Photographers cannot enforce payment when businesses reuse their images
17 posts across 4 communities since Jun 2026; 82% from r/photography.
“Hey guys, what resolution are you sending to clients? When I sendin full-size JPG, they often reply that it cannot be uploaded to websites. I shoot on Sony RIII”
“Hi everyone, I could do with a bit of advice. I was asked to photograph a graduation for a friend of someone I went to school with. They’re very well-off, but that’s not really the issue. I’ve worked with them three times before and have always charged around £30 per hour, which…”
“Hi, I have an issue at the moment where several images have been taken from my public Flickr page and are being used by a business as part of their advertising. Without going heavy-handed with the likes of Pixsy or CopyTrack (the 2 copyright/recovery tools I’m aware of) has…”
Photographers are grappling with issues like copyright infringement, pricing disputes, and finding inspiration beyond portraiture. There's also discussion around the impact of AI and follower acquisition strategies.
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“Greetings everyone! I just wanted to write here to get some insight about copyright. Im not sure if its the right place to ask, however i am sure that this sub has some great photographers so here I am asking your opinions. What if, a…”
I had a woman DM me on Tumblr offering to buy ownership of my photos for $6500 for one photo, has anyone else had experience with this? submitted by /u/Separate-Product-918 [link] [comments]
“One of my wildlife photos was used on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon 5 weeks ago, I just saw it couple days ago since the clip is viral and it's on Tiktok, Instagram and Youtube. It's a photo of a squirrel in a super hero landing pose. And they used it to promote Supergirl, the movie. It's the episode with Milly Alcock. So I sent them an email saying that I own this photo and you have used it without permission and asked for 3500$. They came back with a lowball 250$ offer and of”
“Hello all. Just wanted to know some thoughts on this. Recently I won an international photography competition with one of my photos. Off the back of this i had an email from inviting me to enter a regional photography competition. Something I have considered doing. Like with many photography competitions, there is a small entry fee which covers costs, prizes etc. But reading further into it, if you are shortlisted with one of your images, you then have to submit a physical, 500mmx400mm mounted p”
“I have a few photos for sale through online licensing services, and I got curious as to where my sold photos are being used. I did an image search and found one particular photo being used in many websites and videos, few of which give me credit, but that's okay. The most surprising, though, was a photo workshop site! Now, I have no desire to make a living from selling photos, and I'm not even sure that the buyers are obligated to give me credit if they use my photo. It just struck me as”
“best strategy is watermark and send an invoice when you find out... then have a budget in your biz model for a lawyer. The other defense system is to publish your pics to renown sites/journals, first to establish ownership Low res pics won't do jack as AI models can scale up with good results.”
“Yesterday i was drawing in a busy shopping centre, and a streetphotographer came up to me and showed me some photos he took of me. We exchanged emails and he send them to me, and I send him my drawing from that moment. Now he asks if he can put both on his social media, im fine with that. But i do not want my art to be stolen, do i send another photo of my art with my name on it? For credit? Orrrr idk?? Just let it go? submitted by /u/whatdoesthisbuttundo [link] [comments]”
“If I take a photo of an item, such as an envelope I purchase or a vintage brooch, and then use it in a digital wedding website template that I sell, is that copyright infringement? Because I assume I can take a photo of flowers I buy and use them. Is there a difference when there is a recognisable design? Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/_moon_fox [link] [comments]”
“Photos can also be easily manipulated nowadays, so they are rather weak as evidence. Tell me, is something like that allowed in the US? I mean, wouldn’t that have legal consequences where you are as well?”
“Hi, photographers of Reddit. I'm trying to transition away from exclusively working as a photographer for a specific company and do freelance work, as well as potentially work for other companies. My current company claims they own all content captured at their events, and they have a social media policy where I'm not to use any of their content for any personal reason or post anything online. However, I don't feel like legally they can prevent me from using my work in a portfolio? E”
“Hi, I have recently filmed an athlete for a short doc about his recent accomplishment and the things near the future since I’m still following him for a while. I had in mind to take picture as well but the reality is I’m mostly working on video and prioritizing that with the idea to try to sell it to his sponsors or use it has a personal promotion. Anyway on his recent accomplishment he needed some pics and I filmed the all thing (couldn’t do both unfortunately) so I extracted some stills from t”
“Hey guys, what resolution are you sending to clients? When I sendin full-size JPG, they often reply that it cannot be uploaded to websites. I shoot on Sony RIII submitted by /u/giopipia [link] [comments]”
“Hi everyone, I could do with a bit of advice. I was asked to photograph a graduation for a friend of someone I went to school with. They’re very well-off, but that’s not really the issue. I’ve worked with them three times before and have always charged around £30 per hour, which includes both the shoot and all the editing. They’ve always been happy with my pricing, especially as I know them personally. For this graduation, the actual shoot was only about 1.5 hours, but the editing ended up takin”
“Hi everyone! I’m very new to photography, and wanted to take the opportunity to practice at some concerts since I’ll be going to quite a few throughout the rest of the year. However these are not paid/hired gigs, which means I will be in the crowd with the other attendees. The shows will be typically pop punk/midwest emo adjacent, so not at any large venues, but not small crowds of 30 people either. Is this feasible? If so, what are some tips and some etiquette that would be good to know so I ca”
“this august I will be going to Spain to stand in the path of totality for the solar eclipse and i would like to take some photos/video footage of the event. i know that pointing a camera directly at the sun is a bad idea without some proper equipment and that i need something called a neutral density filter or a solar filter (possibly both?) but i dont know exactly what i should be looking for in that regards so i would like a bit more advice on what exactly i need to buy. additionally i am a co”
“Hi, I have an issue at the moment where several images have been taken from my public Flickr page and are being used by a business as part of their advertising. Without going heavy-handed with the likes of Pixsy or CopyTrack (the 2 copyright/recovery tools I’m aware of) has anyone had any success simply reaching out to the company? Also, any advice on wording my email? I’d rather give them a chance to rectify the issue before going in heavy-handed etc. submitted by /u/OfaFuchsAykk [l”