Craig Gillette wrote:
My wife asked the photographer not to use the images, they lined it out of their contract (probably at no risk, not being the stunning model sort myself). No questions, no worries and no suggestion that they would raise the fees.
For my beautiful daughters, I'll be happy to negotiate a reasonable reduction in your fees to account for the business advantage you expect to get from using our images, the venue we paid for, the clothing we bought or rented, the flowers we bought, the reception venue, etc. Or you could just accept that this is a job they hired you to do, to shoot their wedding, and remember they didn't hire you to pump up your advertising portfolio.
Photographers charge on the anticipated benefit the user of the images will accrue, user makes more money, the photographers make more money. If the images are really so valuable to "you," pay for them. ...Show more →
are you sure you're a photographer? only sort of kidding here
when you snap the shutter, you own the photo-since you own the copyright, you use the photos how you see fit (within reason, i.e., for advertising, display, website, etc.)-the photographer doesn't owe you for your rental fees nor for your flowers or venue-not his problem-the photographer is only responsible for the images and the ones they take, they own-signing the contract merely indicates that you (the customer) understand this is the case
now craig, your email not for real, you sure do play devil's advocate well-just did a double take when i read your post...
Sometimes people work undercover, FBI, CIA, etc. Someone could be hidding from an X abusive husband. If this is an issue for them, I just honor their request.
Look at it this way..If you didn't book the wedding, you wouldn't have the pictures to post anyways...Y
"when you snap the shutter, you own the photo-since you own the copyright, you use the photos how you see fit (within reason, i.e., for advertising, display, website, etc.)"
Uh, no. That's not even close to true. You do understand that the subject doesn't give up their own rights just because someone takes a picture? That's pretty basic legal knowledge for a "professional" photographer.
Do you "owe me" for the things I provide for my wedding? Of course not. But I don't "owe" any wedding photographer any rights to use my image, my daughters' images, etc., to advance their own business interests. "Usage" is valuable. We read that all the time. Professionals license and charge based on the income the images will generate. If the thousands of dollars we spend on a wedding results in images which have a value to you, ask. Don't demand, don't "expect," just ask. And respect people like my wife and one of our daughters who are very private and may not be interested in participating carte blanche in some advertising program of indeterminate proportions.
respect their wishes and you will have happy clients! Your job is to make them happy and make their wedding awesome, so do that. If you charge them more, then they will feel ripped (because they are getting ripped) and if they think you need the shots because you need more images in your portfolio, then why would they hire you in the first place?
Quan wrote:
ok today i had an inquiry, everything went well booked on the spot. Anyways so the bride saids she doesnt want me to use their pictures on my site or for my portfolio work, the thing is i really want to!
what to do? do you guys charge more for this? should i be expecting every client to allow me to use their pictures or is this the norm?
No worries - privacy is more important to some people than others and you likely do not have model releases and property releases anyway. Shoot the wedding, do as good a job as you can and enjoy the occasion and the business.
radioblurs wrote:
when you snap the shutter, you own the photo-since you own the copyright, you use the photos how you see fit (within reason, i.e., for advertising, display, website, etc.)-
daniel
This is a common misconception. Fortunately push very rarely comes to shove.
