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- Architect Using My Photos Without Permission
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- Sending files
- What are the best ways to deliver your images to your client?
- How do you guys avoid these ugly halos in high contrast situations? I've had to either deliver ugly photos or leave shots out because of this.
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- I was hired to photograph a house. Discovered after the sale, the home is being leased and the new agent which I have no connection with is using my photos. I'm cheesed. Who owns the rights?
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| Architect Using My Photos Without Permission Posted: 01 Oct 2020 09:27 AM PDT I am an architectural photographer and recently photographed a home for a builder and interior designer. They were the only ones who hired me and paid for the rights to use the photos. The architect of the home found the photos on their social media pages and used 4 of them on his own social media to promote his business, even though he had not purchased the rights to them. I confirmed with the clients who hired me, that they did not share the photos. I have a written policy before shoots that states they are not to be shared. I then contacted the architect (in a very nice way) and offered to sell him the rights to the photos he used, as well as give him the option to purchase more from the shoot. He said he would love to see the rest so he could purchase the 4 used, and additional ones. I sent him the gallery link, and my pricing. After over a month, I had not heard back and contacted him again. He said he didn't have time to look at them yet, but would get to it "when he can". Another month passed, and I just sent him an invoice for the photos used. He contacted me back and said he would just take the photos down. It has now been over 3 months, and he is still using 3 photos of mine, with no purchasing of rights, no credit, and no response. What should I do? I am not in a position to hire a lawyer. I hate this part of my job. It does not happen often, but has happened with this particular architect in the past, who always tries to use my photos without hiring me or paying for the rights. I took screen shots of the photos he is using for my record. He has only taken 1 photo down, and has now had 3 months worth of promotion using my photographs. edit: grammar [link] [comments] |
| Questions About Expanding Business Posted: 01 Oct 2020 11:47 AM PDT Hello everyone, this is going to be a decently long post so if you take the time to read it I sincerely appreciate it! I am a third year college student in South Bend Indiana who has been practicing real estate photography over the past 3 years. Currently I only work with 1 real estate agency, and have worked for others here and there. I consider my work professional, and have always received compliments on my work despite the fact that I am using a Nikon D3100 with a Sigma 10-20mm lens (my drone is my best piece if equipment - DJI Phantom 4). My pictures are on their website and have been featured in a magazine, but I realize it's time to upgrade my gear. I have so much free time this semester with all online classes, so I would really like to expand my business but I don't know where to begin. The realtor I mainly work with has offered to recommend me to other realtors, but I only have a Facebook page as my portfolio. My question for you guys is, what would you recommend as my next step? Do I focus on upgrading my gear before I gain new clients? Or do I invest in a website and marketing before investing in new gear? As far as marketing goes, what has been successful for you and what has not? I am hoping to have at least 1 shoot a day, with 3 being ideal, and my prices are cheaper than others in the area. I appreciate you all for the knowledge I have learned in the sub so far and look forward to any advice you may have! Thank you [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2020 11:04 AM PDT I'm getting started and I'm looking for suggestions on the most efficient manner of sending files to clients? I have Dropbox but are there better alternatives? Also, what are the key format sizes I need to stick to using? My first client can't have anything above 10mb, is it that way for most people? Should I stick to certain dimensions? Thanks in advance for any advice given! [link] [comments] |
| What are the best ways to deliver your images to your client? Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:31 PM PDT I'm just starting out, so I was thinking let the client choose between zip file (emailed), google drive, and Dropbox. But I'm realizing that may look amateur. How do you approach deliverables? Pixelset seems interesting. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:21 PM PDT Some of these shots were delivered to the client regardless, some were left out but I still delivered other shots from other angles where ugly halos weren't a problem or were a much less noticeable problem. Is there any way to avoid this? These are all triple bracketed exposures at either f/8 or f/11. I've found HDR-ing 5 or 7 shots give worse results so I only reserve that for extremely high contrast situations. Yet I see the work of others in my area that seem to never ever have halos/haze even in these situations. I'm pretty sure they don't do flambient either. How do you guys normally do this? This shot was left out. The client received other angles that were less of a problem. I hate how the counter looks under the window. This shot was also left out. Dark wall panelling definitely does not help. This is the least worst I managed in the last month, but I still feel it's awful. Do you guys have any advice for the above? Am I shooting wrong? Thanks in advance. [link] [comments] |
| Video Shot - Inside A Half Million Dollar Property in India Posted: 01 Oct 2020 11:55 AM PDT |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2020 08:11 AM PDT To provide a little more context of the situation I have a really good working relationship with a real estate firm in Toronto. Real estate photography is not my full-time gig, but the team loves the quality of work and shots I deliver to them. I have never needed to discuss contracts and I work as a freelancer with a very good relationship with everyone on the team. My current situation is I photographed a house earlier this summer that sold pretty quickly. I drove by recently and saw it was being leased by the new owner's agent. I have no idea who they are. Out of curiosity, I looked up the lease listing to see what this style of the old home was being leased out as. To my surprise, all the photos being used for the listing are my original photos. I'm cheesed to discover this situation. Immediately in my mind, I'm thinking of sending a cease and desist because they shouldn't be using the photos. I called the original agent that hired me to take interior photos of the home and it turns out he was contacted by the agent who is handling the lease. The agent was under the impression they own the rights because they hired me. I explained what they pay for is the usage rights to list and market the sale of the home. The conversation was an eye-opener about the necessity of contracts (or terms of service) to make things clear. Before I engage in setting up a contract, I want to make sure that as the photographer, I do own the copyright, even if I didn't have the agent sign a contract? After our discussion, I don't intend to make a big deal but I did express that another agent who I have no relationship with is profiting using my photos for the listing. I pointed out that they pay for me to have photography done for their leases, why would they just give the shots away? The agent further explained that they are no longer allowed to remove photos from listings on MLS. It used to be their policy to purge photos, floor plans, and inspection reports for the privacy of the new owner. This would also prevent other agents using assets that they "owned" (it's in air quotes because the real estate team thought they owned the assets). Now, according to a new policy from TREBB MLS, an agent is not allowed to remove photos from listings or they will be penalized and could have their license revoked. I was forwarded information of the Special Administrative Fee regarding this policy. So when a photo is uploaded to MLS, who owns the copyright? If an agent poaches photography from MLS for another listing am I do take action or does MLS take action? Has anyone else experienced this? For this situation, It's not worth pursuing the agent with the lease because my priority is sorting out my work relatioship with the team I primarily work. I just want to make sure as the photographer, I am the owner of the photos and how to best work out a relationship that is fluid without being anal and mucking things up with contract discussions. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 Oct 2020 07:44 AM PDT Has anyone done or seen some good 3D tours (for example via Matterport) for luxury retail stores? I'd like to see the best practice. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2020 11:42 PM PDT Thinking about picking one up for a budget start up. I keep seeing great things about video but i also want to shoot street photography outside of starting a portfolio for RE. [link] [comments] |
| Tokina 12-24mm F4 or 11-16 F2.8 Posted: 30 Sep 2020 09:30 PM PDT Hey, I researched for months and focusing on these two lenses. 1mm/F2.8 for wideshots or F4 w/ 24min. Which better for real estate photography? Thanks! [link] [comments] |
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