Why should I register my work if copyright protection is automatic?
Registration is recommended for a number of reasons. Many choose to register their works because they wish to have the facts of their copyright on the public record and have a certificate of registration.
Registered works may be eligible for statutory damages and attorney's fees in successful litigation. Finally, if registration occurs within 5 years of publication, it is considered prima facie evidence in a court of law.
Child Daycare
Here is an image, on the board, of a daycare. The architect is proposing to bring a historic building back to life, and convert it into a daycare.
7 Essential Red Flags to Watch Out for in New Clients
Working with clients is one of the most difficult parts of being a architectural illustrator.
It is a challenge which we face each and every day, regardless of whether we work in-house, as freelancers, or as agency owners.
Some clients are great, while others leave us tearing our hair our and wondering why we felt the need to subject ourselves to this line of work.
While some problems with clients can be put down to poor communication by both parties, many times we can identify clients which are going to be difficult before we even start working with them.
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Legal Title
Legal title doesn't refer to the name of a rendering but rather who owns it. Say a client sees your 3D rendering portfolio, falls in love with your work and commissions you for a $1500.00 rendering, and gives you a deposit on the spot (with cash, no less). The second she gives you the money, your client become the owner and title "passes" from you to her-that is, if she pays you the full $1500.00.
In the real world, of course, few people pay right away. And if you're partially paid (deposit) she gives you $750.00 now and plans to pay you another $750.00 in a month - you only keep title to the rendering for as long as you actually hold on to it (that is, keep it on your server or wherever). By letting your client take the rendering, you're giving her title to it - even though she hasn't fully paid you! She still owes you $750.00, but you don't own the rendering anymore.
It is easy (and lawful) to get around this default title rule. All you have to do is state on your invoice:
Ttitle will not pass until payment is received in full or Paid in full upon completion.
This makes it clear that you are not letting your client become the owner of the rendering - even if she's already received the file - until she's paid for it in full.
Another straightforward way to prevent title passing before you're fully paid is to keep the rendering, or watermark it, until you're fully paid.
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REAL OR FAKE?
Do your eyes deceive you? Take a look each week at 5 new images and guess whether they’re real or fake. Better yet, submit your own and you could earn some props. Try it out!
Minnesota Bank Rendering
Here is a 3D architectural rendering of a bank. The image was requested for a road side contruction sign, and will be printed, and mounted, on a 24" x 36" board.
Frames within Frames
One of the most anticipated successful of all renderings is an internal frames. As with any established rendering formulas, it contains real risks of overuse, and has the making of a cliche', but these dangers are the only evidence of the fact that it does work. It simply needs a little more care and imagination when it is being applied.
The appeal of frames within frames is partly to do compositions, but a deeper level it relates to perception. Frames within the render have the effect of puling the viewer through; in other words, they are a kind of window.
On a purely graphics level, frames focus the attention of the viewer because they establish a diminishing direction from the outer render.