Given that they are commissioned to be done at a time and place of the employer’s choosing, for a specific purpose, I’ve never quite understood why wedding photos aren’t considered “works for hire”.
Just for context: if someone hires me to write a commercial jingle, they own it, but if they hire me to put their poem to music, I own half of each.
Worse, if I create a logo for someone, they own it, but if I paint that logo on a sign for them, I can own the copyright on that depiction of the logo they own.
Copyright is a flaming mess.
