MAAI / ORIGINAL RESOURCE / 03 / Credit & permission

THE PROFESSIONAL SALON

Keep the whole team in the image.

An accurate account of shared work preserves the roles, sources and permission behind a finished photograph.

01

Name the contributions

Record who contributed to makeup, hair, styling, photography and other relevant parts of an image. Clear credit makes the work easier to understand and respects the people involved. Explain your own role without suggesting that every part of a team project was a sole personal achievement.

02

Clarify the proposed use

Participation in a shoot does not settle every right to publish its images. Confirm the permissions for the intended use and keep private client information out of the public account. A portfolio, editorial contribution and commercial promotion may involve different purposes, so ask rather than assuming one agreement covers everything.

03

Keep references distinct

A mood board or source image should remain clearly labelled as a reference. Identify its original creator or publisher and do not present it as your own result. Explain whether your example is a study, supervised exercise, personal project or actual commission, with the corresponding context still visible.

04

Preserve the context when sharing again

Keep credits and permissions attached when material moves between accounts or discussions. Ask before quoting feedback or naming somebody in a new context. If a detail is inaccurate, seek the appropriate correction rather than allowing a past relationship or an illustrative image to imply a current endorsement.

YOUR OWN REFLECTION / NO SUBMISSION

Keep a thought.
Bring a question.

Use these prompts in your own notes. They prepare a conversation rather than an application, assessment or request for private records.

  1. The people behind this image are…
  2. My actual contribution was…
  3. The proposed publication use is…
  4. The permission or credit detail still needed is…

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