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« on: May 10, 2008, 21:00 »
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Today I went to my local "Street Fair" where local businesses have booths and also fire dept. etc..

As I'm walking by a booth for the Coast Guard I stop and admire a large photo of Boston harbor on their booth background.  I'm thinking, "wow, that looks JUST like one of my stock photos which I've sold many times, but I don't recall there being certain boats in it".  So I go home and look at my photo... it IS my shot!!!  I went back to the fair but they had already taken the booth apart and were packing to leave.  One of the people took my e-mail and promissed to send photos they took of the booth.  He said they photo has been used in several other media designs.

Last month I'm in Los Angeles magazine and this month with the US Coast Guard... wish I was making REAL money for this!



Connie


« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2008, 23:27 »
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....and what are ya gonna do if you catch this freakin' thief?

Nothing? Hire a lawyer and sue him? Ask him to please stop selling your images? Think he would?
Suppose he askes you for proof you took the photo? suppose he says he took it? Can you prove he did not?
Suppose he claims..."Yeah I remember you!" "You were standing right beside me when I took this picture"

Your only recourse is to take his birthday away from him. Just take it! That'll at least piss him off.

Cranky MIZ

« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2008, 00:36 »
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I think you misunderstood my post.  No one stole this picture, it's one I sold on one of the 2 stock sites it's on.  I just "happened" to see it in person.  I'm pretty sure the United States Coast Guard pays for it's images and they would need the large file to print it as big as they did. 

Jazzed means "Happy!"

Connie


....and what are ya gonna do if you catch this freakin' thief?

Nothing? Hire a lawyer and sue him? Ask him to please stop selling your images? Think he would?
Suppose he askes you for proof you took the photo? suppose he says he took it? Can you prove he did not?
Suppose he claims..."Yeah I remember you!" "You were standing right beside me when I took this picture"

Your only recourse is to take his birthday away from him. Just take it! That'll at least piss him off.

Cranky MIZ

grp_photo

« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2008, 05:15 »
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He said they photo has been used in several other media designs.

Did you asked how much money the spend for the poster at the booth and all this other several other media designs?
For sure this is microstock but i don't understand how someone can get jazzed over that, it actually sounds pretty depressing to me.

« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2008, 05:41 »
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Oh what a bunch of whinging bores. Congratulations to the OP though- I know it feels good.

« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2008, 05:47 »
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Agreed, we choose to sell our images at this price so shouldn't whinge when it is being legally used.  I have seen my images many times in newspapers, magazines and books but will get a huge thrill the day I see one used on a large poster even if I got 25c for it.  If I didn't agree then I wouldn't sell at this price.  The whole model of microstock is about volume of sales not about individual sales.
Congrats to the OP and I hope that they do e.mail you the images in use.

Oh what a bunch of whinging bores. Congratulations to the OP though- I know it feels good.

grp_photo

« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2008, 06:21 »
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Oh what a bunch of whinging bores. Congratulations to the OP though- I know it feels good.
I'm not whinging but sounds very stupid to me it someone is jazzing about that. I know this discussion is very old but i would wish this woohay-Threads would remain in the IS-Forums.
Another point this contributor doesn't make any serious money at Microstock at all so imho Microstock don't work for her. But off course Microstock work for many other people (even me) moneywise.

« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2008, 06:26 »
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Different people get pleasure from different things.  I am making enough money from stock photography that I am seriously thinking about giving up my day job and doing this full time but I would still get a lot of pleasure our of seeing my images used as posters even at that price.  I always see it as a paycheck at the end of the month not what individual sale brings in.

Oh what a bunch of whinging bores. Congratulations to the OP though- I know it feels good.
I'm not whinging but sounds very stupid to me it someone is jazzing about that. I know this discussion is very old but i would wish this woohay-Threads would remain in the IS-Forums.
Another point this contributor doesn't make any serious money at Microstock at all so imho Microstock don't work for her. But off course Microstock work for many other people (even me) moneywise.

grp_photo

« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2008, 06:39 »
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I gave up my day-job very long ago ;) :D
Microstock works for me. But other photographic works too for me. If i like to see a nice publication of my work i do editorial.

« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2008, 06:50 »
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I get what you mean.  I have done work for hire for books etc. and made much more money but the pleasure of seeing it in use isn't any greater than when I sell it microstock.  Maybe I'm just easy to please :)

I gave up my day-job very long ago ;) :D
Microstock works for me. But other photographic works too for me. If i like to see a nice publication of my work i do editorial.

« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2008, 08:01 »
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I'm so happy for you Connie!  I would be jazzed too.  It is very satisfying to see your work in "big print".

Hurray!!!!! 

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2008, 10:31 »
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Congratulations Connie and just ignore those who have become jaded.

« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2008, 13:49 »
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Thanks all.  I would have been real pissed if say the booth had posters for sale with my picture on it.  This is what the microstock image was sold for.  I agreed to the price when I put the image for sale.  Trust me, if I were to find someone using my image in a way not paid for (calendars, cards, etc..) I would aggressively pursue it. 

Connie


 

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