Licensing & Image Usage Explained

Understanding how your images can be used

Your images are creative assets. Like your logo, packaging, website, or copywriting, they are protected intellectual property. When we create imagery together, you do not purchase the ownership of the images. Instead, you receive a license that outlines where and how they can be used in your brand.

This ensures your imagery remains valuable, consistent and protected as your business grows.

Ownership

 

All imagery created by Mindful Creatives remains owned by Mindful Creatives.
You receive permission to use the images under a defined license.
This is the standard commercial photography model.

Your brand always owns:

  • Your products
  • Your brand assets and identity
  • Any material you provide for the shoot

We own the photographs we create.
You are licensed to use them.

THE STANDARD LICENSE

(Included in all projects unless otherwise stated)

This license is lifetime, worldwide and non-exclusive. It covers the majority of day-to-day brand usage.

What’s Included
You can use your images across:

  • Website, email marketing, organic social media and digital content
  • PR and earned media features
  • Own-brand print and packaging such as brochures, product labels, lookbooks and catalogues produced by your brand
  • Trade shows, activations, pop-ups and events hosted or controlled by your brand
  • Paid digital advertising within Australia (for example, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, Google Ads) on your owned platforms.
  • Your brands storefront, office, studio or vehicle branding
  • Internal merchandise such as staff apparel, stationery, gifts and corporate packs (not sold to customers)

Not Included (Requires Extended License)

  • Paid digital advertising outside Australia
  • Advertising or promotions created or run by retailers, distributors or collaborators
  • Catalogue placements, promotional campaigns or displays run by stockists
  • Merchandise created for sale, such as apparel, bags, posters or calendars

This license is designed for brand-led marketing where your brand is the advertiser.

THE EXTENDED LICENSE

(Available to purchase at any time)

The Extended License expands usage for brands who are scaling, stocked in retail stores or running advertising beyond Australia.

What It Adds

  • Global paid digital and print advertising
  • Retail and distributor advertising campaigns
  • Point-of-Sale displays such as shelf talkers, banners and in-store signage
  • Out-of-Home media such as billboards, transit posters, airport screens and large-scale signage
  • Catalogue placements created by retailers or affiliates
  • Merchandise created with the imagery and sold to customers

Extended licenses are issued for a defined period and are priced according to usage.

If you are unsure whether you need this, we will guide you.

Third-Party Usage

Image licenses apply only to the brand that commissions the work.
If any other party wishes to use the images, they will require their own license.

This applies to (but is not limited to):

  • Stockists and retailers
  • Distributors and wholesalers
  • Creative or advertising agencies
  • Designers, stylists and collaborators
  • Manufacturers and suppliers

There are two third-party license options available:

1. Portfolio / Showcase License

For collaborators who simply want to share the work to show their involvement.
This license allows:

  • Website portfolio display
  • Social media sharing
  • Credit to the Client and Mindful Creatives is required.
    This license is perpetual.
    It does not allow any promotional, advertising or sales-driven use.

2. Advertising / Promotional License

For retailers, distributors or partners who wish to use the imagery to market or sell a product.
This license allows:

  • Paid digital ads
  • Retail catalogues and printed promotions
  • Point-of-Sale displays
  • Out-of-Home placements (for example billboards, transit, venue screens)

Credit is not required as this is a commercial advertising license.
This license is issued for a fixed period.

We can provide pricing and recommendations if and when a third party requests image usage.

Portfolio Use

Mindful Creatives may use imagery from your project for:

  • Website portfolio
  • Social media
  • Printed folios
  • Award submissions

We will always be respectful of launch dates and timing.

Quick Reference

Website and organic social media
Included in the Standard License and included in the Extended License.

PR and editorial coverage
Included in the Standard License and included in the Extended License.

Paid digital advertising within Australia
Included in the Standard License and included in the Extended License.

Global paid digital or print advertising
Not included in the Standard License. Included in the Extended License.

Retailer or distributor marketing
Not included in the Standard License. Included in the Extended License.

Merchandise created for sale (for example apparel, posters, calendars, packaged products)
Not included in the Standard License. Included in the Extended License.

Point of Sale and Out of Home placements (for example shelf displays, in-store signage, billboards, transit advertising, airport screens, stadium screens)
Not included in the Standard License. Included in the Extended License.

Adorn Cosmetics

Impressive content that perfectly aligned with our requirements, demonstrating remarkable accuracy in accommodating any adjustments we requested. Working with Mindful Creatives has been an absolute pleasure.

Frank Simple

We worked with Lauren and the team on some recent website imagery and we were really impressed with the end result. The process from start to finish was seamless, would definitely recommend them for anyone needing fast turnaround, high quality product photography!

Lime Pixel Design

Lauren produced the most amazing product images for my client. Highly recommend and will certainly be using her again for future projects!

Our Location