Stratton Photography

*** *** of *** *** *** told me that he has used threats of reports to the Revdex.com beforePerhaps other vendors think it smart to just give in to unreasonable requests, but I do not agree with as a means to attempt to renegotiate a contract between businesses.In
this case *** ***, an alias of *** ***, on the modeling website named *** *** contacted me for a photoshootMy advertised fee on my website for a single headshot image is $125, but for models, l offer discounted sessions for models to improve their portfolios*** *** received such a discounted sessionHe also received his images, which he said were excellent and that he would use for personal and modeling purposesHe received the written permission to use the images.*** *** then said I had to remove the studio logo from the images for him to use in his recording business purposes, Studio logos are a practice dating back to the beginnings of photography, consider a possible photo of your parents taken by *** *** for a church directory, l advised him that if there were an image he wished to use for business purposes, that I had at the time a very reasonable corporate rate of $per image.I am faxing this letter, a copy of his receipt #*** which states that the images remain the property of the studio, a copy of the Print Release Form which refers to USC Title (US Copyright Law, as well as certain of the correspondence with *** ***.Please do not hesitate to contact me before dealing with *** *** on ***, *** ***, or *** *** ***, www.***.com, I would be happy to discuss this on the telephone.with kind regard,

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I am rejecting this response because: That was a nice letter from the photographer, but I still don't approve of his business parcticesIf you notice on the studio's receipt there is a signature line stating the Notice of Copyright and other studio rights that I have not signedThe receipt is for a a Photo Session w/ Finished Images Delivered Electronically: Total Price $Since I have not signed the receipt, and have no other approval in writing of copyright notice, etcI am accepting this transaction as a "Work for Hire" at the cost to me of $for the photosI now must spend $to have the logo removed from six photos that I find useable that I would not have edited otherwiseI would appriciate a rembursement of the $for removal of the photographers logo from the photos.
Regards,
*** ***

Review: On 11/24/13 I arranged a photo session via email with a photographer (Stratton Photography) to have some photo work completed. It was made clear that these photos would contain music content such as me posing with various musical instruments. A fee for the modeling session was established at $100. For this fee I would receive 20 high resolution edited images on CD/Email. A photo session date was then set for 3/29/14. I was in contact with the photographer ([redacted] Stratton) often over the next several months working out the content and details of the session.Several days after the completion of the photo session on 11/24/14 I received my selected 20 edited high resolution images via a downloadable link. I noticed that on each photo was a logo in the lower left corner that read Stratton Photography. I asked the photographer if he would remove his logo from the photos. I was then emailed a Print Release Form and informed that he would not remove the logo unless I paid an additional fee of $69 per photo. I found this business practice to be very deceptive. At no point during our 5 month email communication, or photo session at the photographers home was I informed of any additional fees associated with this set of 20 photos. I received no verbal explanation, informative email, link to the photographers rules and regulations, or paperwork from the photographer detailing such procedures, and I signed nothing that would indicate I approved of such practices. I was only informed of the additional fees and release form after the shoot was completed.If I would have been made aware of the additional fees and release form for the photos when Id first contacted the photographer, I would have never agreed to the photo session in the first place. I feel I was suckered into this photographers ulterior motive to obtain some photo content and $100 while leading me to believe I was receiving something that I wasn't and which had additional (hidden) strings attached.Desired Settlement: I would like to have the photographers logo removed from my 20 photos, or my $100 refunded.

Business

Response:

[redacted] of [redacted] told me that he has used threats of reports to the Revdex.com before. Perhaps other vendors think it smart to just give in to unreasonable requests, but I do not agree with as a means to attempt to renegotiate a contract between businesses.In this case [redacted], an alias of [redacted], on the modeling website named [redacted] contacted me for a photoshoot. My advertised fee on my website for a single headshot image is $125, but for models, l offer discounted sessions for models to improve their portfolios. [redacted] received such a discounted session. He also received his images, which he said were excellent and that he would use for personal and modeling purposes. He received the written permission to use the images.[redacted] then said I had to remove the studio logo from the images for him to use in his recording business purposes, Studio logos are a practice dating back to the beginnings of photography, consider a possible photo of your parents taken by [redacted] for a church directory, l advised him that if there were an image he wished to use for business purposes, that I had at the time a very reasonable corporate rate of $69 per image.I am faxing this letter, a copy of his receipt #[redacted] which states that the images remain the property of the studio, a copy of the Print Release Form which refers to USC Title 17 (US Copyright Law, as well as certain of the correspondence with [redacted].Please do not hesitate to contact me before dealing with [redacted] on [redacted], [redacted], or [redacted], www.[redacted].com, I would be happy to discuss this on the telephone.with kind regard,

Consumer

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I am rejecting this response because: That was a nice letter from the photographer, but I still don't approve of his business parctices. If you notice on the studio's receipt there is a signature line stating the Notice of Copyright and other studio rights that I have not signed. The receipt is for a a Photo Session w/ 20 Finished Images Delivered Electronically: Total Price $100. Since I have not signed the receipt, and have no other approval in writing of copyright notice, etc. I am accepting this transaction as a "Work for Hire" at the cost to me of $100 for the 20 photos. I now must spend $72 to have the logo removed from six photos that I find useable that I would not have edited otherwise. I would appriciate a rembursement of the $72 for removal of the photographers logo from the photos.

Regards,