can my childs image be used without my permission?

[Tim]

Laws vary from country to country, but in the U.S. portfolios are considered editorial work, and therefore permission is not needed from anyone in the photos.

There are different rules for advertising, specifically endorsements. For example, if the photographer were to run an ad on Facebook or in a magazine, they would need permission from any recognizable person in the photo.


The photographer absolutely has the right to enter images of people into photo competitions without permission from the people in the photos. If the contest organizers plan on using the photo for any type of advertising purpose, they would need permission from recognizable individuals in the photos. Most competitions do not require copyright transfer of the images. The contests where the image becomes the organizer's property are usually limited to physical copies of the images, and the the copyright of the image itself.