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Posted: 11/15/2014 7:05:45 AM EDT
I have a portrait of my parents which my brother admires. He wants a copy; I want to give him a good copy for Christmas. Do Walmart or Walgreens photo processing do a good job? Who would you recommend?

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The portrait is a photograph about 8 x 11 or so.
Link Posted: 11/16/2014 8:23:16 AM EDT
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Have had normal prints done there and they sucked.  Take it to a real shop.
Link Posted: 11/16/2014 8:38:54 AM EDT
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Many places will require the permission of the copyright owner, especially if it is a watermarked (or marked on back) professional photograph.
Link Posted: 11/16/2014 9:17:55 AM EDT
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Find a long established local photo store. Walmart/walgreens doesn't care about quality.  The kind of place you want to find is the one the local pros go to.
Link Posted: 11/16/2014 11:16:53 AM EDT
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portraits are copyrighted?
mom & dad went to a photo store somewhere (might have been Wal-xxxx?) and had their pics taken there.
Link Posted: 11/16/2014 2:58:58 PM EDT
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portraits are copyrighted?
mom & dad went to a photo store somewhere (might have been Wal-xxxx?) and had their pics taken there.
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portraits are copyrighted?
mom & dad went to a photo store somewhere (might have been Wal-xxxx?) and had their pics taken there.



Some things you should know about Copyright
(Source: Professional Photographers of America)

Just because you have purchased a print or digital files (download, disk, USB) does not mean that you have purchased the copyright
Under the Federal Copyright Act of 1976, photographs are protected by copyright from the moment of creation
Photographers have the exclusive right to reproduce their photos (this means the right to control the making of copies/reproductions)
Unless you have permission from the photographer, you can't copy, distribute (no scanning to send to others or to print) publicly display (no putting them online) or create derivative works from photographs.
Professional Photographers and their businesses are dependent on their ability to control the reproduction of the photographs they create, it affects their income and the livelihood of their families.
Even small levels of infringement ( reproducing photos without permission, screen shooting images from the computer, scanning prints, etc) can have a devastating impact on a photographer's ability to make a living
Copyright infringements can result in civil and criminal penalties



So how do you get LEGAL copies of the professional images from your session?

Find out from you photographer how he/she sells their images  
Do they sell only prints? If so you will need to purchase the images from your session in the prints and sizes you want from your photographer.  This is what most quality professional photographers will suggest anyway because they use professional printing labs that work with only professional photographers to guarantee quality products. They calibrate their editing monitors to these labs ensuring proper color and contrast of the printed images
Do they offer digital images (downloads, disks, USB) If so you will need to make sure they provide you a detailed print release that will explain exactly what you may and may not do with their copyrighted images.  Some photographers will limit the size  that you may print, some will limit the use to personal use only (which means that if you need the images for advertising, or model work, or anything other than display in your home, ESPECIALLY if the images will potentially gain a profit for them) Some will require you to credit them for the image when posting to social media.  
Because the Photographer owns the copyright to the image they have the right to restrict how it can or can not be used.
At any rate READ the provisions of your photographers release carefully and ask questions if you do not understand something. If you aren't sure if you can use an image for something contact the photographer and ask.  The last thing the photographer wants to do is ruin a relationship by sending a lawyer to a client because they have  inadvertently violated a copyright.  
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