Re: Publishing Garden Photos
- Subject: Re: Publishing Garden Photos
- From: G* B*
- Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 07:26:22 -0500
Hello Cheryl, Bill and Claire,
The photographer from the newspaper and I knew each other from other
hort activities in the area. It was known that I had a nursery, display
garden and also gave slide presentations in the area. That is what the
article was all about... my garden and nursery and how I had plants no one
else in the area was growing... along those lines. Anyway, the individual
came out representing the paper... at no point was it mentioned stock was
being built photoing my garden.
I am a photographer as well as gardener so I understand what you are
saying about the creative aspect of taking a photo... there is also the
aspect that I created the garden being photographed. I still go back to
ethics.... I think I was had by someone who knew better.. .knew that what
they were doing was not right.
Thus, the only professional photographer allowed in the garden with a
camera is now myself. If you need a photo of a Arisaema that took 7 years to
grow on to a good photo opportunity ... better start now.....
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens,LLC
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
www.munchkinnursery.com
Southern Indiana Zone 6
----- Original Message ----- > > I would be furious. Did you sign anything
for the paper to use the pictures?
> > I've heard strange stories about the use of photographs, their sale,
> > and publication....
>
> I think the reality of the situation is that once you've given verbal
> permission for someone to take photos in your garden, they can do whatever
> they want with them. The photographs belong to the photographer. I think
it
> is unusual to credit a garden except when the photos accompany a story
about
> THAT garden.
>
> We all benefit from published photographs of gardens and plants. I'd hate
to
> see anything upset the applecart so that these kinds of photos begin to
> become scarce.
>
> On the other hand, I would question the ethics of a professional
photographer
> who asked for permission to shoot in a garden without saying that the
photos
> might end up as stock photos.
>
> Unless there is a person in a photograph, I don't think the photographer
> legally needs permission to sell or publish the photograph. Photos of
people
> should be backed up by a written release by the person. Unless the person
is
> a professional model who charges to have his or her photograph taken, such
> written permission would not normally pay a fee or percentage to the
subject.
>
>
> Photos of gardens are the creations of the photographer, not the gardener.
It
> is the photographer who seeks out the site, composes the photograph, uses
> technical know-how to create a good photograph, pays for its processing,
and
> finds a market.
>
> All this being said, I think photos taken in a for-profit nursery are a
> different matter altogether, because those gardens ARE for-profit gardens.
> The nursery should be cited if the nursery owner so wishes.
> Bill Lee
>
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