Watermark Request
We’re pleased to share watermarked images taken by West 70 Photography from a wedding we photographed with other businesses/suppliers. The watermark serves as our business card and ensures our work is clearly attributed to us. We do not charge for this, instead we simply ask that the subtle watermark is left in place along with a credit / tag. We understand not everyone likes watermarks, but it’s essential for protecting our work and maintaining recognition. We did not always use watermarks, but sadly we found our work was often used uncredited, so we have had to change our approach. We use a watermark on all images that we share on our social media. Here’s an example of a watermarked image.
Watermark Information For Customers
If you’d like to share your images with other businesses/suppliers, we’ll create a free watermarked gallery for you. Our standard ‘copyright permission’ only covers personal use and not commercial or promotional use. Please do not share your original (non-watermarked) images with any businesses/suppliers as this may incur additional charges. The images you can share with other businesses/suppliers will contain a subtle watermark (here’s an example), which they are free to use with a couple of terms detailed below.
Remember, you don’t have to share your images with other businesses/suppliers. This must be your decision that you’re comfortable with. While we appreciate businesses/suppliers may request access to professional photographs, we respect your right to privacy and you have a right to decline other suppliers using your images.
We don’t provide images directly to suppliers, and we don’t control how they use them once they’re shared. Please keep this in mind. Your watermark gallery will be ready typically within 14 days of requesting. We will watermark your entire wedding gallery and email you details. You can then decide what you wish to share. Please complete the form at the bottom of this page once you have read the page fully.
Watermark Information For Suppliers
We’re happy to provide our images from the weddings we photograph to other wedding suppliers who worked on the wedding, free of charge. Images will only be shared with direct permission from the wedding couple and with permission from us, West 70 Photography, the photographer, providing the following conditions are met. The image(s) provided for commercial use contain our standard watermark. The watermark must remain intact and must not be cropped out, obscured or removed from any of the images provided. Please do not apply any filters or in any way alter/edit the images being provided. Images must only be used exactly as provided. If you wish to purchase any images without a watermark, please contact us for rates. When sharing our images on social media, please tag us as the photographer. We can be tagged on the following social media platforms:
Facebook: West 70 Photography
Instagram: @west70photography
Website: www.west70.co.uk
The standard way to credit us would be ‘📷: @west70photography’. You can also write ‘Photo: West 70 Photography’ for websites, print media etc.
If you are unable to follow these requests, we’d politely request that our images are not used. We’re always happy to share work and support one another, providing the conditions above are met. By downloading any images, you agree to these terms. Failure to follow these rules may result in us withdrawing permission to use our images and financial penalty.