In light of my feud with Novato Patch over copyright protection I thought it would be nice to feature a client of mine who actually respected my rights and asked to use my photo for their new website.

Elevation 66 Brewing recently opened their doors in the town of El Cerrito, CA. It’s a small brewpub operation started by three friends who use to work for Pyramid Brewery in Berkeley. When I caught wind of their impending grand opening, I got in touch with one of the partners to write a story for Bay Area Craft Beer.

Shortly thereafter I got a sneak peak of the new space and did a short interview with partner Brian Kelly. As usual, I snapped a bunch of interior photos and a couple exterior shots so readers could get a good look at the new venue.

After the story was posted online Kelly got in touch with me. He asked if they could use my picture of their lilac draped sign on their new website. I quoted them a very reasonable price, asked for a photo credit, wrote up an amicable contract and the deal was done. This is how things should work.

They did a nice job of incorporating it into their homepage and it looks pretty sharp. If you’re ever in the area do stop in and have a beer. I’m partial to their British IPA.