I received an email from a reader saying he followed our advice and created a copyright preset in Lightroom Classic. He is excited that all future images will now have his copyright information embedded in the image metadata, and wished he’d done it years ago on his older images. I
Ever had your images used by someone without permission? Either posted on a website, printed on a T-shirt for sale or used in any way to make money that you had no part in? Yeah, me as well. A new law is in effect with a way to fight back
Happy New Year! It’s that time of the year when we remind you to update your in-camera copyright date, and to also change it in the owner’s information depending on which camera you have. While I have you here, I’d also like to prompt you to update the information in
What do you do when a company asks to use your photo? In this ThinkTAP Learn video, instructor Seth Polansky walks you through how to get started with licensing your work, including the different types of licenses and how to setup an agreement. Want to learn more about how to
My first guest for this special best-of series is Jack Reznicki. Jack is an internationally renowned commercial people and children photographer based in his beloved New York City. My second guest is Gregory Daniel. Gregory is an award-winning portrait photographer who has been sharing his knowledge and love for a
My guest is an internationally renowned commercial people and children photographer based in his beloved New York City, Jack Reznicki. His creative problem solving has helped promote products and services for many companies such as Toys R Us, The Wall Street Journal, Kodak and many more. He has several Time
What can you do to help get the CASE Act Legislation to the floor of the Senate for a vote? Help put pressure on Senator Ron Wyden who has put a hold on the bill. Currently, the only recourse for theft of images is to go to federal court. This
Photographers and other artistic creators get the short end of the stick. You ask, “What the heck are you talking about Bob?” That would be the CASE Act, which is in the US Senate at this moment. S. 1273, aka the Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement Act, is before
As a photographer, protecting the images you create is critical to your success. Your photography is your product, your art and your brand. As a model, protecting your likeness and how it is used is critical to your success. So when a photo is made by a photographer of a
(Editor’s note: In this guest post, Atlanta photographer, Ron Sherman, recounts his Baseball Hall of Fame photo of Hank Aaron rounding the bases after hitting home run number 715 breaking Babe Ruth’s long-standing record.) The record breaker and friends On April 8, 1974, on a freelance assignment for United Press International,
(Editor’s note: Copyright and all things related are as important to creators of images both moving and still. This guest post by intellectual property attorney, Barry Kaplan gives us all some insights into what copyright law is, where it came from and why it’s important to all of us.) In my
Would you pay 3.5 million dollars for this photo? The U.S. Postal Service did! In case you’re not familiar with the story, here’s a brief overview before I explain what this means for photographers. The U.S. Postal Service’s big mistake When designing a new Forever stamp featuring the Statue of
