Keeping Busy with my architectural photography. Thanks to Korda Engineering for their continued support and business. I look forward to many more opportunities with Korda and my never ending pursuit to provide quality images worthy of their business. These images are a few of the architectural + design photographs that I shot of the Franklin Park Conservatory. I plan to share others from the conservator, John E Wolf Palm House, and the surrounding gardens and community space. Enjoy!
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COSI, one of the more difficult buildings to photograph. Located on the bank of the Scioto river in downtown Columbus, Ohio this structure is very long and surrounded by trees, busy street, and other buildings. What a beautiful facility and great use of space. Hopefully my architectural photography provides a quality representation of the creative design and finished product.
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Unfortunately, the increased need for content in today’s market place has also increased the commonality of copyright infringement. Many companies, organizations, blogs, and individuals are in need of images to market and promote. Typically images or copy are secured the proper way through licensing agreements, however, some are not. My intent with this blog post is to show examples of how some of my architectural photography has been used illegally, and to shed light on alternatives like Creative Commons Licensing.
The Image above is a screen shot from AIGA’s web page. AIGA used my image of the Christian Moerlein Lager House to promote an event for Christian Moerlein. This image was taken from the web, stripped of all it’s copyright information and then rebranded by AIGA. This, my friends, is illegal on multiple levels. One, you cannot remove copyright info from the image file, two you cannot alter the image in anyway, and three you can not use the image for commercial use if you do not have authority from the creator. Plus, AIGA did not mention me as the creator or add a link to my page. The real kicker is that AIGA is an organization that supposedly promotes the importance of creativity, trying to bring validity to the work performed by the creative community. I’m not sure their following through!
Now here is a link to a blog site called UrbanCincy. Notice the difference; One, if you could see the file info my copyright and contact info is still there. Two, urbancincy did not add their logo to the image, and three, this post was not for commercial use that resulted in profit. Travis, Also listed me as the photographer and provided a link to my page. The kicker here is that I did not give authority to use this image either. However, Travis in the spirit of Creative Commons provided the proper information and links to my information.
So, as a photographer what should you do? You would hope that you’d receive cooperation and promote payment for the injustice that was done. If not, here are a couple links that may help you solve your issue. There are several more online. Good luck.
http://blog.webcopyplus.com/2011/02/14/legal-lesson-learned-copywriter-pays-4000-for-10-photo/
I’m excited to announce the release of the first two images in my fine art collection for the members, staff, and followers of the TPC River’s Bend Golf Course in Maineville, Ohio. These two and the remaining three images will be on display in the club house and on line as they are released. For more information or to order a print please contact me through this site. Below is the official release form for “Spot Light” with pricing information and a description of the image. Each image will only be printed 20 times! Enjoy.
I’m excited to announce the release of the first two images in my fine art collection for the members, staff, and followers of the TPC River’s Bend Golf Course in Maineville, Ohio. These two and the remaining three images will be on display in the club house and on line as they are released. For more information or to order a print please contact me through this site. Below is the official release form for “Nature’s Flow” with pricing information and a description of the image. Each image will only be printed 20 times! Enjoy.
Birdies For The Brave is a golf event, reception, and auction that helps support U.S. Troops and their families. Each TPC course among the PGA TOUR network of course host an annual Birdies For The Brave event. I was fortunate enough to photograph this event for TPC River’s Bend. The morning started off great with a grand entrance from Sgt. First Class Dana Bowman. Dana is a double amputee retired Army Special Forces, skydiver and motivational speaker who travels the world inspiring amputees. Check out his story!
The rest of the afternoon was filled with golf and great weather. The evening ended with dinner, a few touching speeches, and a live and silent auction to raise money for each charity and organization involved with Birdies For The Brave. The staff at River’s Bend did an amazing job on and off the course. Looking forward to participating again next year! Special thanks to the winner of my fine art photograph from the Smokies. Congrats, thanks for supporting the cause and I hope you enjoy.
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