Company using my photos without consent

Mint_Sauce

Mint_Sauce

Mint_Sauce

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So, there I was watching a video about super cars and what should pop up in the video? Only three of my very own photos I shot at a wedding! They're still shots they have spinning in showing a Ferrari (one I shot at a wedding). This is on a commercial website for a company advertising their supercars for hire.

I'm shocked, how bizzarre is that?? Also, what are my rights now?!

:eek:
 
Email them with regards to their source of images and prove to them they are yours and then decide from there if they're willing to pay you for the rights or totally deny it.
 
Right, it appears it's not so clean cut now. Basically I did a wedding shoot for a couple when I was first getting in to doing weddings. The groom owns a videography company... So basically, whilst he was creating the video for them he must have used some of my photos in the mix.

My videographer friend (who filmed his wedding whilst I did the photogaphy) is going to have a chat with him. Personally I liked both the bride and groom and whilst this doesn't excuse the fact he used my images I'm not going to persue. We are semi closely tied in strange ways with the other videography team so to persue would throw sand in the oil a bit. Sometimes it's better to to have your toes stepped on in the long run. :(
 
If it was me, I'd still want an apology or acknowledgment for the photo's even if I wasn't going to purse it any further. Maybe even a credit at the end of the vid???

** my 2 cents **
 
Mint_Sauce said:
Photographer always retains copyright unless it's specifically released to another party afaik.
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True, an exception is when you are employed by someone, ie a paper or magazin to go out to do a job. Then the Paper/magazine would own the copyright, some may be jointly, obviously depends on your employment contract.
 
Why not send him a bill with a 100% discount. Or something to at least make it clear exactly how much he has ripped you off by. Let's face it, creatives like us constantly getting ripped off and screwed over by 'mates rates' and people taking advantage. At the end of the day it's out of order and they should appreciate just exactly how much that work is worth.

If he was using your photos for his own means.. fine. But he's used them for work at another company? That's not on, is it. He may have even profited from that? :confused:
 
Basically they (the bride and groom) hired my friend to videograph their wedding. I was hired through that friend. The bride and groom own a videography company themselves, they also do weddings and corporate videos.

I sent them their photos of their wedding and the Ferrari they hired on their wedding day must have been from that company. Perhaps as part payment he was doing them a video or maybe he has contacts with them? Anyway, no doubt they asked him to make them a video and whilst he was making it remembered I had taken photos of the Ferrari during his wedding so he used my stills in his video.

This would be a paid gig, probably running to several thousands of pounds. My photos are in that video.

The thing is we are seeing the couple again soon as we are shooting the brides brothers wedding (videography) so to kick up a fuss would cause problems. Yes, it's a pain and I should get payment but at the moment I have a lot of stuff going on and I don't have time to make my life harder than it already is. Hopefully he will apologise, if not then I don't know, I'll make it up as I go along.

Out of interest, what would people bill if it was their images?
 
Depends on the circumstances for which the video is being used. No one here has seen the video. I'd be looking for more than a credit though if I were you, something similar happened to me a couple of years ago.
 
The video is on the front page of the hire company, it's their intro video to anyone looking to purchase. My photos are near the end of the video and show for approx 4 seconds.
 
Unfortunately for him, companies are expected to pay more for the use of a freelance photographers images.

Here's a guideline - commercial and business online photography (depending on the size of the images.)

One month usage: £110 - £225
Three month usage: £200-£450
Six months usage: £300-£675
One year usage: £400-£850

For home/menu pages, simultaneous print and web use and/or archived material, add 50%

These figures are based on the NUJ fees guide.
 
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