Question about photo use

[Hedgie]

If i wanted a photo of an apple. Nothing fancy just a plain apple on a white background, would I have to buy the photo?

I know its probably a daft question but I need a lot of fruit and veg pictures and am reluctant to go and buy them and photograph them myself!

 

[TotallySport]

if you didn't take the image, then yes you would have to pay the copyright owner, unless you found royalty free images, with the correct permissions for what you want them for.

However if you have the kit the fruit might be cheaper, but you still have to get them right for quality photographs which is harder than it sounds.

 

[Hedgie]

if you didn't take the image, then yes you would have to pay the copyright owner, unless you found royalty free images, with the correct permissions for what you want them for.

However if you have the kit the fruit might be cheaper, but you still have to get them right for quality photographs which is harder than it sounds.

Thanks for that. i have tried looking for free ones but they are not good enough for commercial use
Looks like the only option is to buy fruit and take the pics myself.

 

[TotallySport]

I don't tend to look for images online, so sorry I can't help with where to look

 

[10032012]

I always found the law funny... if someone took a picture of your house, you couldn't use the photo without infringing on their copyright... might be understandable... but them selling the photo isn't infringing on those who own copyright in the building design.

 

[vvaannmmaann]

Quote "if someone took a picture of your house, you couldn't use the photo without infringing on their copyright"

Is that correct?

 

[Vectis]

Quote "if someone took a picture of your house, you couldn't use the photo without infringing on their copyright"

Is that correct?

No, of course not, otherwise Google would be paying billions of pounds in royalty payments!!

 

[ThePublisher]

Thanks for that. i have tried looking for free ones but they are not good enough for commercial use
Looks like the only option is to buy fruit and take the pics myself.

Have you got any software to edit your fruit pictures with once you've taken them. Even if you think what you're putting them against is white, once you take a picture of it, you'll find it's all sorts of grey which you may want to edit out.

You might find what you want on Istockphotos. You can sometimes find a cheap deal on 'credit' purchases if you g oogle something like Istock photo discount codes. I've also found it can be cheaper to purchase credits in dollars rather than sterling.

HTH

 

[Hedgie]

If you see a photo on a website how do you know the original source of the image?

 

[mobyme]

Look for images in the public domain. You might find something useful here as some of them are high res. http://www.public-domain-image.com/...ictures/fruits-public-domain-images-pictures/

"Fruit public domain images not copyrighted, no rights reserved. All pictures in this gallery (Fruit) are explicitly placed in the public domain free for any personal or commercial use."

Hope that helps.

 

[PrestonLad]

If i wanted a photo of an apple. Nothing fancy just a plain apple on a white background, would I have to buy the photo?

I know its probably a daft question but I need a lot of fruit and veg pictures and am reluctant to go and buy them and photograph them myself!

The answer is 'almost certainly yes' But it can be very cheap - a lot depends what you want to do with the image. Unless you're a very good photographer, with time on your hands, then I'd look to buy from a 'royalty-free' company... for example www.bigstockphoto.com (or istockphoto.com.. but that tends to be slightly more expensive).

You'll find lots of photos there cheap - from a pound each... or even less (more for high resolution ones)

You should read the full terms and conditions... but you can do quite a lot of commercial stuff with them for this price. As an example, this is taken from bigstockphoto's FAQs... you can 'generally' use the photos for these purposes...

Generally ok to use for...

• products or uses where the photo or image is not a main part of your project
• personal use
• advertisement
• presentation
• book cover
• set designs
• trade show signage
• film or video
• scholastic material
• newsletter, brochure
• software
• webpage design

But they say that, generally, you cannot use them (without an extended licence) for...

• products where the photo or image really IS your product
• products where the image is a main definitive part of your distributed product
• posters
• art prints
• paintings
• postcards
• e-cards
• greeting cards
• image libraries
• calendars
• t-shirts
• mugs, hats
• mouse pads
• online galleries
• web templates
• PowerPoint templates
• screensavers

No idea what an extended licence costs, if you do want to do something in the 'prohibited' category.

I imagine there are other 'royalty-free' companies around, but bigstockphoto and istockphoto are the ones I've used.

Also useful to have paintshoppro, photoshop or some other such software to make handling the pictures easier... so you get just what you want. Good luck. I hope you have lots of fruit&veg based fun.

 

[Ameripac]

If you want to use these photos as a professionally then you should purchase these photos or should hire a professional who can do this for you.

 

[JElder]

Have a search for wikicommons as well. There is a lot of variability in quality, but you may find something. You just have to ensure you give credit - often in the Alt tag or title tag.