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Key words in this issue: Commercial vs Editorial | Sanctions | Public Areas | Magazines | Stock Photo |

NEWSWORDS: Editor | New Aerial | Immigrant Stories | Digital Drop | NG Digital | Image Investments | Web Facts | Nimoy Book | Radio Shack |

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## PhotoAIM weekly newsletter for 11/29/02 ## 386d

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COMMERCIAL STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY VS. EDITORIAL STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

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What's The Difference?

The choice is yours...

The fast lane of commercial stock photography or the more relaxed lane of editorial stock photography...

The Difference:

Commercial stock photographs are used in ads, promotional brochures, posters, etc. that advertise and/or endorse products or services. "Musts" for these images usually include: healthy, wholesome models; politically correct subject matter; this year's trends, hues and colors. These photos frequently are taken on assignment, or they come from files of stock photos that depict standard catalog images: waterfalls, sunsets, striking scenics, clouds, contrived family settings like a young couple picnicking in a city park or healthy-looking senior citizens cycling through colorful autumn leaves. Model releases are required for commercial stock photos, since their purpose is to endorse or help sell something.

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This week's featured photographer on PhotoSourceFolio: Judy Taylor :

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YOU AND THE LAW

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Sanctions Imposed for Falsifying Evidence

If You're Going To Sue, Make Certain You've Got The Facts Right

I have had an untold number of clients say, in total frustration, that the other side's version of the events in a dispute twists the facts, or is an outright falsehead. In addition, issues can arise over whether documents are genuine, or have had words or clauses added after the fact.

My advice is usually that, if the case goes to a trial, such conduct will be exposed and penalties imposed.

That is exactly what occurred in a recent decision by Judge Schwartz, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, involving the Harry Potter series of books.

BUSINESS NOTEPAD

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MOST MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS don't publish just one magazine. According to the Magazine Publishers of America (MPA), there are 240 US-based publishing firms with some 1,400 titles. That means that most of the specialized magazine publishing houses you deal with will produce five to six publications. Ask around the publishing company. If a story pitch doesn't work for one magazine, you can always try the remaining four or five publications in the publisher's group. -RE

Photographing in…

MALLS, STORES, BANKS, ETC.

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Q: I'm always confused about when you can and when you can't photograph people out in public, such as at a park, or a store, or a professional or high school football game. I mean as long as I'm conducting myself in a mature and respectful way, don't I have the right to photograph what I see in public, whether it be on a street, cruise ship, train, public conveyance, and so forth? Brett Hawkins

A: Yes, you are on the right track. It's the 'use' of the picture that counts. As an editorial photographer you have a wide range of permissions. The publisher you deal with is generally aware of this range and will use your picture accordingly. Rarely will the publisher ask for a model release.

However, if you also venture into the area of commercial photography, then the door closes and you have less flexibility in the use of the picture. And a model release will be required by the company or stock photo agency wishing to use such a picture(s).

As for editorial pictures taken in public, the general rule is that if you are not trespassing, such as over a police barrier, or past a posted sign that requests you 'do not enter,’ you are free to take pictures in public. If a company such as a bank, cruise ship, mall, etc. is open to the public, the courts have ruled that these are public places and you are free to photograph.

Let's take the example of a mall. Malls and department stores will sometimes have a house rule to not allow photographs. They have good reasons, and mostly it's to protect their public relations, employees, insurance coverage, or trade secrets. If you encounter a security guard at such a place who says you cannot photograph, gauge the specific circumstances, and in some cases it might be best to conform to his/her wishes. But in most cases you are free to photograph, even though a security guard at a mall says you cannot. If a security guard attempts to prevent you from taking a picture, consider the reason why. It may be that you would be intruding on something the company he/she represents would rather not be photographed.

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THIS WEEK'S WEB FEATURE

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Watch for developments in the field of stock photography in PhotoAIM's

PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE NEWS

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You'll be the first to know…

Note: If the URL is long, it may extend to two lines. In that case - clicking on it won't work. Instead, "copy and paste" the URL.

Carole Kismaric, a book editor who helped start the Time-Life Photography Series, died Tuesday. She infused books with a magazine-influenced design approach, reproducing pictures across two pages and adding text.

Marion Carpenter, 82; She died alone and destitute. Photographed Truman - In the 1940s, Ms. Carpenter was one of the first women in the White House News Photographers' Association. She was the only woman among a handful of photographers who traveled with Truman.

A new kind of aerial photography. Paulson takes all of the photos with a 35 mm camera(s) attached to homemade remote-controlled model airplanes. Recent BYU grad Kevin Paulson is trying an unorthodox method of earning his living. Paulson has officially been working in the aerial photography field 3 months.

Through Workers' Eyes, a Different City - Unseen America Project Lets Immigrants Tell Their Own Stories. One photographed chairs because she rarely sat down. Another took pictures of a steaming cup of coffee because he usually worked out in the cold. And one woman clicked as her 25-year-old son got his hair trimmed because her work had kept her from seeing him get his first haircut when he was a child.

Holiday price drop seen for digicams - Prices for midrange digital cameras could drop below $100 next month. Prices for digital cameras have been steadily declining as the market grows, but with camera makers competing to pump up holiday sales, more drastic cuts could be in store, IDC analyst Chris Chute said.

From Trash To Treasure: Steve Simon's 9-11 Photo Odyssey - In the weeks after 9-11, Simon had amassed a great collection of pictures that nobody wanted to publish. Rather than show the rubble itself, Simon's photographs focused on the people who were drawn to the site to witness with their own eyes.

Planned Imagesetter Investments Continue to Drop - Just over 400 U.S. establishments are likely to buy an imagesetter in the next 12 months, down from the 1,700 that had planned to buy one in Fall 2001.

Aneki.com Chronicles 190 Countries Get Facts and Figures From Around the Globe
Five years ago, the Web was still largely an American, English-speaking medium. Among the newest of these is Aneki.com, a site that provides a quick look at facts and figures for more than 190 countries around the globe. It provides material useful to students, researchers, photographers and journalists.

Nimoy draws 600 to Shir Shalom to hear about his controversial new book.

Your local electronics store ends asking for customer info.
Customers called it time-consuming and intrusive, so RadioShack is ending the practice of asking for personal information at checkout.

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