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Photographers Rights

One of the things heard being discussed around the fine art and photography gallery I work with, is what photographers can and cannot photograph.

Here's a scenario: You are out strolling around, photographing interesting stuff. You come across a terrific landscape that has a complete stranger in it. Without that person's silhouette in the composition, you have no terrific photo. What do you do? Go ahead and take the picture?  And if you do,  do you need the person's permission order to print or sell the photograph?

I've always thought not and in asking around, I've found that ideas and opinions about this vary greatly. So off I went in search of some conclusive answers for myself. In fact, there are, surprisingly, very few restrictions on what and who can be photographed in the public view.

At this point though, I need to make you perfectly aware that although I'm devastatingly savvy, awesomely bright, and a talented writer, I'm not not a lawyer and none of this is legal advice.

A lot of this information was gleaned from attorney Bert P. Krages‘ website, which was chockfull of terrific and useful information about copyright, photography and art law and bunches of other useful stuff. There's even a downloadable PDF called the Photographers Right that covers quick access to your rights and obligations concerning confrontations over photography all in a handy-dandy flyer. So remember! If you have a legal issue, get in touch with a lawyer, not me or 12 12 Gallery! 

Calling All Artists & Photographers!!!!!

Manchester National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition

Deadline (Postmark): Friday, February 8, 2008

12 12 Gallery is pleased to announce an open call to artists and photographers for its second annual Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition.      

Artists age 18+, working in 2D and 3D any medium, in the United States and Canada may submit up to 10 slides or digital files of work to be considered for the exhibition. The exhibition will be curated by N. Elizabeth Schlatter, Deputy Director and Curator of Exhibitions, University of Richmond Museums, and will award over $1000 in cash prizes. 

N. Elizabeth Schlatter,  has curated more than 20 exhibitions, including the recent exhibition “Leaded”, and of work by Andreas Feininger, Hans Friedrich Grohs, and Fiona Ross. As an independent curator and writer, Ms. Schlatter has organized exhibitions for contemporary art spaces in the mid-Atlantic region, and has authored several articles and essays for Focus and Photovision magazines, the National Women in the Arts Bulletin, and the American National Biography (Oxford University Press), among others. She is also author of the on-line publication “Become An Art Curator.” Prior to working at the University of Richmond she was an exhibitions project director for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in Washington, D.C.  You can submit your work online, download the Prospectus and a printable entry form or get  more information about submitting work for this exhibition by visiting the Call for Entries page on the 12 12 Gallery website.

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