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Darius Mihai
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October 2, 2022
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Question about buildings in landscape photography.

  • October 2, 2022
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Hello everyone,

I'm attaching here an image that was accepted a while ago as commercial.

However for some reason I stumbled across it again and I began to wonder if there might be any issues with it in the future because it contains two buildings.

 

The brown building is just a generic outpost for rescue services I think.

The red one is a business as it offers lodging and meals for hikers.

No signs or logos are visible in the image but due to the scenery, people who have been there might be able to recognize it because it is the only red building in the area.

 

Initially I posted it because I read this: https://helpx.adobe.com/ro/stock/contributor/help/property-release.html

It says there that a property release is not needed for "generic street scenes or cityscapes" and "Broad cityscapes that don’t have a single point of focus"

 

I find it a bit confusing because it also says "as a rule of thumb, any identifiable business or private property requires a property release". But this means *every* building in the world, because every building *is identifyable* for at least 1-2 people.

It also says somewhere at the end of the article that "You wouldn’t need a property release for this adorable yet unidentifiable puppy". But that puppy *is identifyable* for everyone who knows it, including the owners.

 

I guess I'm confused as to what "identifyable" means in the context of stock photography.

 

It's an old cabin, but not more than 120 years old. It was built in the 1920's and renovated and extended in 1968.

 

What do you think? Should I keep the image online or should I delete it and re-upload as editorial?

However if I upload as editorial, I'm going to have to add the exact location and name of the business/cabin, right?

 

Thank you

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Correct answer jacquelingphoto2017

Hi @Darius Mihai ,

Nice photo. I'ts fine. There's nothing to worry about. It is clear the houses are in the background of the main subject. The people are not recognizable. Here's some details regarding what attracts IP and what don't. How I deal with those I am not sure of is to submit them, and if they are accepted then they are ok.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

 

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Participant
October 3, 2022

I had the same problem

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 3, 2022

You should be more precise. Normally, problems are not exactly the same. Please explain, and may be with a picture at hand.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
jacquelingphoto2017
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jacquelingphoto2017Community ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 2, 2022

Hi @Darius Mihai ,

Nice photo. I'ts fine. There's nothing to worry about. It is clear the houses are in the background of the main subject. The people are not recognizable. Here's some details regarding what attracts IP and what don't. How I deal with those I am not sure of is to submit them, and if they are accepted then they are ok.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

 

Ricky336
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 4, 2022

@Darius Mihai I also don't think there is anything to worry about. The people and building all blend into the landscape. They are part of the scenery. If you took them more than the landscape, then that is a different story!

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 2, 2022

Don't be more holy now than the Pope. The buildings are clearly not the focus of the picture. I would rather have concerns about the people. With a little imagination, one or the other could recognise themselves. In addition, an olane and next to it a sign are clearly recognisable on a building. Moderators make mistakes, but the problems described above are visible here. If the moderator thinks the picture is okay, then it's probably okay.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Darius Mihai
Known Participant
October 2, 2022

Thanks.

I thought about the people too, but even at 400% and more, all faces are just a blob of pixels. Maybe with sunglasses shape + hair color + clothes one could use imagination to sort of, maybe recognize themselves.


Since you mentioned this, I do have another question regarding people. I have some other landscapes where people are closer to the camera, hence faces are a bit more clear.

In those cases, am I allowed to upload as editorial even without model release?

I've attached here one of the images. This was rejected a while ago (no model release - for the guy in red I guess).

Jill_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 2, 2022

Adobe doesn't accept images with recognizable people for Editorial use. Here are the guidelines: 

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/illustrative-editorial-content.html

Jill C., Forum Volunteer