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A place to politely discuss the tools, technique and culture of photography.

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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[–] Lvl3-@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

If you buy my photos you can do whatever you want to them. I don’t send out RAW photos and let people pick from a certain editing style.

That said, rarely do I get referrals from work people post. It’s usually word of mouth that gets me the most business. Happy customers at the end of the day have brought me more business than anything else.

Was upon a time I was the guy who asked people not to edit. I’ve even commented on instagram saying that the posted picture isn’t my original work. I’ve since given this up and I’m so busy I have to turn clients away.