Posting Images

*Photographers, you can re-post this information, just as long as you give Drew credit. (http://www.drewbphotography.com/)



The Dos and Don’ts of Stealing Images From Your Photographer

This is something that has been a concern of ours in the past, and of other photographers I know as well. We photographers put a lot of work into our images and when we post it online for everyone to see it does not mean that it is OK to strip the image of any identifying marks (logos) and repost it on their own social media sites...

If you friend us on Facebook we will post FB sized files for your viewing pleasure for images that you have purchased. These images are NOT sized for printing (720 dpi is almost enough resolution to print a 3"x3" photo). You can of course purchase a digital file for printing purposes. Clients like to purchase digital images for Holiday cards, Thank You cards, wedding programs, making tshirts/mugs/etc.

Drew is an awesome wedding photographer down in Orange County couldn’t have said it any better, so here it is:

“I get asked a lot by both photographers and clients what my policy is on letting my clients post their images to their blogs and facebook account. I personally love it when my clients post their family pictures on their blogs, facebook, etc. It shows me that they truly love their images! I encourage my clients to “steal” their pictures from my blog to use on the internet. Here are a few do’s and don’ts that you should think about when reposting your images:

1) DO ask your photographer what their specific policy is on taking pictures off of their blogs. Some photographers encourage it and some don’t allow it. If this is important to you this is something you should ask BEFORE you hire your photographer!

2) DO include your photographer’s name and website under the images (a link would be super nice!). That’s just the polite thing to do

3) DON’T crop out their logo. Don’t alter the files in any way. Most photographers use their blogs to advertise their work and do so as a courtesy to give their clients a sneak peek. If a client crops out the logo then how will other people know who took the picture?

4) DON’T edit the picture in any way. Taking the pictures is only half of a photographers job. The other half is editing. If you think you can do a better job or want to edit out some of your wrinkles or use selective coloring please don’t show and/or tell your photographer. That is super insulting. If you don’t like your photographers editing enough to want to edit it yourself than maybe you need to find another photographer next year.

5) DON’T try to print from the files on the blog. For me specifically I know that the files I upload to my blog are too small to be printed in a 4×6 size. It’s not cool to invest in a family session and then print the images off of the blog and not pay for prints. Make sure you know how much the prints cost before the session to avoid sticker shock. Same goes for scanning prints that you already bought. Not cool! Some of my family clients are guilty of printing images off of my blog. It makes me cringe when I see them FRAMED in their homes with my logo still on there!
Thanks Drew!
Please respect your photographer.

*Photographers, you can re-post this information, just as long as you give Drew credit. (http://www.drewbphotography.com/)