Are you worried about someone stealing the images you post on the Internet? This is a common concern and today’s video from the Adorama TV YouTube channel provides several great tips for protecting your hard-earned work—whether you’re an amateur or an experienced pro. These guidelines pertain to images you share on social media sites, via an online portfolio, and elsewhere on the Internet.
Instructor David Bergman is a highly acclaimed pro with an eclectic range of imagery from sports photos, celebrity portraits, live concert photographs, and more. This episode is his response to a question submitted to the Ask David Bergman website where anyone than pose a query on popular photography topics.
According to Bergman, “Here in the United States you own the copyright to a photo as soon as you push the shutter button on the camera to take the picture.” There are a few notable exceptions, like if you’re a full-time employee and shooting for work, …