Frequently Asked Questions
You probably have a lot of questions. After all, selling a property is not something most people do all that often. Here are some of the questions we deal with on a regular basis, and some answers for you. Of this does not cover your questions, we welcome you to e-mail us with your specific queries.
Does RE Photography do any staging?
No. We do photography only. If a property is not staged when we arrive, we will either shoot as it is, or come back for a later shoot depending on the Agent’s call. Reshoots may invoke a reschedule fee.
Who owns the rights to the pictures RE Photography furnishes?
We retain the copyright to the images unless special arraignments are made and additional licensing fees are paid. Our package prices do NOT include anything more than MLS usage licensing, and related social media. The Agent/Client will have the rights to reprint all images furnished in unlimited media (print, web, video, e-mail) to market the property in any manner for one year or until the property closes, whichever comes first. After that period, images must be relicensed or a new shoot ordered. And after a year, you probably need a reshoot anyway.
To be very clear, only the original client is licensed to use the images, and that license is non-transferable. If the client is a home owner and later decides to hire an agent, that agent would need to re-license the images for them to use them. Agents may not transfer the license of images to another listing agent without relicense fees.
The Agent/Client is not required to link to or acknowledged R/E Photographers UTAH in any reprints as long as the property is currently active on the MLS, and no watermarking of images will be done by R/E Photographers UTAH.
If, after a property sells, you would like to continue using an image(s) on your website or promotional materials, well, first off, thank you! Please let me know BEFORE you use it, and I am likely to just say yes… if you like back to this web page. And I would just charge a small token fee for an unlinked or uncredited image. But if you use any image without permission, that is copyright infringement and you will be charged an astronomical amount of money.
Who owns the rights to the pictures RE Photography furnishes?
We retain the copyright to the images unless special arraignments are made and additional licensing fees are paid. Our package prices do NOT include anything more than MLS usage licensing, and related social media. The Agent/Client will have the rights to reprint all images furnished in unlimited media (print, web, video, e-mail) to market the property in any manner for one year or until the property closes, whichever comes first. After that period, images must be relicensed or a new shoot ordered. And after a year, you probably need a reshoot anyway.
To be very clear, only the original client is licensed to use the images, and that license is non-transferable. If the client is a home owner and later decides to hire an agent, that agent would need to re-license the images for them to use them. Agents may not transfer the license of images to another listing agent without relicense fees.
The Agent/Client is not required to link to or acknowledged R/E Photographers UTAH in any reprints as long as the property is currently active on the MLS, and no watermarking of images will be done by R/E Photographers UTAH.
If, after a property sells, you would like to continue using an image(s) on your website or promotional materials, well, first off, thank you! Please let me know BEFORE you use it, and I am likely to just say yes… if you like back to this web page. And I would just charge a small token fee for an unlinked or uncredited image. But if you use any image without permission, that is copyright infringement and you will be charged an astronomical amount of money.
Please note that we expect the property to be photo-ready for the time you set your appointment for. If we must wait longer than 1/2 hour (30 minutes) after that set time at a site for it to be prepared (or to be let into the property), we add a 25% fee; if we must wait an hour, 50%; two hours or longer, or if the shoot is entirely canceled, a 100% fee will be assessed. We reserve the exclusive right to kill the shoot after one hour or more of waiting, at our sole digression. Late or cancel/kill fees must be paid in full before new date will be scheduled.
When is payment due?
Invoice is due and payable on receipt, and we invoice on delivery of images. Unless other and prior arraignments are made, we consider invoices overdue at 30 days, and grossly overdue at 60. Invoices overdue after 60 days will be charged an additional 1 ½ percent interest per month, compounded monthly or part thereof for each 30 day period overdue, backdated to invoice date. Additionally, licensing of images may be suspended if accounts are grossly overdue, and client may be charged additional usage fees if images are used.
How Are Images Delivered?
Delivery is via a DropBox, Google download or similar image download service link to the email address(es) you supply. All images will be delivered in this format: JPG images MLS size 2000×1600; additional sizes & crops available on request. WE DO NOT DELIVER RAW FILES. Images will be available for download for a maximum of 30 days; requests for downloads after 30 days may incur additional costs, or may not be available at all. PLEASE SAVE YOUR IMAGES AFTER DELIVERY. This delivery and notice via e-mail shall be deemed completion of this contract in full by R\E Photography UTAH. A USB thumb drive can be provided for an additional fee.
You shot my home 3 months ago; can you resend those images?
Possibly. We are NOT an image storage service. We deliver images and hold them online for 30 days. After that, image storage is your responsibility.
If we still have the images, we will charge to repost them.
Can I use these images for AirBnB?
In a word, no. Our basic photo packages are only licensed for MLS posting. Our deluxe photo packages can be licensed for AirBnB or VBMO for additional licensing fees (approx. 2 cents a sq ft).
It is best to purchase an AirBnB package from the get go to make sure you get the style and quality these images deserve, and to avoid any misunderstandings.