This is a great question Randall.  
I have some wonderful close up shots of old cars, motorcycles and tractors but have hesitated putting them up.  
I'd really appreciate having an admin give us a little clarity and guidance.
Thanks.
S

I know if you are using a person's image and you do not have a signed document stating you can use their image, the only way you can use that picture is if the person is not recognizable. I have many pictures of feet, hands, sillouettes and back views of people that are fine because you cannot recognize them. Any pictures I have of people (like my fairytale photos) my sister and I have obtained signed consent forms. It's kind of funny, I still occassionally get contacted from firends who know the people in our photos who demand to know if these girls realize what we have used their pictures for. We always say yes, of course.

Reply #9 - Mar 6th, 2011, 12:32pm   Quote from Doreen_137017 on Mar 6th, 2011, 12:28pm:
 
I'm thinking along with you Doreen.  Also wondering about some of the photos I've taken of people but digitally manipulated the image so that it now mostly depicts a profession or someone engaged in an activity.  If a person were to say that it was them, yes perhaps the features are similar, but it's not defenative, especially in the case of heavy makeup and costuming.  Also if you draw or paint an image of a person and it looks inadverently similar to someone is that an issue or are those images and the ones I referred to acceptable without model releases?  
The one image in paticular is of a female black entertainer in a small local troupe.  Her features and makeup say 20's Jazz all over them and I've saturated and grained the image so much it looks like a painting or air brush piece.  You could say it was her or could be anybody with similar features.    
 
 
Sorry, I was responding to this question.

Hello All,
 
Here is what is written in the Wiki regarding greeting cards with cars:
 
# Automotive/Car Rules - GCU will approve images of cars/vehicles where the make/model is indistinguishable. No branding elements should be in the image nor in any of the text (title, keywords, verse, notes, etc.). This includes car likenesses in both photographic and artistic renditions.
 
    * Private Cards with a Car - GCU will approve images of cars for Private galleries under the following circumstances:
         o The artist feels they have the rights to use the image for resale
         o NO Volkswagens will be allowed even in private stores
         o No branding, make/model manufacturer’s names should be used which includes keywords, titles and the like
         o The card remains Private  
    * GENERAL - Car image cards must be abstract or partial in nature so even the defining body lines and profile can not be identified. This is due to “Trade Dress” laws. Antique/Vintage cars of the 20’s and 30’s will be considered with a softer eye ie: Model-T but still must not contain any logs, emblems, make & model names.  
 
Hope this helps!

Yes, thanks for digging that up KC.  I looked and looked and was just missing it, but knew I had read something in the Wiki a while back.  That's exactly what I was looking for!  I've already submitted a couple of cards with this image and will leave it at that in case I have trouble getting them approved.  I've got a couple approved already of some other older vehicles, but wanted to try and cater to the fifty something crowd of car inthusiasts.  To be truthfull, when I shot this image I may have known what the car was, but coming across this image recently and deciding to work with it, I couldn't readily identify the make or model until I went back to my image folder and found other images showing more of the car and was able to see the De Soto emblem in a couple of them.  I then had to google the make and find model names that appeared to fit the  side emblem as I couldn't make out all the letters due to the designers artistic touch which like a lot of scripts, are not really practical if you expect someone to be able to read your texts.
 
If you don't mind KC or someone else from the team, please check the image at my private gallery and give your opinion whether that fits within the parameters of GCU's structure.
 
 http://artist.greetingcarduniverse.com/-Best+50s+Classic+Car+taillight+-+51st+Bi rthday-greeting+card-784404?pid=784404&aid=140313&ref=cb_card_title

Webs - no matter if a photo or other artistic rendering - the rules stand on the car guidelines ...