Hi there,
Sorry this is a long one....
I am employed at a salon and for the last year I have been at odds with the owner of my salon over what I am posting on my hair social media account. I am the only one in the salon who has been spoken to regarding social media photos and pretty much the only one who provides social media content for the salon on a regular basis. I understand that the salon has rights to photos taken on any device they provide us with to take photos of our work and part ownership as I was under their employment when taking the photos, I have always tagged the salon and it is on my insta account that I worked there (even if you check their insta tag page its pretty much all my work and no other stylist)
It started because my boss wanted me to take photos on a named backdrop which I was doing but then also on a different drop for myself. she singled me out again as she wasnt asking any one else to do this and people werent when they were taking photos also, i cant understand why she was singling me out but i feel its because i have educated myself in social media photography and my pictures look a bit better and also i am a more advanced stylist in some repects than other members of staff. As I say i have always credited salon in photos unlike other members of staff.
The only reason I started my own social media hair page was that i was on at them for 3 years how important it was for them to have one for marketing reason and they need someone to do it for them and they took no notice and never posted etc, I took it upon myself to make my own and just tag their profile so as some of the salons work was getting out their on social media. I feel i was doing the work for them and promoting ther salon when it isnt in my job description to do so as im employed as a hairdresser not a photographer.
Im leaving the salon now and besides other things they have brought up that i cant use any of my photos I have taken in the salon to promote myself. I have read that this is a grey area as i am the author of the photos and they were on my device. In my contract (which they made me sign because of this conversation) it states that digital images taken on a deice provided by the salon are solely owned by the salon, They never provided me with anything to take them on as i say they werent too bothered by social media until they seen what mines was like and what it attracted. most of the photos taken also were of my family as i felt comfortable asking them but no model release forms were signed to confirm them using them.
I dont mind not using the photos as i can reproduce content to the high standard which they will not be able to unfortunately. They want me to continue crediting their salon when I use any these photos which I dont understand as I wont be there to replicate the finish product ?
So after that long winded explination I want to know if because in my contract it states "digital images provided by salon" do they have the right to tell me what to do with photos taken on my personal device in future use of them even though they are tagged in the original post of the photos and i intend to keep the tag there?
also i have used the photos of my family on my website and i think they want me to watermark then with their logo, do i have to do this?
Thanks for any help you can give me
NIk
Sorry this is a long one....
I am employed at a salon and for the last year I have been at odds with the owner of my salon over what I am posting on my hair social media account. I am the only one in the salon who has been spoken to regarding social media photos and pretty much the only one who provides social media content for the salon on a regular basis. I understand that the salon has rights to photos taken on any device they provide us with to take photos of our work and part ownership as I was under their employment when taking the photos, I have always tagged the salon and it is on my insta account that I worked there (even if you check their insta tag page its pretty much all my work and no other stylist)
It started because my boss wanted me to take photos on a named backdrop which I was doing but then also on a different drop for myself. she singled me out again as she wasnt asking any one else to do this and people werent when they were taking photos also, i cant understand why she was singling me out but i feel its because i have educated myself in social media photography and my pictures look a bit better and also i am a more advanced stylist in some repects than other members of staff. As I say i have always credited salon in photos unlike other members of staff.
The only reason I started my own social media hair page was that i was on at them for 3 years how important it was for them to have one for marketing reason and they need someone to do it for them and they took no notice and never posted etc, I took it upon myself to make my own and just tag their profile so as some of the salons work was getting out their on social media. I feel i was doing the work for them and promoting ther salon when it isnt in my job description to do so as im employed as a hairdresser not a photographer.
Im leaving the salon now and besides other things they have brought up that i cant use any of my photos I have taken in the salon to promote myself. I have read that this is a grey area as i am the author of the photos and they were on my device. In my contract (which they made me sign because of this conversation) it states that digital images taken on a deice provided by the salon are solely owned by the salon, They never provided me with anything to take them on as i say they werent too bothered by social media until they seen what mines was like and what it attracted. most of the photos taken also were of my family as i felt comfortable asking them but no model release forms were signed to confirm them using them.
I dont mind not using the photos as i can reproduce content to the high standard which they will not be able to unfortunately. They want me to continue crediting their salon when I use any these photos which I dont understand as I wont be there to replicate the finish product ?
So after that long winded explination I want to know if because in my contract it states "digital images provided by salon" do they have the right to tell me what to do with photos taken on my personal device in future use of them even though they are tagged in the original post of the photos and i intend to keep the tag there?
also i have used the photos of my family on my website and i think they want me to watermark then with their logo, do i have to do this?
Thanks for any help you can give me
NIk