Left Coast photographer Howard Rosenberg gets the credit for finding this beauty. Our readers know that we are quite fond of the phrase, “You can’t make this stuff up” and we use it frequently in our workshops. Here is proof that you can, in fact, make it up. Howard noted some discussions in a photo […]
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You Can Make It Up
Dec 31
Ed will be speaking at the Association of American Law Schools in New York on January 3, 2014. He will be discussing the “Ag Gag” laws which have restricted photographers’ access to farms, ranches and food processing facilities photographers even when covering health and safety issues from the photographers’ point of view. See our article […]
According to the good folks at Petapixel.com, the current Miss Universe faces hefty fines and a possible jail sentence for an unsanctioned photo shoot, shot at the Taj Mahal. Read their article here. Looks like they were promoting and/or advertising a shoe brand. Real Estate brokers are fond of stating that, “The first three rules […]
To post or not to post? That is the question. This was going to be a comment in reply to Damian in our “comments” area, but we decided it really warrants its own article. Basically, the question is, “Just what rights do you give up in those social media Terms of Service (TOS) agreements”? To […]
Those of you who attended our recent seminar at PhotoShop World in Las Vegas on Model Releases may recall our example of using a person in an ad or article dealing with AIDS who did not provide written consent for such use. Notwithstanding that we have had similar cases, there were more than a few […]
Doing It Again in Vegas
Aug 19
Hey all- Just a reminder that we are taking our act on the road again at Photoshop World. We have three fun filled, informative programs there. Copyright on Sept 4th. Model releases and “Survive and Thrive” on Friday Sept. 6th. Lots of new material. If you’re there, as always we will hang around and answer […]
One Size Does Not Fit All
Aug 13
We have both been getting questions from photographers looking for a one-size fit all answer to questions. Many people quote a specific case to support their flawed business practice or disregard of the law. We have always tried to emphasize that many examples and many situations are very much case dependent, meaning the answers are […]
Our B&H Lecture on YouTube
Mar 21
Our lecture at B&H on copyright and model release issues is up on YouTube. Click here to see it. We rant and rave, laugh and cry, sing and dance as usual, for just under two hours.(That’s metaphorical singing and dancing. Be thankful we don’t do either in the video). It was actually a lot of […]
Here’s a topic that invariably comes up at our lectures, usually because a photographer had done a “good deed” for a charity and got “punished. Basically it’s understanding that “not for profit” (NFP) is a tax designation, not necessarily a business philosophy. Many “not for profits” and charities actually make a lot of money for […]
For those that missed our terrific (if we say so ourselves) live NIK webinar a few weeks ago, the recorded version is now up on the NIK website here. We’ll be doing more of these with different photography website and will post any additional ones here. So stay tuned.
