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Be Careful Photographing Models with Tattoos

Many people have asked me why my models rarely have any tattoos. This may get some adverse reactions but I think it is an important topic to discuss. That is the subject of photographing people with tattoos. The first part of this video is my personal feelings on the subject. I repeat, my own personal feelings. The second part is much more important. It is about the legal ramifications for photographers of photographing people showing their tattoos. The images accompanying this video have no visible tattoos for obvious reasons that you will see as you watch. Copyright is granted to a tattoo artist as soon as the image is created on a person’s skin. No matter where the design originated, simply putting it on the skin has changed the image enough for the tattooist to hold the copyright. The first reason, and this is my personal opinion, is that any writing or pictures on a model’s skin will distract from the crucial part of the image which is mostly the face or eyes. Many photographers feel the same way but are reluctant to breach the subject. When I am shooting personal development or display work it should be my choice, in collaboration with the model, what is or is not included in the image. That is my opinion. The second reason why I prefer to employ models with no tattoos is for legal reasons. Tattoo copyright infringement could be a big issue in years to come when tattoo artists realise the potential for sueing photographers for breaching their copyrighted “artwork”. I have had an issue in the past when a tattoo artist contacted me to demand a payment to him or I would find myself in court. I had photographed a client with a prominent tattoo which she had posted on social media. I sought legal advice which was that he was within his rights because a tattoo artist owns the copyright in any or all of his work. Another lawyer advised me not to photograph anyone with a visible tattoo or I was opening myself to litigation. In Australia it seems like 80% of men and women under 40yo have a few or many tattoos. This severely limits my potential income as a photographer. I know that many of you will be hoo Haaing about this but I can only state my experience with this matter. Researching further I found that there have been many cases worldwide where photographers have been sued for quite substantial amounts for tattoo copyright infringements. Of course every country’s laws may be different but it will pay you to check. I’ve put a link to the Australian Copyright Council website that deals with tattoo copyright in the description. I believe that the law is similar in the US. I have told you my feelings and cautions on tattood models for my personal photography development and social media shoots but I also photograph hundreds of clients with tattoos in my business as a boudoir and glamour photographer. How do I deal with that? We have a clause in our photography agreement that all clients sign that states that they have permission from their tattoo artist to have the work reproduced in photographs. Also that the client is liable for any claims of copyright persued by the tattoo artist. This may or may not protect us but we see that it may head off any problems in this area. We never to post images of clients and we rarely post images of models with tattoos. This seems like a huge issue for people photographers but I believe that with a bit of common sense, awareness and co-operation we can work together with our clients and other creatives to our mutual benefit. https://www.copyright.org.au/browse/b...