Thread: Copyrighting Photos - How to??

I've gone through search but I don't think I'm using the right words

Just done my first burly photo shoot as part of a burly calendar for next year, and I'm in the lucky position of owning copyright on photos ( well Dr Silverlight lets me say this) but before I put them up on the site to show the other girls I want to watermark them (?) and try to write protect them if possible. The other girls have had there photos done and will be subject to be photoshopped ( don't ask long long story/rant) and I basically don't want the guy to touch my photos. But I want to put them up so that the other girls can see them

I'm totally confised over this can any one help me. I will be putting them up on the Mob for comments !!!

Thanks in advance

SS

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Hi,
Unfortunately I don't have an answer for you, but I'm currently beginning to post my own photos on a website in progress too, so I'd also be very interested in any info anyone has re: this subject too? x

You automatically own the copyright to any image you take - which I assume also means images you are given ownership of - unless you state otherwise. However proving that someone has stolen/used your particular image is always ermmmm problematic!

Ok here's a rough guide...

If you take the Photo you own the copyright UNLESS

- You sign over the copyright to someone else (for money or goodwill
but you really need something signed to prove it).

- You were paid to take the photos for someone else (i.e. employed
by a company to take them).

- If the photographer want to use the photo it's highly
sought after to get a "model release" document signed
from the model.

If you have copyright over a photo and someone wants
to use them, then get it in writing what they can and cannot
do to the photo to publish it.

Basically, get it in writing.... Make it simple and clear.

If you water mark a photo so it can't be used then you do run
the risk of it affecting how it looks. A big "COPYRIGHT" over
the front of the image would spoil it.

In Paint Shop Pro (yeah i know, but it works on my laptop)
you basically put TEXT over the image where you want it
as a "Floating Object" and then invert the colour, or b/w
it to show the text is the easier method...

Putting a border round the object and placing the text
in the border then shows the image clearly, they could
edit it though anyway, but you can write in the border
"No not edit or copy in any form".

Is that clearer?

All good stuff to know, thanks for taking the time to explain

Originally Posted by evildrneil

You automatically own the copyright to any image you take - which I assume also means images you are given ownership of - unless you state otherwise. However proving that someone has stolen/used your particular image is always ermmmm problematic!

I didn't take them but Dr S did so if he wants to cause problems on his own head be it ( i'll kick him into the spare room if he does)#

THanks for the advice on the watermarks I'm just trying to cover all angles as I don't trust this other guy as far as i can throw a tantrum!
he's already planning to do stuff to the girls photos that they don't want him to do

I'll have a nosey in the help files too

Def worth watermarking, it's a really good way to stop people stealing/tampering with your pics. If you don't although you own the copyright it can be hard to prove, so by adding a watermark you are just making it harder for people to steal them should they wish to.
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