Photography
Corporate Communications coordinates pictorial services for Charles Darwin University including photography for events, media releases, marketing and publications.
Email Meaghan Bryant at Corporate Communications to enquire about photographic services. Advance bookings are essential.
| Phone: | 8946 7798 |
| Email: | photographer@cdu.edu.au |
Forms
Photography procedures
Corporate Communications is responsible for the coordination, storage and supply of the university photography. All photography requests are to be emailed to photographer@cdu.edu.au in advance of an event. If photography is sourced without consultation or agreement by Corporate Communications, this will void Corporate Communications of responsibility and further to that of any costs involved.
Internal photography
Corporate Communications will coordinate internal staff members to take photographs for media purposes, small events, functions on campus and photography for record keeping.
External photography
If a photography request is deemed necessary by Corporate Communications to be outsourced work then Corporate Communications is responsible for contracting external work, sourcing quotes from freelance photographers for a corporate event, promotional activity and or a publication.
This is business contracted by Corporate Communications and all images are owned and accessed through this department, art direction will be provided through a photography brief once a quote has been approved, any changes to the job will only be made through Corporate Communications.
Photographic request form
Once a photography request has been emailed, a photographic request form will be sent out, this is to record the request and gain information for Corporate Communications and the photographer. The purpose of images needs to be specified whether it is for record keeping, publishing, media release, and website or to provide an award winner/staff /students.
Talent release forms
All photographs must have signed Talent Release forms which are stored at Corporate Communications with a print out of the images in question. Any images that do not have a Talent Release form signed will not be used. Corporate Communications has no obligation to inform staff or talent, of the use of images once a Talent Release form has been signed unless stated otherwise in their release.
Storage of images
Images are stored on share point which is maintained and controlled by Corporate Communications. All new photographs must be labelled, dated, have a location and credited. Talent release forms must be stored by Corporate Communications with a print out of the images.
Procedures for sourcing images from library
Staff must book a time to look through the image library at Corporate Communications. A record of the selected images is then given to staff, the images will be checked for talent release forms or conflict of usage. Staff will then be sent a copy of the images by either email or disc.


