(I'm commenting here because other post was deleted) Because my full-time business is my photography, and I often post photos in my journal that have may have some rights reserved by customers, I must strictly control how they are used and where displayed. It's the reason I haved to require permission be granted before copying any images. If I don't 'control' use, I cannot represent to my customers that the image was not used beforehand except by myself. I does make a big difference to some customers such as advertisers. They often buy all rights so the image is not used by some other advertiser. I know it seems hokey... to me too but it's what I have to do or not try to market to them and they are buying rights for much more money than any other customers so I comply... If someone requests use It is considered "controlled" if I grant use. So... I don't mind folks copying for personal use but only after requesting first and including copyright notice with the image. I also respond to requests for larger images for personal computer desktop use. So, If you wish to use any of my images for personal use, just ask and I'll see if I can give that permission... yes, in almost every case...
thank for your kind explanations - i think i understand the issue very well, working in the design industry myself (although not as a photographer, this is just a hobby). so, next time i will surely ask your permission first!
many friends of mine in lj were absolutely excited with your works, and very rightly! and that's the whole purpose of such repostings for me - to let more people to see the beauty!
i also tend to treat livejournal as a relatively *light* medium where speed matters more than formality, e.g., i often re-post someone's work (always with credits and links) and only later ask about 'formal' permission. may be not good from *business* point of view, but i somehow sense that spreading the message brings more benefits to the authors. i understand, however, that there might be more complicated cases.
just to let you know, when i first posted your picture in my journal, i also wrote (in russian) that i deeply regret about not knowing your journal before. which, as i wrote to your already, was a good hint for many people to visit your journal and subscribe to it.
now, using this chance, i would formal ask your permission to copy this work - eureka dunes - to my journal, with the link to the original place and all the proper credits. i would greatly appreciate!
also, you write that many of your postings are friend-only; i would be also glad to join the list of your lj-friends, to be able to see them (and can i also ask about the same privilege for aman_geld? who is in fact my own journal, but fully devoted to photography?
thank you for your kind comments about my photos. I added both journals (am trying to... lj seems to be balky right now for me... ) I've seen some of your images before, must've been community posts... memoralable patterns...
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Date: 2005-04-21 12:08 am (UTC)Because my full-time business is my photography, and I often post photos in my journal that have may have some rights reserved by customers, I must strictly control how they are used and where displayed. It's the reason I haved to require permission be granted before copying any images. If I don't 'control' use, I cannot represent to my customers that the image was not used beforehand except by myself. I does make a big difference to some customers such as advertisers. They often buy all rights so the image is not used by some other advertiser. I know it seems hokey... to me too but it's what I have to do or not try to market to them and they are buying rights for much more money than any other customers so I comply... If someone requests use It is considered "controlled" if I grant use. So... I don't mind folks copying for personal use but only after requesting first and including copyright notice with the image. I also respond to requests for larger images for personal computer desktop use. So, If you wish to use any of my images for personal use, just ask and I'll see if I can give that permission... yes, in almost every case...
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Date: 2005-04-21 12:32 am (UTC)many friends of mine in lj were absolutely excited with your works, and very rightly! and that's the whole purpose of such repostings for me - to let more people to see the beauty!
i also tend to treat livejournal as a relatively *light* medium where speed matters more than formality, e.g., i often re-post someone's work (always with credits and links) and only later ask about 'formal' permission. may be not good from *business* point of view, but i somehow sense that spreading the message brings more benefits to the authors. i understand, however, that there might be more complicated cases.
just to let you know, when i first posted your picture in my journal, i also wrote (in russian) that i deeply regret about not knowing your journal before. which, as i wrote to your already, was a good hint for many people to visit your journal and subscribe to it.
now, using this chance, i would formal ask your permission to copy this work - eureka dunes - to my journal, with the link to the original place and all the proper credits. i would greatly appreciate!
also, you write that many of your postings are friend-only; i would be also glad to join the list of your lj-friends, to be able to see them (and can i also ask about the same privilege for
once again, thank you for your wonderful works!
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Date: 2005-04-21 12:54 am (UTC)Peace
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Date: 2005-04-21 05:04 am (UTC)Peace