I was approached by someone who is unhappy with the price of the photo package for their son's senior photos - that and how many prints are included. Other than complaining to me about how they did not think it should cost that much to take and print a few photos, they wanted to know if I could make any copies of the prints.
Now, I couldn't comment much on the price for the photo packages - I don't know the market or costs incurred by the photographer/studio - I do know that the physical print is not the only thing you are paying for when you hire a photographer. Above all else, you are paying for the artistic vision and skill of the photographer - you're also helping pay their overheads, as most professionals are self-employed and they have a lot of costs to cover.
Ok, back to the question at hand...I said I'd take a look at the photos. Hear me out here!! I want to LOOK and see them out of professional curiosity as I like to see other photographers work. I have no intention of making any copies of what will clearly be a copyrighted photograph - hence the title of this post. While I "could" make a copy, there is no way that I "would" do so.
All my work is copyrighted, and has my information encoded within the EXIF Data of each and every photograph. I also place a watermark on photos used online; they are also formatted to "1 DPI", so while they look great onscreen, they will not print in any usable format. As a photographer (and artist) I certainly do not want any of my work pirated as I know what has gone into each and every one of them.
If anyone is interested in further reading concerning copyright, there are plenty of links available in a basic online search. I entered the term "photography copyright" into my favourite search engine and received 291,999,448 results. It is a very hot topic and can lead to very expensive legal action and costs for all parties concerned.
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