The internet has grown into a place for sharing content and collaboration. It is always wonderful to see the different mediums an artist's work gets publishing in from traditional print media to online social media. However, the internet makes it easy to "borrow" content, especially images. Giving a photo credit is unquestionably imperative when using photos for personal use. This article shares Grand Lens Photography's 3 alternatives on how to properly credit a photographer.
1) Giving credit in print media
It is important for photographers to get their names out there, but we have yet to develop the technology to click hyperlinks within a piece of paper. In traditional print media, it is a high demand for a client to include the name and the URL of the photographer who took the image(s) that is in use. The client gives proper credit to the specific photographer or photography company by doing so. The following photo is an example of how to …show more content…
For many non-profit organizations, social media can mean the difference between accomplishment and obscurity. Photography companies attempt to make every effort to promote the company's art by posting on their social media pages. Although it is normally not a requirement, photographers hope that a client will promote the photographer's work by crediting them on the post, as well as give a shout out. When a client creates an album of a photographer's photos, it is essential to provide credit to the photographer and include their website link under each photograph. Facebook grants the option to provide a description for each of the photos that are included in the photo album. The following photograph is an example of how it should look on Facebook. An easy process is to copy and paste the description from photo to the next photo. This entire process takes under a minute and it is extremely beneficial to the
1) Giving credit in print media
It is important for photographers to get their names out there, but we have yet to develop the technology to click hyperlinks within a piece of paper. In traditional print media, it is a high demand for a client to include the name and the URL of the photographer who took the image(s) that is in use. The client gives proper credit to the specific photographer or photography company by doing so. The following photo is an example of how to …show more content…
For many non-profit organizations, social media can mean the difference between accomplishment and obscurity. Photography companies attempt to make every effort to promote the company's art by posting on their social media pages. Although it is normally not a requirement, photographers hope that a client will promote the photographer's work by crediting them on the post, as well as give a shout out. When a client creates an album of a photographer's photos, it is essential to provide credit to the photographer and include their website link under each photograph. Facebook grants the option to provide a description for each of the photos that are included in the photo album. The following photograph is an example of how it should look on Facebook. An easy process is to copy and paste the description from photo to the next photo. This entire process takes under a minute and it is extremely beneficial to the