You should give picMatch a try...www.picmatch.ca. They offer a free trial.

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@zsooofija

QuoteOr you can use the extension for Chrome (then you only have to right clik the image and then select search Google with this image). You don't have to upload anything. I think there is also one for firefox.

If you have 10,000 images (or even only 1000) you will not be able to do the search for them all, one by one, with TineEye or Google. Let alone other search engines. picMatch does that for you. And the value is really in the fact that it will search for your images, again, and again, and again. And it will (or should) find new matches overtime. Our testing has shown that it in fact does find new matches, as it re-runs the search for the same images again.

Hi Everyone,

There is something new on picmatch.ca. It now offers a free trial for 14 days. No credit card required.

I invite you to give it a try for free and hope you'll have fun with it.

Cheers,

Yanick
Founder of picMatch

There is a new service called picMatch: http://www.picmatch.ca

@Pauws99:

QuoteBut good luck with it

Thank You!

@PureArt:

QuoteFirst of all, your software can not find pictures published in magazines or on packaging.

Yes, indeed, it does find pictures on packagings. If a picture of the packaging is online, it will find it, even if the picture is cropped, or altered. Even if the image has some text on it.

Please read the FAQ on picmatch.ca for details...there is an example of a packaging: http://www.picmatch.ca/Home/FAQ/EN

It can also find magazines and books. In my case, it found a book. See here, this is is the book: http://thehappinessshop.com.au/shop/the-little-book-of-families/ and the picture that the system was searching for was the one of the chipmunk with a peanut in it's mouth...

Quotelet's say you have found some magazine with your photo. What are the next steps?

The next step, if you found out that your picture is in a magazine, and you have confirmed that you "have" sold that picture, then you simply update you client list. And update your website, or everywhere where you client list shows. This adds value to you as a photographer. Unless it's a crappy magazine off course, in which case, just don't mention it...

It also found a picture I own in a pdf document. In the US spca's annual report, a couple of years ago.

@PureArt: This sounds like a movie title! "THE LIST". You need to build "the list"! Your list of clients...It is a marketing tool, for a photographer. You need to know where you are published. Otherwise, it's like, being published in a magazine and never knowing about it...What is it good for, if you don't know about it? For You? Nothing!!! But if you know you've been published in that magazine, then you can tell your potential customers that you've been published in this same magazine, which gives you value, as a Photographer! That's it! Knowledge is power!

So, basically, it does bring profit financially, but it also brings a benefit to your self esteem as a photographer...

Try picMatch.ca! It also will monitor your images overtime, and allows you to upload all of your images, to keep track of where they are used, automatically.

Cheers,

Yanick
Owner of picMatch inc.

@SpaceStockFootage: Do not expect to find stolen images. This doesn't happen a lot. In my case, I found no stolen images, except one that I'm not sure about...and this is actually reassuring. Instead, I found out many places where my images are used (images purchased through stock agencies). For example, I found that one of my pictures is used in a book! This is great! A nice book too! I then made sure that I've actually sold this picture through a stock agency and after confirming this, it just made me happy! Other examples: one of my images found in an article on the Tampa Bay Times website (with the iStockphoto.com mention under the image). So I know it's not stolen and this makes me happy to see my picture is used in a newspaper. One last example: One of my pictures of dandelions is used on a packaging for weed killer...I didn't know that before using picmatch, but now I know, and it is great! This is only 3 examples, I found a bunch more...

Picmatch is a tool to build your client list, not to sue people!

I'm pretty sure you would find mostly nice surprises, which will make you happy, instead of making you depressed.

@Giveme5: I understand that life is getting harder financially for everyone...for me too...but we also have a $10 plan (up to 1000 images). We also offer a rebate of $20 for a limited time (Use coupon code: LAUNCH20) on the sign up page. Also pay attention because the 20$ (rebate) applies on the subsequent billing cycles, not on the first (so you will be charged $10, or more, when you sign up, depending on which plan you pick).  I am saying this because I don't want to be accused of being dishonest...Like some "almost" said on this thread already...Also, you can cancel the service at any time. So if anything, you would have spent only $10, and you get 3 months of service in total (if you choose the $10 plan...).

You have to see the value in the service! If you don't, don't buy it, but at least you can try it, for 3 months, for only 10 bucks.

Cheers,

Yanick
Owner at www.picmatch.ca

Thanks for your replies. I like to get feedback!

Yes, indeed, I am the owner. This is my linkedin profile, Jo Ann.

As for the $20 plan, I would think it is justified. The reason is that other services that are free, do not offer, an automatic, recurring search of your images. If you have 10,000 images (or even only 1000) you will not be able to do the search for them all, one by one, with TineEye or Google. Let alone other search engines. picMatch does that for you. And the value is really in the fact that it will search for your images, again, and again, and again. And it will (or should) find new matches overtime. Our testing has shown that it in fact does find new matches, as it re-runs the search for the same images again.

picMatch also offers other advantages, like freezing a "memory" of the page where the image was found, in time, by taking a screenshot of the page (where your picture is found), that you can keep in your archives. This is another thing that is great about it. In the future, it will offer other advantages that I will not list here, but, do expect great improvements overtime.

To me, a photographer, it would be worth it to pay (although I get it for free...), because knowing where your pictures are used, is priceless. Giggles guaranteed when you find out your picture is in a book, on a website, on the packaging of a commercial product, or else...Things that stock agencies will never tell you.

Now, I will not promise this to everyone, but only to you Jo Ann, Sean and noodle. If you try it, and are not satisfied, just write to me and I will re-imburse you the fees.

Also, any further feedback is appreciated, would it be positive, or negative. If you want to get a better feel of who I am (in order to built some trust...) feel free to add me to Facebook or any social network.

Cheers,

Yanick

Hi Guys,

I am a stock photographer myself and I would like to bring to your attention, a new service that is very useful to stock photographers. It is a reverse image search which monitors constantly to find matches to your images. I am using it myself! Check it out at www.picmatch.ca. I am sure you will find it very useful!

Cheers,

Yanick