Thank you for enquiring about using the photographs and/or content I captured at a wedding or event we may have worked together at or in which your product or services were used. I'm pleased that you loved my work so much that you'd like to use it promote your business however I too have a business which I'm sure you'll understand I need to protect too so there are a few things I'd like to clarify first. Please do make sure to read these terms and conditions fully and to take them into account / respect them whenever using my copyrighted images or content for your personal or marketing use and to promote your business. 

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Client Permission & Privacy

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Before seeking permission from me, please do make sure that you have permission from the client(s) to use their image. I will double check this. The below terms and conditions are subject to the client(s) having agreed to their photographs and/or content being used by myself and other suppliers as their privacy is my utmost priority. This may include conditions such as no pictures of children (which I don't share as standard) or of certain photographs or parts of the day. 

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Copyright

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As per UK law, I own and retain the copyright of my photographs and/or the content I produce. My clients have a non-transferable license for personal use and printing only in most cases (for weddings especially). This does not cover the commercial use of say photographs and/or content by themselves or anyone else. This means if you'd like to use the photographs and/or content I captured for them for your marketing then you need to have my permission directly. Any contract or agreement with the clients about the use of my copyrighted work is not valid as I own that work. 

 

I can offer a selection of say photographs and/or content for a nominal fee or, if you agree to the terms and conditions set out here, I will happily share a selection for you to use for free. Whichever option suits you best. 

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Purchasing Photographs and/or Content

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If you'd like to use the photographs and/or content in print or advertising or if you want to use these online without having to credit me as the photographer the cost is £50 per photograph or piece of content (image or unedited video) and £250 per edited highlight video. For 5 or more photographs or pieces of content, I offer discounts: the bigger the batch of photographs and/or content you'd like to purchase, the lower the cost.

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If purchasing photographs, you will receive both a high resolution (great for printing) and low resolution (perfect for online) of the photographs purchased. If purchasing content, you will receive the full resolution content. You'll have access to the gallery and can choose which images you would like (subject to client's conditions about what they are comfortable is shared). 

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Please note, due to copyright laws, even when purchasing photographs and/or content, you will not be able to edit the images in any way. This includes things such as converting to black and white, applying filters, sharpening and cropping (although cropping to a different format for social media is fine). 

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Complimentary Photographs and/or Content / Usage Guidelines

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I understand the need for good quality content for your social media/blogs/website where you would be more than happy to credit me, we've both worked hard for the client(s) after all and I too have a small business to grow. I am a firm believer in small businesses supporting each other. However, as I'm sure you'll understand, this has to be mutually beneficial... and when it is, I am all for sharing! 

 

So, I have an easy free option for using the photographs and/or content I captured which cover these common uses.

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Provided

- this is not passed on to another business (or to a publication - do contact me for this if not purchasing as I want to ensure I am credited)

- AND you do place a clear, linked credit on the page or in the caption of the social media page on which the photographs and/or content is used when posting it (not later on). 

- AND as long as you do not edit the photograph(s) and/or content in any way

 

You can use them for free, in web-size resolution (which is also optimised for social media). I will provide you with a selection of photographs to se for free in accordance to my terms and conditions above AND the conditions set by the client. 

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Mandatory Credit

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• Websites/blogs: add a clearly visible, clickable link to my website next to or just under the photograph and/or content  https://photobya4.com

• Social Media (including but not limited to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or Threads): @photobya4 for photographs and @momentsbya4 for content (please add this credit both clearly IN CAPTION & do TAG the relevant account in the photographs or content) . In doubt or if unable to find the account to credit, please ask me beforehand. 

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Obtaining & Diffusing the Photographs and/or Content

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• Clients must have agreed to you using their photographs and/or content, so please make sure you’ve got permission from them prior to you seeking permission from me (I will double check this with them as their privacy is my priority). 

• Any other supplier/business/person wishing to use these photographs and/or content will need to seek permission from the clients and then myself directly, the ones I provide to an individual or business are not transferrable to anyone else. 

• Photographs and/or content cannot be released to suppliers before the full gallery is delivered to the client(s). Client(s) receive a preview of their gallery within 72hrs and the full gallery usually between 6-12 weeks after their day, depending on peak/off-peak season.

• The preview ("sneak peek") which I deliver to some clients are for them to enjoy although I do always tag suppliers when posting them on my own social media - providing the client has supplied me with the list of those suppliers. Feel free to share / reshare these on your social media (ie Instagram Stories etc) but please do not request a copy of them within 72 hours of the wedding day or event. 

• During "peak season" (May to October included) it may take longer to deal with your request. This is because I'm busier during those months and my priority is always my clients getting their photographs and/or content. 

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A polite reminder that screenshotting photographs and/or content and/or using them without permission from the copyright owner (the photographer or content creator in most cases so myself in this case), even if credited, is not only not ok (what if your work was used for free by others to promote their business?), it is actually illegal as per UK and international law). Legal action as well as reporting copyright infringement to the social media platforms in question (which may result in the reported social media accounts being limited or banned) may be pursued if this happens.