How do I license an image?

Open any image page and use the Enquire or Licensing link. We will confirm usage, territory, term and fee by email.

Are these rights-managed or royalty-free?

Licensing is rights-managed. Each use is priced for its specific scope of work.

What credit line should I use?

Credit: Alexander James Hamilton — The Legacy Collection.

What deliverables do I receive?

A high-resolution tiff file suitable for the licensed use, plus written licence terms for your records.

Do you allow exclusivity?

Exclusive licences are available by request and are quoted individually.

Who owns the copyright?

Copyright remains with the artist Alexander James Hamilton b.1967. No transfer of ownership is implied.

FAQ

Q. What is this website?
This website is a ‘rights managed’ licensing platform that contains a selection from the back catalogue of artist Alexander James Hamilton b.1967 founder of the Distil Ennui Studio™ est. 1990.

The images, video and 3d stl files you will view here are not available anywhere else, and, are exclusively available for ‘rights managed’ licensing only.

Q. Are site specific installation prints available?
Non-Edition unsigned commercial prints are available by special request in sizes up to 12 metres in length, under rights managed terms; under the condition that there is to be no commercial resale of the print(s) at any time. These prints are available to interior designers, property developers and architects for permanent site specific installations.

Q. Can I see higher resolution images ?
All still images and videos seen on this website are shot ‘in camera’. The stills are shot on analogue medium and large format cameras using 6x6 cms, 5x4 inch or 10x8 inch transparency film plates with the finest quality film scans all prepared and loaded onto our digital archive for immediate access. The video files are shot as you see them with no post production, you will be licensing the raw file.

The quality is difficult to see at web screen resolution; if you would like to view higher res images or files please make your choice and click the 'ENQUIRE' button and you will be contacted to arrange a closer look.

Q. How do I get usage licence pricing information ?
All images are available exclusively on a ‘rights managed’ basis only, the fee to license or reproduce an image, video or 3d model file is based specifically how it will be used at all times, and, in all circumstances.

Any still images, video or 3d models that interest you can be added to your ‘light-box', click the 'send enquiry' button and we will contact you to discuss your specific needs.

Q. Do you offer images, video and 3d model files with Exclusivity ?
All image, video and 3d model files are solely offered on an exclusive basis by default, no image or video will be re-licensed for a period of 24 months. No similar image or video will be re-licensed to the same industry sector for the same period of 24 months, offering you peace of mind that your campaign will not be diluted by competitors for a full 2 year period.

Q. Do you offer Royalty Free images or Subscription services ?
No this would be detrimental to the studios plan to offer unique virgin use assets and offer rights managed assets only. All images, videos and 3d models are exclusively available on a ‘rights managed’ only basis. we offer no ‘Royalty Free’ or ‘Subscription’ usage services of any kind for commercialisation of any of these works.

It should be noted all works (video, still and 3d models) are registered with the US Copyright Office, affording us the right to protect the misuse of these works outside of the Berne Convention (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention). We will vigorously upholding all rights as the creator by prosecuting copyright and moral rights breaches in all instances, without exception.

Please support & respect the many years work it has taken to develop this respected archive by restricting your usage to the specific ‘usage rights’ you have requested and that any agreed licence offered is based upon.

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