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Memories by Madison in Floyd, VA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/memoriesbymadison

This photographer has a decent following – I’m told she has gone viral a few times for her stranger sessions she does fairly often.

She’s done so many mini sessions she has her own images of many of these setups but keeps using stolen images.

Why is this a problem even if she says “not my photos” or “inspo” on the ads?

First off, the clients rarely read everything in front of them. Case in point are these comments complimenting Madison on her work in one of the ads with stolen images.

Second, Madison is getting the Google credit as the original source for these images!

One of the sets of images she stole for a “Notebook” themed mini session comes back to her as the original source, not the actual content creator!!!

When someone searches for that image OR anything that image is associated with (i.e. Notebook Inspired Mini Session Near Me) Madison will get that Google boost, not the OP even though the OP has more shares of their post, likely because Madison has more followers so Google is assuming that means she’s the original content creator.

This isn’t new, this has been an ongoing issue for years, I’m just highlighting it today because I’m getting annoyed (and it’s Monday).

P.S. What is it with these photographers that use stolen images for ads and having pay what you can sessions?

P.P.S. Allegedly Madison has been called out before and did a clean up of her page and there used to be more posted that wasn’t hers.

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Well Kept Design in Summerville, SC and Lancaster, PA and Pigeon Forge, TN and more

Website: https://wellkeptdesign.mypixieset.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellkeptdesign/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellkeptdesign/?hl=en
Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/well-kept-design-summerville

I cannot tell you how many times Well Kept Design has been sent in to me over the years. It never fails that something always happens when I’m swamped with weddings and I can’t get a post up.

I finally have a tiny smidgen of downtime and the thieves I was working on seem to have taken down their images so I thought it was about time I posted about Amber.

Much like her partner, Whitney (YES), Amber’s history isn’t focused just on stolen photos (although they have been part of the story) but more about her repeated backing out of sessions, not delivering sessions and not refunding when she doesn’t deliver or ghosts the client.

So grab the beverage of your choice, get comfy and your scrolling finger ready.

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Bigchamps Photography and Visuals in Columbus, OH

Website: https://bigchampsphotographs.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bigchampsphotography/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigchampsphotography

Just saying, if you’re going to steal photos for your portfolio maybe don’t do it in the state I live in. If you do, don’t steal from my friends.

There’s a ton more stolen but I ran out of ambition and fucks.

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Sami Jo Photography in Benton, IL

Website: https://samijophotography17.pixieset.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552969678906
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555308205549
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554718035739
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555120654073

Here’s a thought: if you are called out for using stolen images as ads for your mini sessions delete *all* the stolen photos you’ve used, not just the ones called out.

Then, also don’t do whatever the fuck this idiot idea is:

You cannot use images that you do not have the copyright to for advertisement of your own photography work. Not privately, not publicly.

I noticed that she has cropped out watermarks so she’s aware of what she’s doing and could have easily found the original sources and asked for permission (at least sometimes) but chose not to.

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