Image Licensing & Usage Rights

Copyright at a glance

Unless a specific credit states otherwise, photographs credited to Vasu’s Portraits and Candids are copyrighted works owned by Vasu’s Portraits and Candids. All rights are reserved. Displaying a photograph on this website, in a search result, or through a public link does not place it in the public domain or transfer any copyright, publication right, publicity right, or other permission.

Some photographs depict identifiable people, private property, artwork, trademarks, or locations. Copyright permission from the photographer does not replace any model, property, trademark, privacy, or other permission a proposed use may require.

What website visitors may do

Visitors may view the public website, use normal browser accessibility features, bookmark public pages, and share links to those pages for personal, noncommercial reference. Sharing a link to the portfolio is different from downloading and reposting the photograph itself.

No additional image-use permission is granted merely because a file can be viewed, cached by a browser, displayed in Google Images, or accessed through its public URL.

Uses that require written permission

Written permission is required before downloading, copying, reproducing, publishing, reposting, distributing, selling, sublicensing, printing, displaying outside ordinary website viewing, modifying, creating derivative works from, removing a credit or watermark from, or using a photograph in advertising, promotion, merchandise, editorial publication, a dataset, facial-recognition system, or artificial-intelligence training or evaluation.

A social-media credit, link, nonprofit purpose, educational purpose, or lack of payment does not by itself replace written permission.

Client and subject rights

Photography clients receive only the usage rights stated in their signed session agreement or a later written license. A public portfolio display does not expand those rights. Likewise, being depicted in a photograph does not automatically transfer the photographer’s copyright, although privacy, publicity, contractual, and release considerations may separately apply.

Questions about a client gallery, personal printing, business use, publication, or another use covered by an existing agreement should identify the session and refer to that agreement.

Request permission or a license

To request permission, email [email protected] or use the contact page. Include the exact portfolio-page or image URL, the proposed use, organization or publication, media and placement, audience, territory, duration, size or resolution, planned edits, requested credit, and deadline.

No use is authorized unless Vasu’s Portraits and Candids provides express written approval describing the permitted use. A conversation, inquiry, estimate, unanswered message, or delivery of a review file is not permission.

Availability, releases, and fees

Not every photograph is available for third-party licensing. A request may be declined because of client commitments, missing releases, subject privacy, exclusivity, intended context, or another rights concern. When licensing is available, the scope, credit, restrictions, delivery file, fee, and any required releases are determined for the specific use.

The person requesting a license is responsible for accurately describing the intended use and obtaining permissions outside the photographer’s control.

Report suspected misuse

To report a photograph that may be used without permission or with an incorrect credit, email [email protected]. Include the image, where it appears, the relevant URL or publication, and any available context. Reports will be reviewed before action is taken.

Related terms

This page explains image-specific rights and request procedures. General website use is also governed by the Terms of Service. Privacy questions, including concerns about personal information or a photograph involving a child, are addressed in the Privacy Policy.