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Moral Rights and Copyright
- Moral rights are the personal rights of the creator of the work in question when it is copyrighted. They are solely for the creator and cannot be transferred, assigned or sold. The breach of moral rights can be punishable in court, however there are a number of exceptions and loop holes when talking about infringements of moral rights. When working as a professional photographer you have the right to ask someone who has used your images on their own blog to reference you as the original photographer and link them to your own page. If they have not asked permission to use your images and have not linked or referenced them back to you, then matters can be taken further.
- As a wedding photographer, if you have taken photos for a couple who went to get enlargements done of your pictures and the shop owner advertises them in the shop front window, you have the right to asked to be credited as the original photographer so people who see it know that it is your work. The responsibility to ask permission to use your photos in the shopfront firstly lies with the shop owner as he is the one advertising them, and secondly with the couple as they have hired you to take pictures for them so you trust that your work is going to them only. Another way to cover yourself is to write up a written agreement between you and the shop owner stating that he does not have permission to use those photos for anything else other than advertising his enragement work in the shopfront window.
- When working as an advertising photographer, if you are asked to shoot an image of a building and cityscape that is only to be used for an A3 brochure, internal marketing and for the clients website for up to 12 months only in Australia and these terms are written up in a binding contract and your client is to break them, you as the photographer and owner of those images have the right to take further action as a legal contract was in place to protect yourself and your work. If you see your work being used for any other means outside of the contract you can contact your client and ask that you be credited or that further action is to be taken to get your images back or you can take further action yourself.
Design Principles and Elements
- Line: A mark or stroke made when drawing, painting or when the length of a line or shape meets to make a shape or leads to something. Two connected points form a line and every line has a length, width, and direction if it is straight.
- Shape: An area that stands out or is separate from the rest of the area or picture. All objects are composed of shapes and all other ‘Elements of Design’ are shapes in some way.
- Size: Can include large or small, deep or shallow, fat or thin.
- Texture: Can include: fine or coarse, smooth or rough, sharp or dull.
- Colour: Can include: grey scale or colour, light or dark.
- Balance: A state of equalisation in a picture, can be calm balance or not so calm.
- Repetition: The use of one thing over and over again in an image.
- Contrast: When two complete opposites are placed together. Can be contrasting colours, shapes, lines, textures and sizes.
- Space: A two-dimensional design that is essentially flat and has height and width, but no depth. Can create a three demential feel to an artwork. Many different principles and elements can create the illusion of space in the mind of the viewer.
Week 10 – Exhibition Critique
Exhibition Critique
The Heide Museum of Modern Art is located in Bulleen, Victoria. Since 1981 Heide has been home to the contemporary artwork of many Australian artists. On the grounds there are many different buildings that are used as galleries for the different exhibitions that are running. The museum has all different types of art works using different media and different format size as well as meanings and messages. The Heide Museum was overall a positive experience for me, I enjoyed walking around the different galleries and interacting with the artworks as well as exploring the outside scenery and gardens that led to more galleries. I think The Heide Museum of Modern Art is well laid out and offers a lot of historical importance to the community and would not hesitate to recommend it to others.