Photography
Guidelines
The
university has no liability or legal responsibility for photography
that is not contracted by Marketing & Communications.
Model
release form
The
model release form should be used by SDSU staff and by any professional
photographer hired by SDSU when photographing any person or persons
who will appear in official SDSU publications. If the model is under
18 years of age, the form must also be signed by the model's parent
or guardian.
View/print
pdf version of Model Release Form (1 page, 24.7KB) 
Commercial
Photography
Commercial
photographers should receive prior approval from the university;
note that photography is restricted in the dining commons, residence
halls (except for residents), bookstore, classrooms and office areas
without prior approval. Commercial photographers must use a model
release form (see above). Contact Lori Padelford,
senior graphic designer, Marketing & Communications, 619-594-2587
or padelfor@mail.sdsu.edu.
Access
to copies of existing photos
(Applies to slides, film, videotape as well as photo prints)
The
university has several libraries of images available:
Requests
for photos to be taken
- Faculty:
Photographic Services at Instructional Technology Services can
provide a wide range of photographic support to faculty for their
use in direct classroom instruction, research and publication.
For more information, visit http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/its/production/photography/
or contact Tom Farrington
at tfarring@mail.sdsu.edu
or 619-594-5851.
- Non-faculty:
SDSU does not provide photographic services but does occasionally
hire professional photographers for special projects and events.
For referral information contact Lori
Padelford, senior graphic designer, Marketing & Communications,
619-594-2587 or padelfor@mail.sdsu.edu.
Please adhere to any photo credit requirements specified.
Altering
images: a caution
Be extremely careful about altering a photograph with PhotoShop
or another software program. In particular, avoid alterations that
affect the accuracy of the persons, places or events depicted in
the photo. For questions regarding the appropriateness of a change
contact Lori
Padelford, senior graphic designer, Marketing & Communications,
619-594-2587 or padelfor@mail.sdsu.edu.
Graphics
Guidelines
SDSU Graphic Indentity System and Guidelines for Usage
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