Those who sell space in magazines and newspapers well know how to maximize the value of advertising in their products. It is their job to sell advertisers on the wisdom of buying space in their product, which we hope will include lots of your photographs. Unfortunately, photographers have traditionally failed to educate themselves on the nuances of […]
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No topic we discuss attracts more attention than that of the need to obtain written, signed model releases. Broadly speaking, the need is motivated by the desire or need to employ the photographs in connection with the sale or promotion of any product, service, company or organization (whether a for profit enterprise or otherwise). In […]
Location Booby Prize
Jan 19
Here’s another high profile example of why we preach that obtaining property and location agreements is a wise practice. Photographer Allen Henson has been working on a photo project featuring topless women in public places. The New York Daily News and countless other media outlets have covered his exploits for obvious reasons – puns intended. On […]
A Federal Court has just upheld warrantless border searches conducted at or near our nation’s borders. These searches may include an examination of the contents including photographs contained in your camera, smart phone or digital device. If you are a photojournalist returning from a stint in say the Middle East, be prepared to be detained […]
The act of taking funds out of the cash register and diverting them for some illegal, unintended or illegitimate purpose is commonly called “skimming”. One who is caught engaging in such activity at say a casino, often disappears for eternity. A “defalcation” is an amount of funds misappropriated (a/k/a “stolen”) by a person trusted with receiving […]
We’ve heard and written about numerous and never ending excuses from infringers. One of the most common responses we heard goes like this: “We made no money” or “We didn’t charge any money”. The following is a current, real life court case that shows that it doesn’t matter that money didn’t change hands. New York […]
You Can Make It Up
Dec 31
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 […]
Back To The Future
Dec 24
Clichés like, “Dance with the person who brung ya’” or “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” speak to the wisdom of doing that which has worked well in years passed. We have all become eager participants in the digital age and the instant communications it affords us. We are now all tied 24/7 to […]
We ran across this great letter to a producer from a songwriter, NJ White in the UK, as to why he is not willing to give away his work to the producer for free. The link is on Paul Resnikoff’s Digital Music News website. It’s a great read. Read it at this link or the […]
Again, we find answering a question in comments is worthy of a blog post. We get asked the question many time, why register before an infringement, when one can still register after an infringement? If you register upon shooting/creation as unpublished or within the 3 month grace period for published work, and you work is […]
