Do you put your name/studio name in the pictures that you give to your clients, either printed or soft copy? I wanted to put our studio name on our photos (soft copy), just using a small font and placed in the bottom right or left corner, that I give to my clients but my wife told me that "I might offend them," that "maybe they might want to print the photos and that they don't want to see a name at the bottom of their prints."

I think we have the right to do so, right? The thing is, I am just a start-up studio, more of a freelancer really. So I don't know if my wife is right.

Well that depends. Are you talking about giving your clients the hi-resolution files of their wedding? If you are then I think they would get offended. If they are just proof files, then I think it is fine.

With our studio, the studio name gets printed on the back of the signature albums.

The studio name also gets shown at the end of any slide show at a wedding.

CD/DVD are also branded with the Studio name and logo.

But there is no mention of the studio name in the final album.

Well that depends. Are you talking about giving your clients the hi-resolution files of their wedding? If you are then I think they would get offended. If they are just proof files, then I think it is fine.

With our studio, the studio name gets printed on the back of the signature albums.

The studio name also gets shown at the end of any slide show at a wedding.

CD/DVD are also branded with the Studio name and logo.

But there is no mention of the studio name in the final album.

I was thinking of the high-res files. But if you said they might get offended with that, then I think my wife's gut feeling is right on the target. Thanks.

Maybe I can just put the studio name and copyright info in the EXIF data of the file.

Yes, you have the right to do whatever to the images as they are copyrighted by you. The question is, is it proper?

For proofs, you can place a small signage at the bottom. For final images, it's pretty tacky and unprofessional to have any visible markings on them.

IMO, it would really depend on how your works are presented. I put my signature and date on any commissioned large framed protraits and I try not to make my signature stand out, though I don't put them on regular pictures.

In an album, I would place a small runner "Photography by...." at the bottom part of the inside back cover or at the very last page, again nothing to make it stand out.

Normally, I ask the client's permission... :) Luckily, I didn't experience any objections with this... Actually they thought my Signature was cool... :D

If photos are simply meant to introduce yourself and your services, yes it's proper to put your name/studio name (signature)... that's part of advertising and product branding.

But if you are delivering a finished product to a client, particularly a fully-paid product, then it's no longer proper to put your signature on the photo itself (proper places would be backside of photo, inside backcover of albums, back labels on CD/DVD cases, credits on ending of CD/DVD presentations).

I wish to clarify on COPYRIGHT... it doesn't belong to you anymore if the client paid for the product and your services. Copyright belongs to the client already (e.g. if I take photos for a San Miguel Ads, the copyright statement will say... "COPYRIGHT San Miguel Corp. 2006"... not "COPYRIGHT Boyoyong Photography 2006."

None of the files that I submit to my clients have my name on the images. But I have begun to incorporate my name and other copyright info in the metadata of the digital files I turn over to clients.

I also sign prints that I sell or give out as gifts.

Yes, you have the right to do whatever to the images as they are copyrighted by you. The question is, is it proper?


Not just is it proper, will they still buy it if your name is on the photo. Lets presume your client hired you for a billboard, then your name will appear at the bottom of the billboard, do you think they will like that?

For presentation, web and etc. its alright to make sure people know who those photos belong to.

Ken

Im just new and i would like to know HOW do you put your name or signature onto your pictures? TIA :)

Im just new and i would like to know HOW do you put your name or signature onto your pictures? TIA :)

You can do this using editing programs like photoshop as a text layer or something embedded in the metadata of your image's exif... Hope this helps. :)

i ask their permission first...

sirs... how do you put your name in the metadata? thank you!

I used the software that comes bundled with my Canon DSLRs to automatically embed my name in all shots that I capture with my cameras.

Or, you can type it in manually in Adobe Bridge. Select an image in Bridge, go to the Metadata pane at the lower left hard corner of your workspace and type in your name in the appropriate field.

I used the software that comes bundled with my Canon DSLRs to automatically embed my name in all shots that I capture with my cameras.

Or, you can type it in manually in Adobe Bridge. Select an image in Bridge, go to the Metadata pane at the lower left hard corner of your workspace and type in your name in the appropriate field.

thank you sir jo!

for nikon users: do we also have this software? :D

@ria, You don't even need a software to do that. Just use the image comment function of your Nikon DSLR to attach your name as metadata to all photos taken with your camera.

@ria, You don't even need a software to do that. Just use the image comment function of your Nikon DSLR to attach your name as metadata to all photos taken with your camera.

woooow! thank you sir!! i heart nikon :Angry: