On posting photos

by Sui Juris on Jul 4, 2008 4:58 PM EDT

Hi, all. I'm sure I'll be terribly embarrassed at the schoolmarmishness of this tomorrow, but right now I'd like to just post a brief reminder that it's important to (at least) credit photographers when posting their work. I know this is the web, that everyone else is doing it, etc., but it takes a lot of work (time, effort, and money) to get a lot of those shots. The very least we can do is make sure that they're recognized for the work they've done.

Ideally, when you repost a photo here, you'll have the permission of the photographer (you'd be amazed at how easy that is to get). If that's too much, at least link to the original source and credit the photog. Many many thanks.

(BTW, this is just a personal request. Nothing more. )

-Photo titled You're Doing It Wrong.

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thank you

this is one reason I watermark my pics, so I can follow them around the web ….

by lyne on Jul 4, 2008 8:44 PM EDT 0 recs

si...

this is very good karma.

also, important for words too.

by gavia on Jul 4, 2008 9:58 PM EDT 0 recs

it's fascinating to see where my pics sometimes end up

or the search that brings folks to my blog… sometimes it’s scary

by lyne on Jul 4, 2008 10:31 PM EDT 0 recs

oh, for sure

Unless I’m pretty sure I’m getting paid for it, I put most of my stuff out there under a Creative Commons NC-Attribution license. And yet folks can’t even bother with the attribution. I’m not asking for anything but recognizing who made it, and they still can’t do it!

Ah well. Not the end of the world (for me, anyway), but still something I’d like to see change.

by Sui Juris on Jul 4, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

oh, but speaking of blog searches

Some of my top searches?

Sexy Beijing (never been. Just liked the show.)

Liz Hatch (natch)

Bombay/Mumbai hookers (really. never even wrote about ‘em, but that’s what gets you to my site.)

by Sui Juris on Jul 4, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up 0 recs

mmm can't see that any hookers search brings them to my blog

mmmmmm

by lyne on Jul 4, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

obviously, you

need to get out more.

by Sui Juris on Jul 4, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

I hope I've always given you both credit for your pics!

I usually link to you when I use them on my blog and I’m pretty sure I have always put under the pic your names. I will admit though when I pull quick ones off of a google search though I am not as faithful unless I can see that they are from someone’s photo bucket or personal gallery. If its from AP type sources I openly admit I am not always good but I promise to make a much better effort…. :-)

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 4, 2008 11:17 PM EDT 0 recs

no worries. I've forgotten quite often myself - especially when on the hunt for hotties it seems.

by lyne on Jul 4, 2008 11:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

I started out good with the hotties thread giving thanks to both Sui Juris and Tifosa

but later on was slacking. Although for what it’s worth most others were pulled from team sites and I think I mentioned it on most. But again, I am so thankful you guys are out there with cameras to share with us, that I will be making a better effort. I heart what you guys do and you both do it extremely well so I never mean to not applaud with full credit! :-)

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 4, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

no worries at all

this is not personally directed at anyone. (For real. Believe me, I don’t have the slightest problem with personally attacking people.) Just a general global reminder, is all.

by Sui Juris on Jul 4, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

I was hoping I wasn't supposed to take it personally, as I didn't... :-)

But it is a good reminder and one I’ll be attempting to uphold. Although during a live thread I say we get time to go back later and give credit. Tee Hee! :-)

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 4, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up 0 recs

Heh

Still pissed at me for cropping your picture I used for the feedbag??

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 5, 2008 12:51 AM EDT up 0 recs

you ruined MY ART, MAN

Lucky we don’t live in a country that recognizes l’droit moraux.

by Sui Juris on Jul 5, 2008 9:35 AM EDT up 0 recs

Good reminder!

When I went to photobucket.com to post my Giro pictures, I found that someone had pulled two of the pictures I’d posted here and posted them as their own. I looked at the person’s other pictures, and saw that they were mostly pictures of movie and tv stars, so maybe the poster wasn’t really trying to pass the pictures off as his or her own, but still, it was a bit disconcerting to see my pictures with the caption “photo by [someone other than me].”

by Tifosa on Jul 5, 2008 1:17 AM EDT 0 recs

my bad

I figured that if the site asks for a link, to post the photo, that clicking on the photo would bring people back to that link, or at least display the link. So I tried going back and clicking on what I’d posted, to no avail. I would have to re-do all the searches to find the links. Anyway, from now on, the link goes up with the picture, without fail. Sorry for the Ass-u-me problem.

by JFS_PGH on Jul 5, 2008 1:22 AM EDT 0 recs