Hi all,

I've just had an image accepted at one agency which has been declined by another. One of the reasons they gave was 'Image potentially infringes on intellectual property rights.' I think this refers to a smiley face on a child's spade.

I'm not sure what to do with regard to the site that accepted it though. I didn't consider it to be a logo or trademark but maybe it is! Do I leave it on the other site??

Thanks for any advice,
Vic

Thanks for your reply. Fair point! Let's see if it works...

[img] https://www.flickr.com/photos/carefordcreations/14639989143/ [nofollow] [/image]

The shirt could be the problem

I think the smiley face causes your eye to move down rather than up to the child's pointed finger, the focal point, so I'd clone it out for that reason alone. I like that the shovel has the light behind it but I might tone it down a tad, again just enough so it doesn't compete for attention with the child's pointed finger. Lovely light, though I might bring up the exposure a tad, maybe increase the contrast slightly -  beautiful child!