Re: Intro and ?'s on scanning -Reply

[Anthony Lupo <AVLupo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Not only am I a semi-regular in this group but I am also an Internet
attorney who specializes in copyright and trademark problems on the
Internet.  I agree with both the advice about placing a copyright notice on
your photographs and registering them with Digimarc (I am a huge
advocate of using Digimarc).  However, you should also register your
photographs with the Copyright Office.  If someone infringes on your
photographs after they have been registered you could be entitled to
attorneys' fees and statutory damages (you no longer have to prove
what damages were suffered as a result of the infringement).  This is
extremely important since in most case it will cost you more money in
bringing the lawsuit than you would ever receive in damages.

Anthony V. Lupo, Esq.
avlupo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Stanee Rae Pettit Murray <stanee-rae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 10/15/97
03:06pm >>>
Dear Rory:

Another Webmaster!  I run the home page for my photography
association,
PPANJ (Prof. Photographers Assn. of NJ).  Actually my title is PPANJ
Home
Page Committee Chairperson, and it's a volunteer position.  But I've
learned
a lot.

As far as scanning goes, the prints I submitted to the IR Gallery were
scanned by someone else.  But since then I've acquired a scanner (won
a
StudioScan IIsi free from Agfa's home page) and taken a course in
Photoshop,
so I do my own now.  In fact, I recently posted a Gallery to our web site;
just go to www.cmpsolv.com/ppanj and follow the link to the Gallery.

Can you play around with the Gamma settings on your scanner
software?  Mine
allows me to choose a setting; 1.8 is a good starting point.  Raise or
lower
this and you will get a lighter or darker overall scan.  I usually scan at a
rather high (300 dpi) setting, then resize the image and reset the
resolution to about 100 dpi in Photoshop.

You can also adjust the highlights and shadows independently in
Photoshop.
Along the top toolbar, select Image > Adjust > Curves.  Play with it and
you'll see.  I was taught that this method is used on b&w photos, while
Image > Adjust > Levels is used for color photos.

Be sure you put a prominent copyright in your images!  If you visit
PPANJ's
Gallery, you'll see the copyright notice I put on those photos.  It's
distracting, yes, but that's precisely what makes the image less attractive
to thieves.  One of our members had an image and text stolen off his
home
page by an online wedding mall, who then used them to make up a home
page
for another studio!  And a photographer in NH just told me her entire
wedding site (images, text and even layout) were stolen and used to
create a
bogus page for a fictitious photographer somewhere else.  So PLEASE
identify
your images!

You should also visit Digimarc (www.digimarc.com) for info on their
digital
watermark and tracking technology.  If you are a legal, registered owner
of
Photoshop 4, you can get a free 3-month trial of your own personal
watermark
creator ID with tracking.  They have a paid tracking service ($99 per year
for an individual) and a free creator ID if you don't need the tracking
service.

If you don't know how to add the copyright notice, or get the copyright
symbol, within Photoshop, I can give you step-by-step directions.

Stanee



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