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SJC Photography aka Stephanie Collins Photography in Scottsburg, IN and Panama City Beach, FL

Website: https://sjcphotography713.mypixieset.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091772649802
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1940784976446662/
USession: https://book.usesession.com/i/zsanwtUauU

It’s another pay-what-you-can photographer!

Irony:

Update 4/20/2025 – Apparently Stephanie didn’t learn shit. So I added more below because Stephanie’s been BUSY since we last saw her.

Correct me if I’m wrong but there’s no ~inspo~ here and I’m pretty sure you’re advertising your business with that image Stephanie.

Update 4/21/2025 – Oh hell, she’s advertising in my local groups too with stolen photos. If you’re in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Florida or heck, any wedding group she may be in yours too. Bet you can’t guess which images are stolen… /sarcasm

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Seraphina Visuals in Clermont, FL

Website: https://seraphinavisuals.mypixieset.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093277653461
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seraphinavisuals

I got hit with a flurry of messages about this fauxtographer so I am guessing they got caught somewhere online. The Facebook Page was wiped between me getting the messages and when I could start the post but the website is still predominantly images that were not created by Seraphina Visuals.

There is a TON of stock images used here, often from the same wedding so to save time I’m only going to post the original source for the first of the group on those.

I think *some* (not all) of these images were placeholders with the Pixieset template they are using. It’s often done and it’s gross. There’s so many other photographers that popped up when searching those images that are using the same placeholder images on their live website. Stop that crap right now.

I think this is also one of the first photographers to use AI images in their portfolio pretending they were real photos. Wait, no. I forgot about Meg. Well, anyway, it’s the first one I’ve come across that is just a regular photographer not selling products TO photographers anyway.

Finally, to kind of go for the full BINGO card here they also have plagiarism.

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Photo Shyster: SEOtographer aka Michael Thomas Ireland aka Michael Thomas in Tampa, FL

Website: https://seotographer.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seotographer
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelthomas0821
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hostographer
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@seotographer
Google Reviews: https://tinyurl.com/2za9mpuw
BBB: https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/tampa/profile/commercial-photographer/seotographer-0653-90435327/complaints

PS Facebook Page Discussion

THIS PHOTOGRAPHER HAS NOT STOLEN IMAGES

Guess we’re back with another entry into the Photo Shyster category with another person trying to be an industry leader but instead takes money and doesn’t always deliver. SIGH.

Today we’re here to talk about Michael Thomas Ireland who ran “SEOtographer” but now is focusing on his new business Tanooki Marketing.

The summary is SEOtographer has taken a lot of money from people and not always delivered the goods.

This post is an attempt to reach more possible clients who are also waiting for work that hasn’t been completed.

Update 7/14/2023 @ 9AM EST:

  • Michael sent me his rebuttal, you can read and judge for yourself here. The clients all maintain their stories are true as posted.
  • Added Client #6
  • Added supporting evidence that Michael may be behind Tanooki

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Darling Memories Photography in Geneva, FL

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Website: https://www.darlingmemoriesphotography.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarlingMemoriesPhotography
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darlingmemoriesphotography.llc

PS Facebook Post

Yay another photographer who uses others copyrighted works to advertise their mini sessions.

Originally I just messaged the photographers that I found to let them know their images were stolen and wasn’t intending on making a post. Instead of changing the images out for images Darling Memories actually photographed themselves they switched the photos out for different stolen images.

blinks

Anyways… I guess I’m back from faux-retirement! I’ve dusted off the blog, Facebook Page and my Patreon if anyone wants to support the fight against copyright infringement.

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Haven English Photography in Spruce Pine, NC

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havenenglishphotography
PS Facebook Conversation

If you did not snapity snap that photo with your tiny fingers you cannot adity ad with that image.

I gave up sourcing and there’s still so.much.more. This is just about 6 months of mini session ads with images that are not her own.

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