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Is it bad form to take an assignment to develop someone else's photos?

  • 26-10-2018 4:57am
    #1
    iamstop
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,792 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I have a client who I did a shoot with before. She got some photos done with another photographer (at a hefty price, I'm led to believe) but wasn't happy with the developing. Now she's sending me the RAW files and wants me to develop them a different way for her, for cash.
    Is this frowned upon in the photography world?

    https://open.spotify.com/album/69JKwCcZGdLqX4Upj3DwP7



Comments

  • #2
    pete4130
    Registered Users Posts: 3,944 ✭✭✭pete4130


    Your doing her a service. She's got the RAW files, she's paid for them, the photographer that took them was willing to give her the RAW files so I'd see nothing wrong with it.

    See what she's asking for, see if you can give her what she wants. The RAW files may be terrible or she is asking for something unrealistic from them.


  • #3
    Heebie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Heebie


    I would be sure that she has a copyright release from the original photographer.
    Having a copy of the raw files doesn't make it legal to modify them or use them in other ways.


  • #4
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Heebie wrote: »
    I would be sure that she has a copyright release from the original photographer.
    Having a copy of the raw files doesn't make it legal to modify them or use them in other ways.

    I don't know why the photographer would hand them over if not for processing/developing.


  • #5
    Heebie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Heebie


    Kenny Logins wrote:
    I don't know why the photographer would hand them over if not for processing/developing.


    That's not relevant if the photographer decides to sue. The photographer has the only rights to using the images, unless they give it away in writing.
    No copyright release means no copies allowed.
    Even if the photographer doesn't sue, the photographer's family can if he/she dies.
    It's always best to have the paperwork.


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