building release.

[inaneredstripe]

ok. my mrs and daughter are of to that there fancy london in a few weeks to go to t,zoo and stuff.
shes aiming to take lots of photos obviously, but is not sure of probs with building releases.
any ideas on what kind of stuff she might need one for , as some of the shots may be used for stock libraries?is it public buildings or private residences? or hotels?
thanks in advance.
mark.

 

[PeteStewardson]

You need to get a release for London Zoo for commercial use.

 

[Jimmy_Lemon]

To be honest I dont have a clue really should know what you need a release for, but I dont! Hopefully some clever so and so will

 

[inaneredstripe]

yup. we are checking with the zoo, as i assumed you,d need one for them. ta.

 

[inaneredstripe]

looks like you can take public buildings from a public place , but interiors and recognisable logos(harrods etc) need building release (permission from owner), to be used for anything but editorial use .(restricted licencing).
london zoo needs to give permision for commercial use of photos.
looks like my mrs and daughter will be keen ametuers then. my daughter is actualy a card carrying student on a media studies course , so they should be ok.
fortunately , neither of them look like terrorists.
i do.:|

 

[PeteStewardson]

I used my d2x and 80-200 in LZ and it was fine, you just cant use the pics commercially without permission, which is fair enough.

 

[SimonTALM]

From my understanding of reading the rights guide most of what you have said is true, but there is a small bit that I think is incorrect.

looks like you can take public buildings from a public place ,

True also true for private buildings too.

but interiors <snip> need building release (permission from owner), to be used for anything but editorial use .(restricted licencing).

True - simply becasue you are on private property

but <snip> recognisable logos(harrods etc) need building release (permission from owner), to be used for anything but editorial use .(restricted licencing).

Not True - provided the photo is taken on public property then even a clearly recognisable building with logos such as harrods don't need a building release, provided that the logo doesn't form the majority of the image.

The best way to check is to look at some of the stock libraries (e.g. Getty, Photographers Direct, Alamy) for examples of the building / view you are interested in and then see if the majority of images have licences or not. Getty is probably the best here because they spend alot of effort to determine if releases are required for a particular image to provide confidence to a potential purchaser regarding its use.

 

[inaneredstripe]

it seems to be the "majority of the image " thing thats important.
ta icecavern and simon.

 

[Sheep]

In another thread on here there is reference to an article in Digital Camera mag that refers to 'building release' forms and when they may be needed...until then i had never heard of them.