Do you ask your clients to display your photography logo/watermark on the photos for which they pay?

<p>Hello Experts,</p>

<p> I am new and dont sell my photos as yet. But wanted to check with you experts as to what the norm is? Since the client has paid for your services, do you still give them images with your logo, watermark and require them to display it if they use those images online like say on facebook, twitter etc?</p>

<p>Thanks,<br>

Sunil</p>

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<p>No. I give them a license that specifies exactly what they can and cannot do with the photos and in some cases I specify that they must give me a "credit line" on the publication or website page.</p>

<p><Chas><br /></p>

<p>Absolutely not. If they paid, they paid for the photo, not my name being plastered all over the photo. If it's gratis, that's different.</p>

<p>Thank you! I also felt that if someone is paying money to get the photographs taken, then we should not be asking them to put our credit line,watermark/logo.</p>

<p>But I did see in some cases, photographers mentioning that they wanted their clients to put up the credit. I guess, that might be happening, if they are using a photo for commercial gains. But even in that case, once we have recieved our money and the client gets his photographs, he is allowed to do anything with that right?</p>

<p>thanks,<br>

Sunil</p>

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<p>But even in that case, once we have recieved our money and the client gets his photographs, he is allowed to do anything with that right?</p>

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<p>It depends on what rights you have given/sold them with the photograph. You can restrict a client's right to use a photograph through a licensing agreement.</p>

<p>Check out John Harrington's book "Best Business Practices for Photographers" to learn more about licensing your work.</p>

<p><Chas></p>

 

<p>Thank you Charles!</p>

<p>Thanks Jon! Thats great advice!</p>

<p>It completely depends on the sale.</p>

<p>On prints -- never. On files licensed for publication or advertising, certainly not. However, I do watermark reduced-size electronic files intended for just 'showing off' on Facebook. Better yet, I make my own photo album on my page and then tag the subject (with their permission). It shows up in their "photos of me" area, but I have the control if I want to delete it later, change the caption, etc.</p>

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