digital photography questions & answers
If you have a question that wasn't addressed here or would like to know more information about one of these topics, please contact the studio.
How can I reproduce a photograph Jenna Dee Detro made?
Clients purchase prints of photographs or screen-ready digital files of photographs. These products are not intended to be altered in any way. The prints are not intended to be reproduced by any means. Screen-ready digital files are licensed to be reproduced for family and friends on screen and without alteration.
Display your images, the prints and the screen-ready files proudly! If you need a copy of a printed photograph, please contact Jenna Dee Detro to purchase another.
If you are interested in purchasing a license to publish a photograph – for example, as a career head shot or a family Christmas card– please contact Jenna Dee Detro to arrange the purchase of a license.
How do I plan what to wear?
Choose clothes for your photography session by pulling the possiblities together and noting a particular shirt or dress pattern is too dominant for the grouping. You'll be able to tell if the colors in your clothing work well together when you see them together. If your eye is drawn to the same article of clothing over and over, you'll probably want to replace that piece - unless you'd like that same attention grab in the final photographs.
Some suggestions:
- be brave with your colors
- choose clothes that everyone enjoys wearing
- patterns make for wonderful photographs of those who love patterns
- all one color tops can look very formal
Our goal is to photograph people in the act of enjoying each other. Find clothes that reflect "normal life" and get ready to have fun. Look forward to the session, if in doubt bring extra clothes and do not stress!
Why are "professional" photographs expensive?
Isn't digital photography great?! This is one industry where enthusiasts and career professionals closely resemble each other. However, there are marked differences between the two; even beyond the longevity of the final photographic print.
Jenna Dee Detro strives to provide the highest value in image creation, digital editing and heirloom quality printing. Jenna Dee Detro's prices reflect the cost of running a design studio and her time invested in careful digital editing.
Without compromising quality, Jenna Dee Detro wants to make professional photographs affordable. To reach that goal, the studio offers two product lines:
- One is a "Studio Order" product line placed with the studio. Selected images are cropped, retouched, printed on archival papers, mounted, and sealed with a protective finish. These images may be displayed framed, framed under glass or set out on easels. The studio assists the client with framing selection and delivery.
- Another is an "Online Order" product line placed with a third party photographic lab. Images are selected and cropped online by the client. The studio is notified of the order, and Jenna Dee Detro will check the cropping and retouch the image and approve the print order. These images are shipped directly to the client.
Every photograph sold receives the photographer's attention and careful retouching.
» go to the products and pricing page of the studio|detro site
What if I'm not delighted with a photographic print I purchased from Jenna Dee Detro?
If the studio can produce a better print, we will. Simply return the photograph and note the needed improvement.
After a second photograph has been made, and if the results still are not satisfactory, please return the print and your payment will be credited to a future purchase.
Please reference the studio's guarantee. The reason Jenna Dee Detro is in business is to produce beautiful, lovable photographs of your family!
How are photographs copyrighted?
Current law in the United States asserts copyright belongs to the photographer ("author"). An individual's right to copyright is rooted in the U.S. Constitution in Article I, Section 8, Clause 8.
Photographs created after January 1, 1978 are subject to copyright protection for the life of the author plus 70 years after the author's death.
That means that every image you've taken with a camera belongs to you by copyright law!
Can I use someone else's photograph if I change it - making a "new" or "original" work?
Only if you have the explicit permission of the photographer ("author") of the original photograph can you use part or all of their photograph.
The author has the exclusive right to prepare derivative works based on copyright work.
What does "copyright" actually mean?
A copyright is exclusive right to a work of art or graphic representation.
- The exclusive right can be sold, transferred, assigned or given away.
- The exclusive right is the right to reproduce the copyrighted work. Jenna Dee Detro sells licenses to clients for legal image reproduction.
- The exclusive right to display the copyrighted work publicly.
- And the exclusive right to prepare derivative works based on copyright work.
