Privacy & Image Use

Your Images, Your Comfort, Clear Expectations

Creative portraiture can be personal. Some images are created for public sharing, while others may be private, intimate, or meaningful only to the person who commissioned them.

Because of that, privacy and image use are discussed clearly before a session is confirmed. The goal is to make sure everyone understands how the finished images may be used, where they may appear, and what level of privacy is expected.

Commissioned Portrait Sessions

For paid Creative Portrait Experiences, public sharing is not automatic. Some clients are happy to have finished images appear on my website, social media, portfolio, or promotional materials. Others prefer that some or all images remain private.

Image use is discussed during consultation and confirmed before anything is shared publicly.

If privacy is important to you, please mention that during the consultation so it can be considered as part of the project from the beginning.

Mature, Personal, or Body-Based Work

Extra care is taken with mature, implied nude, expressive body, sensual, or vulnerable portrait concepts. These images are never treated casually.

Before any such work is created, we discuss comfort levels, boundaries, privacy expectations, and whether the finished images may be used publicly, privately, or not at all outside your personal delivery.

Mature or body-based work is adult-only and requires clear discussion before the session. Public sharing of this kind of work is only considered when there is clear agreement.

Creative Project Calls

Creative Project Calls are different from commissioned portrait sessions.

These sessions are free and are created for specific artistic, experimental, or portfolio-building purposes. Because of that, they are built with the understanding that finished images will be shared publicly as part of my portfolio, website, social media, promotional materials, or other creative presentation of my work.

The concept, comfort levels, boundaries, and public image use expectations are discussed before the session is scheduled. If you are looking for private images, a commissioned Creative Portrait Experience is the better option.

Social Media Sharing

When images are shared publicly, they may appear on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, portfolio websites, or other promotional channels connected to my creative work.

If there are names, tags, captions, or identifying details that should or should not be included, those expectations can be discussed in advance.

Portfolio and Promotional Use

Publicly shared images may be used to show examples of my work, promote creative portrait services, demonstrate artistic direction, or help future clients understand what is possible.

This may include website galleries, social media posts, printed samples, promotional graphics, journal posts, or other portfolio-related uses, depending on what has been agreed.

Your Personal Use of Finished Images

Finished digital images are provided for personal use unless another arrangement is made.

Personal use may include sharing with friends and family, posting online, using as profile images, or printing for yourself. Commercial use, resale, publication, or use in advertising should be discussed separately.

If you plan to use images for performer promotion, modeling portfolios, business branding, publication, or other public-facing purposes, let me know during consultation so usage can be discussed clearly.

Editing or Altering Finished Images

Finished images are completed with a specific visual direction, colour treatment, retouching style, and artistic intent. Please do not heavily alter, re-edit, filter, crop, or manipulate final images without discussing it first.

Simple cropping for profile images or platform formatting is usually understandable, but major edits can change the integrity of the finished work.

Credit and Tagging

When sharing images publicly, credit is appreciated. If you are posting to social media, tagging or naming the photographer helps people understand who created the work.

If you prefer not to be tagged or identified in images I share, that can be discussed before posting.

Written Permission and Agreements

Depending on the project, image use may be confirmed through written permission, a model release, email agreement, or other clear written record.

The purpose is to make expectations clear before images are shared or used publicly.

When in Doubt, Ask

Privacy, comfort, and image use are part of the creative process. If you have concerns about where images may appear, how they may be shared, whether your name will be used, or how private you want the work to remain, bring those questions to the consultation.

Clear expectations help make better, safer, more respectful creative work.