christakis Posted February 23, 2011 Share #1 Posted February 23, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi All, Is there anywhere I can find pictures of Leica cameras and lenses to use on my blog? I'm looking for simple product pictures (on white background) like the ones you can find on the Leica website or Ken Rockwell's site. The internet is full of pictures I like but copyrights are not clear. Regards, Christakis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Hi christakis, Take a look here Official Pictures of Leica gear?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andybarton Posted February 23, 2011 Share #2 Posted February 23, 2011 You want Copyright-free photographs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christakis Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted February 23, 2011 You want Copyright-free photographs? No, just some that I can post on my blog. Don't mind giving credit to the source. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christakis Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted February 23, 2011 Where do retailers get their stock photos from for example? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted February 23, 2011 Share #5 Posted February 23, 2011 Retailers honour copyright. They will have a marketing agreement with the equipment supplier and will be provided with, or licenced to use, images of the equipment in question. If they steal images - display them without consent - they are breaking the law. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 23, 2011 Share #6 Posted February 23, 2011 From Leica? That's a legit use for sales and marketing. Blogging is different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted February 23, 2011 Share #7 Posted February 23, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Have you considered writing to Leica and asking nicely if you can use their pictures? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christakis Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted February 23, 2011 Yeah, agree. I was hoping Leica had a source you could download pictures of their gear. I don't want it for blogging as such, I'm just creating a page with my equipment and thought it would be nice to put a couple of pictures too. To be honest, was looking to save myself the trouble of taking them myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christakis Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted February 23, 2011 Have you considered writing to Leica and asking nicely if you can use their pictures? Hi Nicole, yes I did. That's plan B. Plan A was ask here as there's many people who work closely with Leica and might have known the answer. Worst case scenario (Plan E) is take them myself. :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted February 24, 2011 Share #10 Posted February 24, 2011 Just find a nice picture, you want to use on the web, contact it's owner of copyright, ask nicely for permission to use on your blog, wait for permission, use picture on your blog within the limits of use, outlined by the owner of the copyrights of the image. Sounds easy ;-) Or … find someone with the gear, you want to show on your blog, ask, to come together and make your own product shots, the way, you want to present it - a great way, to spice up your product shot skills as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted February 24, 2011 Share #11 Posted February 24, 2011 If you own the gear and you are a photographer with more than one camera, best to shoot your own stuff, it's what we do. And hopefully enjoyable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Åmund Posted February 24, 2011 Share #12 Posted February 24, 2011 Have you considered writing to Leica and asking nicely if you can use their pictures? Nicole! I really like your words of wisdom that you put under your signature! What happened to poor Grumpy? Regards Åmund Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted February 24, 2011 Share #13 Posted February 24, 2011 Hi Åmund. Thanks for the compliment. Grumpy is fine, just sleeping. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted February 24, 2011 Share #14 Posted February 24, 2011 IMHO just use any suitable pictures (e.g. from Leica) and make sure to add a link to the original site (pictures taken from leica.com or whatever). I would be most surprised if that would not be deemed sufficient recognition of providence. The legal aspects of internet are pretty much uncharted territory (as is being read by my wife at Leiden University, studying law & ICT). The main concern at present would be to act honorably. Using images with a linkback is fine IMHO, stealing & misinterpretation is not OK. Also the "economic impact" of use is relevant. Is a picture being used for a worldwide advertising campaign or by "joe the blogger"? Also artistic content would be a factor to take into consideration, is it a just a picture or a work of art? I can name examples of stealing here but will refrain from doing so as I am not the police. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christakis Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share #15 Posted February 24, 2011 Thank you all for your replies. I went for the easy option for now and skipped the pictures all together :-) I also sent Leica an e-mail to send me a couple of pictures which I can use. I don't see why they would say no, since it's free advertising for them. If they do say "No", I'll just take my own pictures. Regards, Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christakis Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share #16 Posted February 24, 2011 IMHO just use any suitable pictures (e.g. from Leica) and make sure to add a link to the original site (pictures taken from leica.com or whatever). I would be most surprised if that would not be deemed sufficient recognition of providence. The legal aspects of internet are pretty much uncharted territory (as is being read by my wife at Leiden University, studying law & ICT). The main concern at present would be to act honorably. Using images with a linkback is fine IMHO, stealing & misinterpretation is not OK. Also the "economic impact" of use is relevant. Is a picture being used for a worldwide advertising campaign or by "joe the blogger"? Also artistic content would be a factor to take into consideration, is it a just a picture or a work of art? I can name examples of stealing here but will refrain from doing so as I am not the police. If I were to use images not taken by me I would only do so after written permission from the author (or if the copyright disclaimer allowed it and was worded well enough so that it is clear I did not need to contact the author before using the image for x and y purpose). IMO it doesn't matter how big or small a website is; it's all about making sure you don't upset anyone (aka risk a lawsuit). At the end of the day: it's making sure your back is clear. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted February 24, 2011 Share #17 Posted February 24, 2011 If there is a obvious way of obtaining permission, sure that is the honorable way to do things. But...... internet has a tradition of being "out in the open". Take the music business that has a really hard time in defining the boundaries of acceptable use, sharing etc. Who do you bring to court?:The user, the website host, the intermediate...? It really is not clear cut. There are nice examples where paying "per track" is unfair, e.g. with ambient LPs by Brian Eno with one track per side. Torrent sites, Russian mp3 hosts etc. it really is very hard to keep the bad guys out. So acting honorably is the primary rule. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor AIS Posted February 24, 2011 Share #18 Posted February 24, 2011 Check out my Smug mug site and see if there are any images of my Leica gear you want to use. Feel free to P.M me if you see anything that works for you. rogaltacdesign@smugmug http://rogaltacdesign.smugmug.com/Other/Photographic-Gear/DSC2389/961811684_riXJh-L.jpg Gregory Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted February 24, 2011 Share #19 Posted February 24, 2011 When I was originally putting my website together years ago I emailed Leica and asked if it was ok to use images of their equipment from their website. Permission was granted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted February 24, 2011 Share #20 Posted February 24, 2011 Internet's 'tradition of being out in the open' is just that its difficult to 'police'. If you use images without permision when you could ask then its theft Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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