Well if that doesn't make a girl feel good!

[HillPhotos2009]

My mom just called to tell me the guy at Walgreens refused to print the pictures I emailed her of the kids because "they look like a professional photographer took them." He said he would be breaking copyright laws. ♥

[Killjoy]

You can also send your mother a copyright release to show the folks at Walmart. That will allow them to print your images with a clear conscience.

[carrbowl]

Alan...I think she was excited because her photos are good enough to be called professional!! : )

[Killjoy]

Absolutely. I understand that. I regret that I didn't also say congratulations.

But, the way that her mother can print the images, is by sending a release.

[Nikonfan]

I have had this happen before. I had some family over and they wanted some pics of my son. So I had the bright idea to do one hour printing at the walmart by my house. I didn't think to do a print release for my own pics so I had to prove to them that I took the photos myself. Once I showed him my business card it was all good. It did make me feel nice though. Nothing like some validation from a wal-mart employee, lol.

On a side note, they had a form that I completed that gave a standing release for my pics. So now I can just show my ID and supposedly it won't be a problem. I don't really ever use wal-mart though so I probably will never need it.

[HillPhotos2009]

Originally Posted by Nikonfan

On a side note, they had a form that I completed that gave a standing release for my pics.

I used to follow Lester Meyer's rodeo series here and I printed all of my rodeo orders at Wal-Mart (because bull riders don't care about quality, they just want to see how good they looked on their bull.) They had me fill out the same form.

{I loathe Wal-Mart.}

[lvolkjr]

I had the same thing happen to me when I went to print pictures of my son. I think it was because I used my brother-in-law's backdrop.

[texkam]

Asking an untrained, low level employee to make that kind of judgment call is beyond stupid IMHO. These places don't pay enough to require their employees to be copyright police. I once worked in the Walgreens photo lab. I remember the stupid training materials. They tell you to look for "reflections" in the eyes, a sure sign of a professional picture. I was also suppose to make judgement calls when it came to inappropriate nudity too. Unless it involved a child, I wasn't even going to go there. The things I saw and was asked to print . And for Walmart to pick and choose who must fill out their silly little form is ridiculous. Either require it of everyone, or no one. I think this was corporate overreaction (or appeasement) from getting sued by Disney because people were making reprints of watermarked photos.

Congrats Stephanie on being "a professional photographer".

[Orogeny]

That has happened to me a couple of times and, for someone like me who shouldn't be confused with a pro, it is a pretty nice compliment.

To be clear, though, Stephanie was talking about Walgreens, not Walmart. Just saying.