I’m not talking about substantial edits here, just a small detail!
I’ve coordinated outfits for my family photo session coming up. The jacket I’d like one of us to wear has a small logo on it and I don’t have time to shop for a new one. I don’t want to pay extra fees for the photographer to edit the logo out, especially if I am capable of editing that small detail myself.
My question is, would it be a problem if I remove the logo from our photos after he provides me with our final gallery? I don’t want to offend the photographer or violate an unspoken rule. Any insight is appreciated.
It depends.
There might be something in the agreement that prevents you from doing that. There might also be something that prevents you from doing that under certain conditions. For example, the photographer might not allow placing their name under the photos that were not edited by them because it might affect their reputation if the edits are not approved by them.
Or you might be allowed to do whatever you want with these photos. It all depends.