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Commissioning Ben Jackson to photograph your interiors or architecture project
Information and licensing terms and conditions
I have been photographing on commission for many different clients for over 15 years. I am regularly asked questions regarding using the images I supply.
Commissioning me – what to expect
If you commission me to photograph your project, this will be upon agreement of my fees: based on an estimate of the time needed to photograph the project, and a licence fee for the intended use of the images.
Processing, adjusting the light and tonal corrections, and editing of every image is included, this includes removing all small blemishes, marks, scratches, unsightly grills, switches, plugs, electrical sockets, etc. This is always very time-consuming as I take pride in my work and the resulting images will significantly differ from what you might initially see straight out of the camera.
Licensing and usage terms
All images I give you will always remain my “intellectual property”. This means I will retain ownership and copyright to them, in perpetuity. You will not therefore “buy” or “own” the images, you license their use. Depending on your requirements, the licensing terms will cover any usage relating to the advertising, marketing, or promotion of your work in any form, format, or media from printed brochures to online social media.
What you cannot do is to either sell the images or even give them to any third party to use. This includes anyone else involved in the project such as any professional collaborators, specialised craftsmen or other contractors, any magazines, books, newspapers, etc. Any third party who would want to use the images has to do so only with my written consent via a licence agreement. Not doing so will be a breach of copyright laws. This includes any commercial third party’s use on any Facebook, Instagram or other social media pages, or their website, whether or not they include my name or tag. They must obtain a licence from me for their use before doing so. There will be a charge, but I am very reasonable, under no circumstances can my images be published without contacting me for a licence. This would be a breach of copyright law.
Privacy
On the rare occasions where a residential property has requested total privacy, and for the images not to be published anywhere. This should be made clear to me before I accept the commission.
Any personal or family photographs which might be in a residential interior, especially if they include children, will be removed and not photographed. In the event that I haven't noticed or have forgotten to remove them, I will blur out the faces of people in the photographs before delivering my images.
Location and names
I will never disclose the location of any private or residential interior I photograph, nor will I ever disclose the name of the owner(s) of the house, unless as part of a feature based on them.
My use
I retain the right to use any image of your project photographed by me for my own use on my website, or to sell via image libraries, or to any third party, or for any request to be published in books, magazines, brochures, etc. Commissioning me to photograph your project confirms you agree to all of the above.
Please get in touch to discuss your project, rates and availability