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
