Scott Trees is a respected international equine photographer. He has traveled the world photographing all breeds of horses for 30 years. His talents are in constant demand and he is noted for his artistic and emotional images. In addition to shooting he lectures throughout the country about his work. Samples of his images can be seen on his website.
WHOSE PICTURE IS IT ANYWAY?
The issues surrounding Copyright and Equine Photography
By Scott K. Trees
You had a photographer out to your farm taking pictures of your horses and paid a fee for their services. Then you ordered enlargements of your favorite shots and now assume you can use them in any manner you choose; magazine ads, brochures, Internet ads and anything else you desire. After all, you paid a fee, and you should be able to use them any way you want, right? The actual answer to that question is “No”, you can’t. Use of images after a photo session is an often misunderstood concept on the part of the people wanting to use the pictures and leads to a lot of frustration and misunderstanding about just what can and can not be done with photographs taken by a professional photographer. More
This is an article you might like to print for future reference, thank you Scott for taking the time to clear up some of the confusion surrounds copyright issues for the professional photographer.
