User:Megapixie/CopyrightFlowChart/ForFPhotograph
Do you have the copyright holder’s permission to release the image?
editDo you have the creator’s explicit permission to release the image for use anywhere by anyone for any purpose? Or, if that’s not possible, do you have permission of the creator’s heir?
Yes
edit- Yes, I have the explicit permission of the creator or the heir.
No, but
edit- No, but the person who took the photograph died more than 70 years ago and the work has never been published.
No
edit- If no, then you will need to ask for permission. Unless the image has been previously published, it is not suitable for fair use.