Re: D&S Winter trips with the SP18

KevinM Wrote:
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> Stephen G Wrote:
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> > you can find their photography policy's at this
> > link
> >
> [www.durangotrain.com]
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> > rmation#.XEDGb1xKhaR
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> Yes, I read the policy before I asked the
> question, because the policy just talks about
> licensing, but gives no specifics at all. I was
> hoping to find someone with practical experience
> dealing with the D&S on this issue to find out
> just what restrictions they put on the use of
> photos and if they charge any sort of fees to
> "license" the use of the photos.
>
> I photograph steam railroads all over the US, and
> I've never had any railroad place limitations on
> what I could do with my images. I don't make my
> living as a photographer, but I do sell my photos
> to a number of publications, none of which will
> ever change my tax bracket. So if the D&S is
> going to place limitations on what I can do with
> photos I made, from an excursion I paid for, I'd
> like to know in advance what they are.
>
> /Thanks,
>
> /Kevin Madore


Kevin,

Good luck with finding out the restrictions in advance. When I asked last year, it took nearly two months to get the less than definitive answer of "we handle licensing on a case by case basis."

-Michael