take this image for an example.
I saw this Pontiac woody at Wavecrest 2010, as Wavecrest is THE woody car show on the West Coast. http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/10/pontiac-hood-ornaments-consistantly.html and it is the right place to go to photograph woodys, old car radios, old car speedometers, and old car gear selectors, and hood ornaments.
This photo shows up on 6 dozen other websites with a Google image search
So, if any one of you are going to upload good photography or art to the internet, and want to be credited as the photographer, water mark your photos. Evidently no one respects the creator of anything once it's available online, not even enough to copy and paste a link to the source
I said it before and I'll say it again, DAMN DEGENERATE INGRATES! Jesse, that's a beautiful shot of the Chiefs head. Very Art Deco looking. Is it on a car from the 30's? Or is it something from the earlier 50's? Whatever the case, Your advice is solid. How does one "water mark" their works?
ReplyDelete1946 pontiac_40-48_Hood_ornament_4.jpg
Deletebut it is very similar to the hood ornaments that Pontiac did in the 1936-38, and is only an slight variation.
there are more ways to watermark than I know of, but simply using Microsoft Paint, Windows Photo Viewer, Photoshop, and other programs will do it too.
Obviously, I never have looked into it, and didn't do it when I should have.
A question...probably a stupid one.
ReplyDeleteI save photos I have found on the web. Usually from various automotive forum posts, Facebook, etc. I have no problem giving credit for them but how do I know who took the picture to give them credit. Many times I will see a photo and save it in one of many folders, only to use it later, lets say a picture of a abandoned old jeep...would naming the picture with the web address work? (the address of where I sourced it from)I'm fairly sure THEY didn't take it but its a source right?
I appreciate art in many forms since I certainly am NOT a artist and would like to credit folk for their work but not sure how. I assume you are a professional photographer and could shed a little light here. Sorry fro long winded question.
if you don't know the photographers name, then cite the source of the photo, that's what I've done, and so far, 35000 posts, hundred of thousands of photos, no one has complained. Seriously. Maybe no one cares or even realizes that their photos are on my blog... even so, no complaints.
DeleteFar out and real cool that you're concerned to give credit where it's due! Thanks!
even if the place you find a photo isn't the creator of it, not the photographer, and maybe not even having permission to use it, you've done all you can, and more than most, just by showing the source you got it from when you use it. That's all that usually counts. There is a bit more you can do if you really want to be total boy scout about it, like a reverse image search, to see if there is a simple source that can be easily learned.
But no one seems to care much, as long as you've pointed out that you aren't claiming it's yours, and if you don't want to try and get the permission from where ever you found it (Like, is that even possible on Pinterest? ) then just credit your source, and move on.
Have a good week!
Oh, and I'm not a professional as in getting paid to be all artsy and stuff. I point the camera in the right direction, leave all the settings on auto, and press the right button, and sometimes, I get lucky with the result looking good.
DeleteI am only a "professional" in that I actually do have a real job 40 hours a week getting paid to be a photographer at a car dealership. In the definitions in a dictionary, I'm professional by that understanding... but most people only regard a photographer as professional if they are making good money, know how to use camera functions, and can make a great photo on demand, not by accident