Archive for January, 2010
Happy Saturday to all! There is excitement in the air for the Gasparilla festivities in downtown Tampa and though the weather is rainy and gloomy, I know everyone will make the best of it and have a phenomenal time! For me, I am enjoying watching the rain from my window and catching up on blogging, editing, and homework! :-)
I ran across this post from Jen O’Sullivan a few weeks ago and have been meaning to share it with my clients, fellow photog friends and anyone else who could benefit from it. It addresses the issue of copyright infringement. I recommend anyone that has questions to please read it. I will also add some links and resources at the end of this post for further clarification and information. I haven’t had much trouble with this topic but I do see it more of an issue on social media sites (such as facebook, myspace, etc..) blogs, and other areas online.
Let me share with you an example:
I really like a photo from someone’s facebook account, I right-click, download, and crop to my liking. Meanwhile, throughout the process, I just deleted the photographer’s watermark/logo. That is a big mistake for many reasons. The most important being that now when infinite amount of people do that to the same image, no one will ever know where or from whom the photo originally came from. As Jen O’Sullivan calls it in her article, it will be an “orphan image“.
Online presence should be respected and not abused and the more educated we are on this topic the better. Sometimes people might not even know that what they are doing is illegal or even know what copyright infringement means. Here is the article: http://jenosullivan.com/2010/01/photo-copyright-who-owns-what/
It is an infringement of copyright to edit, change in any way, or use these images in any media without permission from Kismis Ink Photography. If you would like to use the images for any other purpose please contact mariana@kismisink.com. Thanks! CLIENTS/FANS: Just a reminder, feel free to copy and save any photos you want from our page, we only ask that you leave our logo/name on them and DO NOT alter the images in any way!
Extra resources:
U.S. Copyright Office FAQs
10 Big Myths about Copyright
Helping People understand Copyright by Scott Bourne
Where to report copyright infringement on facebook
Please share your experiences, advice, and any resources that you may have below in the comments. Thanks!
These beautiful gals joined me this weekend at my CeFloFePho retreat in St. Augustine, Fl and offered to model for all the femtogs!! I can see that Cassie and Marina are true fashionistas! With 2 suitcases full of clothes, shoes and bags galore, they were definitely prepared for the shoot! :-) As I mentioned in my last post, it was FREEZING in FL over the weekend and these girls were complete troopers! I had so much fun with them and I truly can not wait until our next photo projects! Be sure to fan their page on facebook as they journey through the fashion world and share resources on achieving the best look without going bankrupt! ;-)
Here is a tiny sneak peek on some of the fabulous images from that day! Check back often as I will be posting more soon!! Enjoy!
Now you may be wondering what the “CeFloFePhos” means and I should let you comment with a couple guesses but since it’s Monday and I am feeling generous let me please your curiosity! It stands for Central Florida Female Photographers, silly! :-)
Well this weekend was our FIRST retreat and it was loads of FUN! It was in St. Augustine, Fl and though it was freezing, it was a beautiful setting for photo sessions! I didn’t know any of the femtogs before arriving (only virtually through facebook) and I was really excited to meet everyone! Sarah from Sarah Bray Photography planned the retreat and it was a success! Now, there was plenty of drama and situations to tell our grand-kids about, but I will leave you with that suspense! If you want to know more, just comment below and if I am convinced enough, I might share some juicy details! ;) For now I leave you with some smashing behind the scenes images! Enjoy!
Here are some independent quick shots that I snapped of some of the gals {click on each image to learn more about her and see her work}!
I am so excited about 2010 that I can hardly contain myself! I have so many ideas and goals that I have to take a deep breath and relax! :) “All in God’s time, all in God’s time,”
I mentioned a while ago our trip to Disney with Kristen Weaver but with the holidays, I never posted sneak peeks! Here are some of my favorite images from that day! Lacey and Chris were amazing to work with! Oh, by the way, does anyone notice something different with my images? Yep! New design for Kismis Ink…and that’s just a sneak as to all the amazingness in store for Kismis Ink in 2010! Enjoy!
