photos for advertising then I would have taken them down, not because I was legally obliged to, but because I’m not a horrible person.
When I was getting started I charged less, because I didn’t have examples of my work at weddings. But I made it very clear to the couple that I would be using the photos for advertising o get my business off the ground, so they knew their pics would be all over my website, etc.
Yes, as far as I’m aware that’s pretty standard practice. We signed a contract essentially saying the photographer owned all rights to the photos and could use them however they wanted forever. We were simply going to be given a copy which we couldn’t use for anything other than personal reasons.
The wedding photographer we used still uses our shots in promotional materials. I’m flattered! But the marriage ended just months after those pictures were taken because I found out she was having an affair.
Wowww…I’m assuming you agreed for them to be used in marketing?
With a lot of photographers you dont own the photos they take and all that stuff is part of the deal. The whole thing is ridiculous.
Its just how photography copyright law works. The person who presses the button owns the photo. I was a wedding photog or a while. I wouldn’t stop the couples sharing my photos on social media, but they wouldn’t be allowed to sell the photos for use in marketing or anything. Nit that ot ever came up.
If a couple asked me not to use their photos for advertising then I would have taken them down, not because I was legally obliged to, but because I’m not a horrible person.
When I was getting started I charged less, because I didn’t have examples of my work at weddings. But I made it very clear to the couple that I would be using the photos for advertising o get my business off the ground, so they knew their pics would be all over my website, etc.
True the contracts nowadays can be nuts
Yes, as far as I’m aware that’s pretty standard practice. We signed a contract essentially saying the photographer owned all rights to the photos and could use them however they wanted forever. We were simply going to be given a copy which we couldn’t use for anything other than personal reasons.