Graduations, Couples, and Copyrights

My teacher once told me: “just because you own the camera and pressed the shutter doesnt mean its your image. if your assisting or using someone elses lighting or set up, its their copyright, its their image, and you need to ask them permission”

I’ve never had this problem even though he’s warned mee dozens of times to stop letting people just have the pictures i set up or light on my own, but i’ve been seeing it pop up alot lately that i know at one point i would have to stop someone from using my images that are unique to my education. Although i’m not too sure about the morality of this, I have always believed that photography is a sharing experience and that if an assistant helps me, then he can shoot whatever he wants and use it in his portfolio.

Its good to remember though, 1. raws are your negatives, proof the image is yours, if you give it away you give your image away, and 2. if you didn’t set up the image or your working for someone else, the image is not originally yours, ask permission. Either way, what i am saying is, don’t lose friends by stealing their work, if you want to steal their work, just ask them, :) for the most part they will be fine with it as long as there’s no alterior motive. This is my opinion, but to each his own ofcourse. So hows that for Photography 301?

Anyway to a more lighthearted story line…

I am a wedding and engagement photographer! I can do other things if needed but my passion is in couples, I like posing them, making them look places, having them life, kiss, smile, and find that passion inside of them. People in love are in their element, and thats what i love shooting. So when i did Angela’s grad pictures today, I got really into it when Angela’s boyfriend Daniel got into the pictures. In the end though, i got some great shots of both Angela, and Angela and Daniel. Angela is graduating from Cal State Long Beach and we did a bunch of pictures at the pyramid area of the campus. Hope you like your photos!