Originally Posted by VapourTrail Well after many hours of thought I've taken the plunge and just ordered a Nikon D80 together with the 18-200mm VR lens. Had decided on the D80 some time ago to replace my old Canon EOS 5 film SLR but could not decide which lens to get to go with the D80. Good reviews of the 18-200 VR are posted on various forums however, the cost was slightly putting me off. In the end I've decided to bite the bullet and spend the extra on this lens which will replace my 28-105mm and 100-300mm Canon lenses in a single lens. Sadly now got to wait for the gear to arrive with the courier! Cheaper on the Net but sadly you don't get the satisfaction of going into the shop and then taking home your shiny new purchase with you. Never mind, small price to pay.

looking for tips on how to start a post?? new today to this site.

I have started Friday night with my first HS game photos. Is the anything I need to do as in the line of waivers for pictures taken at a game like yours.
I live in NC. thanks

Originally Posted by theonlineview looking for tips on how to start a post?? new today to this site.

Click "reply" at the very top of a page where you want the post to be started, such as under Cameras, Gear, Support, etc. You should see it right below the You! FAQ Shooters Calener ... line at the top. Of course you can also hit reply on individual threads like you did here too. Good luck!

Originally Posted by theonlineview I have started Friday night with my first HS game photos. Is the anything I need to do as in the line of waivers for pictures taken at a game like yours. I live in NC. thanks

Depends on what you are going to do with them. Are you just practicing or trying to sell them ?

Originally Posted by Captn14 Depends on what you are going to do with them. Are you just practicing or trying to sell them ?

I will be selling them on smugmug. thanks for any advice

I have started photographing youth football and putting on my website for sale. I am new to this. I did purchase my state photo license. Are anything in the way of waivers needed? Any advice is appreciated!!! I know public evetnts should be ok, but what about the posting?
thanks

welcome to dGrin.

we hope to see some of your great photos soon.

if you familiarize yourself with the "search" feature dGrin offers you can find answers to just about anything, including your question about waivers (releases?)

go here first: http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=66709


you may also like to visit here for dgrin tips: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=18703




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I'm no lawyer, so don't say Keith said so but...
I've spoke with my lawyer trying to cover every base. I have thousands of pictures of other people for sale on my smugmug account with no release. If you use a photo for promotional use like on a flyer to promote your business then you start to move towards needing a release. The one thing he mentioned to me is that if a parent or person asks to have their pic removed than remove it. which is fine because if a parent wants it removed they are the only ones that would by it anyway. This has never happened

Originally Posted by beetle8 I'm no lawyer, so don't say Keith said so but... I've spoke with my lawyer trying to cover every base. I have thousands of pictures of other people for sale on my smugmug account with no release. If you use a photo for promotional use like on a flyer to promote your business then you start to move towards needing a release. The one thing he mentioned to me is that if a parent or person asks to have their pic removed than remove it. which is fine because if a parent wants it removed they are the only ones that would by it anyway. This has never happened

Thank you very much. I have heard about not using them to advertise. This sounds good to me. I just had to hear it from a professional. My son is another guys website and he has never asked for anything. I did buy some of his pictures. Sat. was my first day and I had 3 parents give specific numebers to photo.
thanks again