Las Vegas Photographer Blog

ASMP’s Best Practice for Social Networking Sites Part 2

March 18, 2011 By admin

As you decide whether to post images on a social networking site, you’ll have to keep in mind the great difference between legal rights and technological capability. Although we strongly recommend that you read the TOS for any site before you post any images, we want to warn you that the terms are only one consideration. Although they provide some shape to the legal landscape of your rights and the rights of the hosting company and other users, they are also limited in their practical effect for at least four reasons:

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ASMP’s Best Practice for Social Networking Sites Part 1

March 18, 2011 By admin

ASMP commissioned attorney Chris Reese to undertake a review of the Terms of Service (TOS) of six social media sites and to prepare findings and recommendations. The sites included in his assessment are Facebook, Photobucket, Flickr, MySpace, YouTube and Twitter. This report presents recommended best practices, considerations, common terms used, and hypothetical situations photographers may face when images are posted on social networking sites.

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Copyright Registration Procedures

March 18, 2011 By admin

Last month the United States Copyright Office published changes to the registration polices for groups of published photographs using the Electronic Copyright Office or eCO. Previously, only individual published photographs or groups of published photographs “in the same unit of publication” were eligible for registration using eCO. The new regulation allows groups of published photographs to be registered using eCO.

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Lighting for Architectural Photography

March 18, 2011 By admin

Architectural photographers are able to capture the eye-catching structures of the surrounding areas. The uniqueness, enormity, and sheer cost of these buildings can be portrayed through striking exterior photography. Experienced photographers who has projects, knows that architectural photography is its own art form, and can enhance the appeal of a structure. Corporate photography and industrial photography can depict the professional, attainable quality of your company while attracting the attention of other business professionals or investors. Architectural photographs should never be boring.

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Met Exhibition of Photography

March 17, 2011 By admin

A wonderful exhibition is running at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through April 10th and features three giants of photography — Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864-1946), Edward Steichen (American, b. Luxembourg, 1879-1973), and Paul Strand (American, 1890-1976) — whose works are among the Metropolitan’s greatest photographic treasures. The diverse and groundbreaking work of these artists will be revealed through a presentation of approximately 115 photographs, drawn entirely from the collection. [Read more…]