NEED INFO!! please help me with any info regarding photography of the kids

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Ok so I've been trying to google this and no luck at all.

BM had photos done of SD like the cute professional ones by a girl who runs her own business and only advertises through Facebook. The photos where put up but then taken down ( she has many albums of other kids too)

DH lost his phone and all his photos so I contacted the photographer an asked if it were possible to get any of the photos or anything like that and she said no.

There is no CO in place or anything like that, no mediation or agreement between DH and BM . Is he allowed to order copies as he is her other parent?

Is she allowed to have the photos taken with out asking him and if yes would that mean he is able to see them?

Any info would be really appreciated

WTF, why did she say no?

No he has no right to the

No he has no right to the photos. Now any decent normal parent would allow another decent normal parent access. But obviously you are not dealing with a decent normal BM. (how few of us are)

^^^This.

The photographer is within

The photographer is within his/her rights to decide whether or not to deal with your DH. Without a CO, yes BM is absolutely allowed to have pictures taken of her child without DH's consent (within the confines of the laws around what is appropriate for photographs of children of course). No, if BM has photos taken, DH is not entitled to see them.

I'd advise he get a CO, but I'd be surprised if you could get anything in there about rights to photos that the other parent has paid to have taken or has taken on their own.

Generally, a professional

Generally, a professional photographer can't legally give/sell any photos to anyone other than the person who paid them to take the pictures.

Why won't he just ask BM for some pictures? Maybe offer to pay for a few prints?

^^^^ Your first sentence is

^^^^ Your first sentence is spot on. The client who the photographer is working for releases the "rights" to that person. The photographer would have to have permission to do anything further with them.

BM is absolutely allowed to

BM is absolutely allowed to have pictures taken of her own child. She doesn't have to share them, although I can't imagine why she wouldn't want to, if he's willing to pay for them.

You know your DH can have pictures made of his own daughter by the photographer of his choice, right? All he has to do is call and make an appointment.

If you want pictures, take

If you want pictures, take the kid to get their picture taken. I don't understand why with so many issues related to steps people feel the need to focus on things that really have no impact on their lives. The photographer's only concern is the person who paid them for the pictures. The other parent has the right to have their kid's picture taken, just like your DH does.

Wow, kinda surprised at the

Wow, kinda surprised at the response here. I was merely asking a question. Not an attack or an issue with BM.

Firstly, he is not in a position to ask BM anything as she has never been nice and probably will never be nice. She hasn't let him see his daughter for a while now, and she changed all her contact details.

Secondly it was only because his photos were lost that I thought it might be nice for him to be able to purchase some of the photos.
We can't take her because we don't even see her, yes we know DH could take her to a photographer too in our care. The point was just that he lost all his photos, and these ones had been posted all over the photographers page so thought I'd just ask.

I didn't think the photographer would have any 'obligation' to my husband.
I couldn't find much about it and was wondering how it all works seeing as the photographer didn't say anything really other than no and I was just wondering how it actually all works.

We are in the midst of trying to get some mediation just to see his daughter. We have nothing even in writing yet.

Now I understand how it works which was the point of the question. if DH and I had children and I got photos taken of the child, the photographer would not be able to give them to him, he would only be able to get them through me.

And I'm not focusing on anything or making a deal of anything I just thought it would be a NICE thing for my husband.

Obviously I assumed she had the right have the pictures taken I was making a point that if one parent gets pictures without asking the other then why wouldn't the other parent be able to have the picture. As i just wrote above, THats what I was getting at, not in a nasty way, but rather in a way of confusion about how it all works.

Jeez.