Alamy Image AJB32R (Property Released)Seány, cute Scotish Terrier Puppy
For months I've been trying to get included into Alamy's commercial collection, the delay largely being my own fault - I removed the pseudonym the day before they first tried to view my collection, so I went straight to the back of the queue. Anyway, I finally managed to get my first 48 images into the collection.
There has been a lot of bad press around this venture, mainly due to the amount of images which blatantly lack the necessary model and property releases needed for commercial work. I've been careful to make sure all my images meet the following guidelines:
1. If a person features in the image, I have a signed model release for them.
2. There are no logos or trademarks.
3. Property featured is either public property (eg, children's park), is not identifiable, or has a property release. This includes pets, cars, etc which are intrinsic to the shot. There is legal debate about, for example, houses in the distance of a landscape, but I take the view that if the image is not of the house in particular, but contains the house in the distance, then it doesn't need a property release. (*) See Alamy's guidelines for releases.
4. When specifically shooting commercial, pay particular attention to negative space. Advertisers will want to place text on top of your image: something to bear in mind when composing your shots.
(*) I'm not a lawyer and am not offering legal advice. If in doubt, consult a qualified professional.
4 comments:
Great photo, Stephen.
About giving credit, I've just posted an article today and given credit to the photographer. I wondered if you'd have a look at the way I have done it and do you think it's OK?
Tim
Just had a look Tim, and it looks fine. Her licence is "Attribution Non Derivative" which means "use the photo but give her credit", which you've done, with a link back to her profile page on Flickr. Exactly as it should be!
Great, thanks a lot for the advice. I'm still on a life-long learning curve! :-)
Meant to say, you might want to drop her a quick email/flickrmail to let her know you've used the image and give a link to your blog.
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