Agreements with your 'second shooter'
Saturday 11 August 2018, 13:31 by Michelle Peeters | 6,004 views | 2 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
Do you ever work with a so-called 'second shooter'? Having a 'second pair of eyes' works particularly well when photographing weddings.
When the bride and groom are getting ready at different locations, not far from each other, both can be covered.
As well as needing to work very well together photographically and knowing what you want from each other, you will also need to make good agreements with this person to avoid disagreements.
Charlotte's Law & Fine Prints wrote a blog about this that is certainly worth reading if you ever work with a second shooter.
Own copyright?
Who actually owns the copyright to the second shooter's photos? After all, you deliver the photos to your client as if they were all taken by you, but that is of course not the case.
You therefore need to make good agreements about this. It depends on whether or not the second shooter has had their own creative input on the specific shoot to determine whether the photos need to be covered by their own copyright.
Post-processing
The post-processing is often done by the photographer, not the second shooter, to achieve greater unity and a consistent, recognisable style. The creator's stamp, so to speak. Post-processing, or the rights to it, is often also not protected by copyright.
Transfer of copyright or licence?
The second shooter will therefore usually have their own copyright. The agreements you have made with your own client must correspond with the agreements you have made with your second shooter.
If you normally transfer the copyright of your own photos to your client, you will also need to have the copyright to your second shooter's photos. You cannot transfer something you do not have.
And if you only give your client a licence, you must also receive a licence from the second shooter. You can then grant a sublicence to your client.
Same agreements with client and second shooter
Agree the same things with your second shooter as you have agreed with your client. These must match properly. If you have agreed not to publish the photos, your second shooter must not do so either. Make sure all the agreements are in line with each other.
Standard work agreements
Naturally, the standard agreements must also be made. For example:
* Attendance,
* Number of photos to be delivered
* Will the photos be delivered already edited or not?
* What price will be agreed?
* Payment terms
* Liability
* Copyright and attribution
* Portrait rights
Source: This article can be read in full on the website of Charlotte's Law & Fine Prints. You can also request help here with drawing up a contract with your second shooter.
About the author
Michelle Peeters is fotografe en oprichter van DeuxBleus Fotografie. Michelle herkent het bijzondere in het gewone en het gewone in het bijzondere. Ze heeft zich nooit willen specialiseren en is daardoor van alle markten thuis.
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2 comments
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Lightroomstatistics
wrote on Tuesday 14 August 2018 at 15:40
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When you import the photos from multiple cameras afterwards, it is desirable for them to be in the correct order.
Translated from Dutch.
Rarely, however, will the clocks of both cameras be set exactly the same. And if the clocks are minutes or more apart, the photos will be mixed up.
Tip 1: The simplest way to still get the photos in the correct order is to take a photo of the same time source with both cameras. This can be done before, during or after the shoot. I use the SyncTime app on my smartphone for this.
Then synchronize in Lightroom via Metadata -> Edit Capture Time ... See link at the bottom.
Tip 2: during the aforementioned synchronization action, set the time of the second camera 1 second later, so that the images from the first shooter are always shown first and then those from the second shooter.
For more information, also see this article about synchronizing multiple cameras. -
Michelle Peeters wrote on Tuesday 14 August 2018 at 16:10
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@Lightroomstatistics: good tips, thanks!
Translated from Dutch.
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