Photographer's Rights vs Privicy Rights

Read this knowing that I AM NOT A LAWYER or am I giving legal advise.  Consult your attorney for local laws.

I was riding the Red Line tonight and I was asked about needed a release on my images and it reminded me of this photograph

Philip-Lorca diCorcia took this amazing image of Erno Nussenzweig a Jewish merchant in 2001. diCorcia's sold prints of this image for 10 of thousands of dollars.  (Yes, between 10 and 20 THOUSAND dollars)   Apparently it is against Nussenzweig's religious believes to have his picture taken.  Nussenzweig sued and lost.

Click Here to read the case out line on Wikipedia®

Click Here to read the judgement.  (Bring this to your lawyer)

Besides all the legal stuff, it is an amazing image.

Again,  I AM NOT A LAWYER or am I giving legal advise.  Consult your attorney for local laws.

Thanks for visiting and happy shooting

John-Roy Photography

Gallery Show

A fellow board member of the ASMP, Mike Ritter, had a gallery show at Ashmont Grill and I was there to check things out.

Thanks for visting and happy shooting

John-Roy Photography

The Importance of Watermarking

Check out this article about watermarking your images before you post them on the web. http://scottwyden.com/importance-of-watermarking/#axzz1GdEoqwDp

Thanks for visting and happy shooting

John-Roy Photography