As an artist I have always had fears about the legal system. Having the title as a creative professional in the photography business brings a lot of fears that I have. First and foremost, legal issues that have to do with my health are what worry me the most. “I can’t tell you the number of times I walk down a sidewalk at night-especially during the winter when the leaves are off the trees-and get poked in the head by a tree twig. As a photographer, my fear is always that I’ll lose an eye, and I panic that the twig that poked me in the cheek could have been two inches higher and poked in the head by a tree twig.” If my vision goes, my profession goes with it. This could eventually lead me into a big mess that I would like to avoid. I have done work for many different people and a few different businesses in my past years as an entry-level photographer. The thought of copy right and legal issues is something that always simmers in the back of my mind. I am a firm believer in recognition. I think someone who is getting recognized for a piece of work that they have done has every right to take credit for it. A scary legal issue I have always had is dealing with copyright issues. I know I for one like getting recognized for a job well done. I have learned from pervious experiences that your work is never safe. A few of my photos from my earlier years as a photographer were being presented and shown as someone else’s. Of course I was much younger, and the situation got handled without a legal issue, but it still puts fear in that back of my head to think that one day in my professional career it could happen again, but at a much larger scale. It’s something I definitely fear and would like to avoid. Other legal issues that concern me are issues dealing with association.
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