So for those who are questions what rights you take to the images you've created, here's a cool link to school ya:
http://www.artlawteam.com/2009/08/articles/copyright-2/copyright-myths-debunked/

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Get yer notebooks out kids, this is the real deal...

Who's going> I'll be there with the chola posters, some of my photography and a few surprises. Sign up that day to win a free photo session with yours truly. Winner will be announced at the car show!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9a3rVvo3aA

You see me for a sec, but isn't about me, it's about the cars baby, oh and Travis. ~M~

Check out those chubby cheeks, haha!

Whose photo is it ?:
International and Federal law stipulates that the photographer is the sole owner of the copyright for his work the second the photo is taken.
As a model, whether you've paid or done a TFP/CD (Time For Print/Compact Disc) you are granted the rights for a specific or broad usage of these photos, as defined by contract or a model release. There's no joint copyright ownership unless it has been agreed upon by the photographer, or if he concedes his rights in a buy-out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Xl0Qry-hA

Ah the good ol' days of boots and fringes...

A good explanation for all those people who ask and complain about why professionals charge what they do for photos:

Why are Professional Photographers so expensive?

In this digital age where everyone has digital cameras, scanners and home "photo printers", when people upload their photos to a local drug store website and pick them up a few hours later, we hear this all the time - How in the world do Professional Photographers charge $55 for an 8x10 when they cost just $1.50 at the drug store?

Here's why.

Simply put, you're not just paying for the actual photograph, you're paying for time and expertise. First, let's look at the actual time involved. If you don't read this entire page, at least read this first part.

For a two hour portrait session:
- one hour of travel to and from the session
- two hours of shooting
- 30 minutes of setup, preparation, talking to the client etc.
- 30 minutes to load the photos onto a computer (2 - 4 Gb of data)
- 30 minutes to back up the files on an external drive
- 3 - 4 hours of Photoshop time including cropping, contrast, color, sharpening, saving a copy for print and a copy for the internet and backing up the edited photographs
- 2 - 3 hours to talk to the client, answer questions, receive their order and payment, order their prints, receive and verify prints, package prints, schedule shipment and drop package off at Fed Ex.
- For local customers, we also print a set of all of their photos, and meet them at our studio to review the photos and place their order. Meeting and travel time averages 2 hours.
You can see how one two hour session easily turns into more than ten hours of work from start to finish. So when you see a Photographer charging a $200 session fee for a two hour photo shoot, you are not paying them $100 / hour.

For an eight hour wedding:
- I won't bore you with the details, but an eight hour wedding typically amounts to at least two to three full 40 hour work weeks worth of time. Again, if they are charging you $4,000 for an eight hour wedding, you are not paying them $500 / hour.

Now for the expertise.

Shooting professional photography is a skill, acquired through years of experience. Even though a quality camera now costs under $2,000 taking professional portraits involves much more than a nice camera.

Most Professional Photographers take years to go from buying their first decent camera to making money with their photography. In addition to learning how to use the camera itself, there is a mountain of other equipment involved, as well as numerous software programs used to edit and print photographs, run a website etc.

And let's not forget that you actually have to have people skills, be able to communicate, make people comfortable in front of the camera - and posing people to make them look their best in a photograph is a skill all by itself.

Think of it this way - the next time you pay $X to get your hair done, a pair of scissors only costs $1.50. But you gladly pay a lot more to hire a Professional.

What about the cheap studios at the mall?

Please don't compare us to the chain store studios. But if you must, consider all of the time and work that we put into our photographs, compared to what they do. Good luck getting a two hour photo shoot at a chain store. Not to mention they won't come to the beach! And of course, look at our work compared to theirs. You get what you pay for.

The truth is, most of the mall and chain store studios lose money. In fact, in 2007 Wal-Mart closed 500 of their portrait studios because of the financial drain they were putting on the company. What the chain stores bet on is that you'll come in for some quick and cheap photos, and while you're there, you'll also spend $200 on other things. They don't have to make money, they are just there to get you in the door.

Conclusion
We hope that those who have taken the time to read this page will have a better understanding of why professional photographs cost so much more than the ones that you get from your local drug store.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.


copied here from : http://www.caughtonfilmphoto.com/costofphotography.html

This goes out to those who want to work with me, models, makeup artists and others that get the opportunity to step it up a notch. I you decide to not call or write back I will POST YOUR NAME/PROFILE on my page in a blog as a reminder to yourself, myself and everyone who can read this stuff on My Space. There's too many who are trying to do too much with too little common sense; write this stuff down people or call me. Starting in 2008 I will REQUIRE a deposit for a session, so unless other arrangements are made this is the RULE. I've had to rearrange schedules to accommodate all but guess what, you can't, but I try my best. So unless you're positive you want to book with me, don't, I don't have the time nor the "rubber schedule" some may have. So unless you've got some crazy family/health/money problems, please look before you leap in front of mine or anyone else's camera. My sessions are fun, please don't take steam out of the engine before we even leave the station...
~M~
Jan. 2008:
Lavish Hair Salon & Day Spa in Riverside, California... canceled last-minute, should have given my crew and me at least 48 hours notice. Will never work with these people AGAIN!