I got married in the Outer Banks so I’m in a lot of groups related to it since it’s one of my favorite places on Earth. I also still have a great relationship with my wedding photographers so I feel protective of the photographers in the area.
This morning I saw a post come across my feed that was alerting people that Bluegrass Photography, who for was advertising *really* cheap mini sessions ($45) for the Outer Banks (I’m assuming while she is there on vacation, she does not live there), uses images in her ads that aren’t her own.
Cue the research don’t undercut my beloved photographers AND have stolen images! Also, this isn’t everything from the FB group but I have places to be today so I had to cut it off.
Someone got caught and appears to have cleaned up a bit but not entirely. There is more but my allergies are kicking my ass and my eyes are itchy so this is what you get.
Sometimes her mini session ads with stolen images have the disclaimer they aren’t her images, sometimes they don’t. Either way what they don’t have is the original photographer’s permission to use them in ads.
Also note, these ‘not my images’ photos come up as Raising Little Sister’s images in Google.
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Another day, another mini session thief. This one liked to crop out the watermarks.
Also, do we need to have the conversation about live animals and photography? Depending on your state you must be licensed to handle animals, even if not it’s not a good idea. Rabbits are very fragile and can hurt children with their claws. Don’t be this guy! Stick with stuffed animals. /soapbox
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This wall of shame is dedicated to photographers that feel that it's okay to steal others' work and post it as their own. Oh I'm sorry, it's okay to let their "web designer" do it.
