Memorial Photo Montage Question

[Concisus Cognatus]

I've been asked to create a memorial photo montage to be shown at a wake, then, at the actual funeral. Most pictures will be those taken by family members, friends, etc. However, if any were shot by a professional would there be any copyright issues to be aware of?

Thanks in advance for any responses to this question.

[Concisus Cognatus]

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[rogerfsmith]

Originally Posted by nikonhobbyman

I've been asked to create a memorial photo montage to be shown at a wake, then, at the actual funeral. Most pictures will be those taken by family members, friends, etc. However, if any were shot by a professional would there be any copyright issues to be aware of?

Thanks in advance for any responses to this question.

Yes, if they were shot by a pro, then you'd need a release from the pro to "legally" use the photos. I've created several of these types of collages (I use FotoFusion, by the way). I generally just use the photos that were shot by the family and friends.
Cheers,
Roger

[VisConPhoto]

I create these all the time and I hardly ever need a realese because you are not duplicationg the image for reprint. You are using the image that the customer already owns to create a video. Now If you give the image file to the client then you are creating a problem. But most photographers would not mind giving you a release for some thing like that if you want to make yourself feel better.
I have used Photo 2 Movie for the Mac and PC, and Proshow gold for the PC only

[Outlaw]

A) You probably do not need to track down releases.

B) You probably should.

For what it's worth, I would get releases. A few phone calls can be worth gold in establishing good relations with other photogs, whereas cutting corners rarely pays off in the long run.