Effective November 7th, 2012, Canada made sweeping changes via their Copyright Modernization Act. There are many changes, but the major one for photographers is that now photographers own their own copyright rather than the commissioning party. Previously, if you hired a photographer, you owned the copyright and photographers had to transfer the copyright to themselves […]
Super Storm Sandy Advice
Oct 31
If as a result of Super Storm Sandy, you sustained damage to your home, photo equipment, computers or photography and are covered by insurance (or even think might be) here are few suggestions to help in making a claim: 1. Video any and all damages and orally narrate and describe the nature of the damaged […]
Catch Us on TWiP This Week
Oct 27
We both had a great time talking with Frederic Van Johnson on the This Week in Photography (TWiP) podcast, #278. Some of the topics we covered: “Why should I sign before I shoot?” “What about those model release apps for my Android, iPhone or iPad?” “Is a model release a contract?” “What are 3 steps […]
We had a great time on Friday, October 19th, giving a 4 hour lecture to the photography students at Hallmark Institute of Photography. We always seem to do good in institutions. Students were great and asked a lot of wonderful, thought provoking questions. Topics covered were mostly copyright and release issues, but as usual, we […]
Ed and Jack are at it again, this time doing a 4-hour lecture (or “The Ed and Jack Show”) at The Hallmark Institute of Photography in beautiful Turners Fall, MA on Friday October 19th, from 1pm to 5pm. Of course, we’re both quite comfortable working in an Institution. Here’s the bonus for all of you […]
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 […]
Our favorite quote arising from the Shepard Fairey sentencing, was from the CEO of the Associated Press (AP), Gary Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt reportedly stated: “We hope this case will serve as a clear reminder to all of the importance of fair compensation for those who gather and produce original news content.” We love this quote […]
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.
We often like to start and finish our real life tales from the photosphere by saying, “Ya’ never know”. We always suggest that photographers of all persuasions, specialties, hobbyists and professionals alike always try to obtain model releases on the spot, all of the time, no matter what. In stereo we implore our listeners and […]
