Can I use photos I shot  to create flyer's to promote my photography business with out consent of my customers
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The law states that if you do creative work for money (i.e. for a client that pays you) they are the rightful owners of the copyright on that document. \n\nThis includes photography, writing, design, etc. You client will retain all intellectual property rights of that photograph as you did it for money - it is commisioned.\n\nThe one place you can disply the photograph without permission is in your portfolio (provided you have one).\n\nAn interesting thought: What if flyer happened to have one of the photographs from the shoot (such as a substandard picture) that she didn't pay for? I'm not sure what would happen then.
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Solicit those who are relevent to you business. Frame shops, Reproduction Printers, other Artists, etc.
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You need to contact the owners of the license for each particular image, and get permission for use of the images.  You can search the net to find ownership of the images, and check for licensing department.
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You cannot do that directly. Publish your photos on some website and then use them\nHowever there is a way out.\nPut the pics on http://base.google.com
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You can use them unless they are not in one of these categories. I see that they are not.\n\nAlso try this site www.istockphoto.com You can license an Image for as less as 1$. \n\n------------------\nAlthough these examples do not represent an exhaustive list, you are not permitted to do any of the following with the photos, clip art, font images etc. (“Media Elements”) in the Software Product:\n\n    * You may not sell, license or distribute copies of the Media Elements on a stand-alone basis or as part of any collection, product or service where the primary value of the product or service are the Media Elements.\n    * You may not use or distribute any of the Media Elements that include representations of identifiable individuals, governments, logos, initials, emblems, trademarks, or entities for any commercial purposes or to express or imply any endorsement or association with any product, service, entity, or activity.\n    * You may not create obscene or scandalous works, as defined by federal law at the time the work is created, using the Media Elements.\n    * You must indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Microsoft from and against any claims or lawsuits, including attorneys’ fees, that arise from or result from the use or distribution of Media Elements as modified by you.\n    * You must include a valid copyright notice on your products and services that include copies of the Media Elements.\n    * You may not permit third parties to distribute copies of the Media Elements except as part of your product or service.\n-----------------------\n\nhttp://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP030900871033.aspx\n\n-------------------\nMicrosoft maintains a huge collection of free clip art. For instance, if you want to add a flower, Microsoft has more than 1,000 designs. The clip art collection is available to registered users of Word. You'll find it at Microsoft Office's ClipArt Gallery.\n\nMicrosoft also offers free templates for letters, labels and forms. They're located in the Template Gallery. (Most run in Word, although some require other software programs. For example, the project management templates require Microsoft Project 2000 or a later version.)\n--------------\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/australia/smallbusiness/issues/running/productivity/word.mspx
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photographers work as independant contractors for the most part. They usualy make one set price for a job. Not an hourly wage. No matter how good you are, you will only make what a company will pay you.\n==============\n1. I might pay you $50 for some family photos.\n2. A small business in your area might pay you $500 for employee photos for badges.\n3. A real estate company might pay you $2,000 for good photos of the homes they sell.\n4. Pepsi might pay you $120,000.00 for a magazine ad\n\nuse your imagination. Work with your area first, then move up a bit.
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You may be able to do this on your computer.Design an attractive flyer,just 1 sheet.Then have it printed at a copy place.Put in on a card stock paper and cut to half sheets.In other words print 2 to a page.\n Take these to Shops,Nail,Beauty,clothing and etc;Ask if you can put a few on counter or one on the wall.\n This should get you off to a quick start for less than $50.00.Wishing you success
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If it's from a copy righted picture, then absolutely NO, not without permission. If you're just painting them as you see them it's OK, because they've put themselves into the public domain. It's legal, b/c almost none have their image copy-righted.
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No...it is copyright infringement....I would seek permission first....and then you can acually sell the permission...lol...and make a profit.\n\nCopyrights are very easy to obtain...and there is not always a record of it. BE CAREFUL.
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Probably not. Photos, descriptions, manuals, documents, etc. you develop as part of your employment belong to the company...called proprietary ownership or proprietary rights. You could ask and see what happens but I'm betting since you'll be in competition with your former employer, they'll say no. You should see a lawyer if it's a really big thing.
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http://www.sxc.hu/\nhttp://www.pixelperfectdigital.com/\nhttp://www.stockvault.net/\n\nare just a few sites with free stock photos! Some you will have to pay for but with the 3 links at the top there are more than 500,000 free images.\n\nto the guy above. people will own most of those images, therefore breaking the law which the original poster did NOT want to do
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I would consider hiring an outside photographer so long as the prices were reasonable.  I am in Virginia and one of the admin. gals charges $250 to go to a listing, take what she considers to be "staged" photos and create a windows movie presentation to music on CD.  I found that I like my own photos better but it's difficult enough to make time to go and take photos of every listing, much less to then sit and put together a tour.  I wouldn't mind being able to email someone photos that I took and have them email me back a presentation which could be saved to disk.  I would think that would be more profitable because then you aren't limiting yourself to your local area.  You could procide the service to anyone, anywhere.  Of course if photography is your thing and that's what you are looking to do then I would market yourself by offering a "POGO" offer, Pay for One, Get One.  I don't really care for any of the virtual tours that require stitching because they always look like the "egg" tours, dort of distorted.  I like the ones where the camera seems to zoom in and out.  If there was a high quality 360 tour, I would consider it but I haven't seen one I like yet.  I think that having some sort of staging experience or at least being able to say you completed a staging course would be essential if you are going to actually go and take the photo.  Also, you need to consider access to the homes.  You can always ask the agents to meet you and let you in but I would think that it would be easier to check with the local Realtor board and see if they offer bus. memberships so that you can have a lockbox key (if they are even used in your area).   I know I would much rather pay someone who can let themselves in, take awesome photos, make a nice virtual tour that I could use on my website, on CDs that accomany the brochures etc.. and offers me some sort of discount for multiple jobs.  Just my input!  :)
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I don't know about others, but I would certainly be interested in some free photos and videos for use in my advertising and would gladly credit the source with a link back to their site if requested.  If you have some nice photos, it could be a great way to build traffic to your site for other products and services you may offer.
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DO NOT USE MS WORD!!!! It makes flyers that are usually cheesy and pathetic. Just stay away.\n\nYour best bet (outside of hiring a freelance artist to create one for you) is to use PowerPoint to create it. PP gives you a much better sense of layout and balance for the flyer.\n\nAlso, think hard about the message you want to get across:\n1) Are your prices better than anyone elses?\n2) Is the quality of your work far above your competitors?\n3) Is your work bonded/insured if anything should happen?\n\nYou want to motivate the reader to get more information, as well as feel confident this is a good lead for them. Just remember, the purpose of a flyer is to get your phones ringing - you STILL have to sell them on using you!!!
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If you have any photo manipulation programme ( there are some free to download or get one free on a magazine ), view the photos and resave them as a JPG. Save them to your hard disc and then you can upload them to your printing site.  Hope this helps ..
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I built a website for a company, and I was restricted from using certain photographs from other companies/websites, unless I got permission from those companies directly.\n\nSome companies put a section on their website that shows pictures that they allow ANYBODY to use on their personal website.\n\nI would be careful with this.  If you really want to use a certain picture, ask the company or person that owns the website.  All they can do is say yes or no.\n\nIf you don't get permission, you can get slammed with a lawsuit for using a company name or website content, without permission.  Be careful!
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I have been an amatuer photog all my life and worked for a newspaper for four years and never once did I ask for permission of a subject to sell their picture.  A few complained after I took a picture and threatened to sue if I used it.  I have never heard from them again despite using their picture.  I publish hundreds of pictures a year on my website depicting literally thousands of people, none of whom have I asked permission.