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This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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Is it bad to edit photos after the photographer has? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by yourbadfriend@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I’m not talking about substantial edits here, just a small detail!

I’ve coordinated outfits for my family photo session coming up. The jacket I’d like one of us to wear has a small logo on it and I don’t have time to shop for a new one. I don’t want to pay extra fees for the photographer to edit the logo out, especially if I am capable of editing that small detail myself.

My question is, would it be a problem if I remove the logo from our photos after he provides me with our final gallery? I don’t want to offend the photographer or violate an unspoken rule. Any insight is appreciated.

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[–] Donglefree@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the contract.

Usually, full copyright is not transferred in a simple photoshoot gig. We’d spell it out so that the photographer retains full copyright, and client gains the right to share and publish the work as-is.

If they want the right to produce and publish derivative works, that’ll have to be negotiated. (IE, you can, but leave my name completely out of it.)

If they want the right to SELL the original or derivatives, or otherwise use them commercially, that’ll be a completely different contract, probably in the form of a royalty agreement.

[–] yourbadfriend@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, this was my concern… I wasn’t sure if editing a logo out would violate any copyright laws. We did sign a contract so I know not to use filters, edit lighting, etc. but I wasn’t sure if this also fell in that realm.

[–] Donglefree@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

(In most countries) By default, all copyright is retained by the original creator. You, the client, can only exercise rights transferred to, or shared with you as spelled out on the contract.

Unless stated otherwise, you do not have the right to reproduce and publish derivative works. This includes a simple photoshop job as you described.

That said, copyright laws only apply for publication and reproduction. It doesn’t apply for personal use. Just don’t put it up on Facebook/instagram etc. and you won’t be violating anything.