why you should watermark your shots

magicbastarder

if you put print-res versions online:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6665723.stm

Benster

Hi-res pics online are just asking for this sort of trouble. As well as that, uploading pics that size is a pain in the ass, takes too long.

She has some good pics, that girl. And those eyes... :-O

rymus

if you put accessible high-res versions online for viewing by any joe soap, you have to expect thievery.

Morlar

Does anyone know how high a resolution (dpi or size) was used by the company to make those prints ?

run_Forrest_run

ah well, I don't have to worry about anyone stealing my shots
Her pics are excellent...and the amount of views..jaysus I think I'm doing well if I get 3 or 4 views!

Valentia

I had read her post on the robbery. I didn't realise that Flickr had deleted it. I have a feeling that there are a few right wing bible thumping neo-cons involved in the running of Flickr. (Just a little rebuke I got from them some time back). And no one rebukes me without getting called names!!:mad:

City-Exile

run_Forrest_run wrote:

Her pics are excellent...and the amount of views..jaysus I think I'm doing well if I get 3 or 4 views!

No doubt, all this publicity hasn't done her any harm.
Good pictures though.

redrob13

According to Rebekka, the photos she was putting on flickr were reduced down to 1200 x 800 ... you can read her blog post on what she was uploading and her understanding of the process involved in making fairly large prints from relatively low res files.

Dilbert75

What's the easiest way to watermark them?

Fenster

I saw that last week on Flickr and Digg. I'm a little torn - I release most of my photos under the CC and I want people to use them, but I still wind up watermarking them to ensure attribution.

Some will hold it up as a sign that we shouldn't put up anything more than bloody thumbnails, some will hold it up as a sign that some people are just scum. The print company was caught red-handed and are trying to pretend it didn't happen even though I'm sure pretty heavy wheels are in motion at this point (they raised the ire of Flickr, Digg and made it onto the BBC).

elven

Something I had wondered about was her original post on flickr, because they had taken it down saying it was threatening or something like that, and I wondered just how much of that was her, and how much of it was the comments that other people left. Now I've read it for myself I'm pretty shocked because all she did was tell her story in a fairly calm and non-aggressive manner, and suggest that people write them angry letters, if they felt like it. I think that's pretty shocking of flickr to have deleted it.

I suppose we are all subject to censorship no matter how we might think the internet is a place of free speech...

I'm also considering dropping my image size to 700px widest edge, not saying they are worth stealing or anything but you never know

Roen

A quick look at the only-dreemin site throws a load of 404's. They'll be back no doubt! Different name, different site but they'll be pulling the same ****e you can be sure!

Valentia

I have made up my mind. I'm leaving Flickr. The more I think about it the more absurd is Flickr's behaviour in this case. I'll find some other photo hosting place, though it will be difficult to match Flickr for convenience. I have paid for a Pro a/c until next year but they can have it :mad:.

The only thing that would make me change my mind is if they reinstate the post. They havent done that, have they?

Paulw

I thought that FlickR said that the post was deleted because of abusive threats made towards the people of Only-Dreaming, including posting of people's home address etc.

They admit that they shouldn't have just deleted it, but then again, once it was deleted, it was gone.

I think FlickR have learned a hard lesson from the whole thing, and are sorry for it.

Valentia

I've just read this. OK, lets see if they mean it and will put proper procedures in place.

Roen

They're still up on eBay, here would have thought that they'd be taken straight down.

EDIT

Photo on Canvas is a speciality of ours; we were one of the first to offer this service on eBay, and have a wealth of experience in this area.

Whilst the original size and resolution of your original image is important, we have developed methods to get the very best out of most photos and use powerful fractal-algorithmic software; all enabling us to achieve a great result out of even small or low-quality photos.

I'd like to know exactly what method they use.