In the U.S., you can use a photo you have taken for commercial purposes without requiring the consent of the subjects in the photo as long as: 1) the subject di

In the U.S., you can use a photo you have taken for commercial purposes without requiring the consent of the subjects in the photo as long as: 1) the subject didn't hire you to take the photo (thus making it their property), 2) there is no reasonable expectation of privacy (photo taken in a public place). [0] Any "muddy" aspects are purely a civil matter, and even then, public photography is a constitutionally protected activity under the first amendment. [0]: https://www.pixobo.com/photography-laws-can-a-photographer-use-my-photos-without-my-permission/ https://www.pixobo.com/photography-laws-can-a-photographer-u...