A few facts about Copyright:

• Copyright is an automatic right. As soon as you put your original work on paper or film or another type of digital media you are the copyright-holder.
• To show copyright use the symbol ‘©’ or the word ‘Copyright’ or abbreviation ‘Copr’, e.g. Text © 2024 Barrett Editing
• If you take a picture you own the copyright of that picture.
• As the copyright-holder, you have exclusive rights to reproduce a creative work and distribute copies or recordings of it. You also have the right to stop other people from using your work without permission.
• In Ireland the copyright term is 70 years from the end of the year of the death of the author/creator.
  For example:

WB Yeats died 28 January 1939.

From 1 January 2010 his text is out of copyright

• If the author/creator is still alive or the copyright period of 70 years since their death is still in force you have to get the permission of the owner of the copyright before you can reproduce any part of the work.

If your friend takes a picture of you they own the copyright and you would need their permission before you could use it in your publication.