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Journal Entry: Wed Oct 1, 2008, 9:38 PM

Mood: Daily Needs

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This is a bit of Rant simple as that!
You know I have been taking photographs for nigh on about 25years! Never sold a single one not trying to quite honestly. But it gives me a perspective.
I am also the daughter of a professional photographer and photojournalist as well as grand-daughter of another ametuer artist giving me further perspective.
Between all of us there has to be well of a few MILLION Photographs we have taken nay MORE. Do you know how many I would credit as exceptional worthy of hanging framed on a wall. Probably a few hundred between all of us.
So what is my point in this. Simple When You find a Wonderful photograph you want to Draw, Paint, Edit, Manipulate, Sketch, practice with
DAMN WELL CREDIT THAT PHOTOGRAPHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If they are ALIVE AND KICKING YOU BETTER Read their Rules OR ASK Them if their rules are NOT Clearly available. And Here's the Kicker KIDS and that goes for you "adults" still acting like Children in not crediting ... If it is in PRINTED Source be it a Magazine, CD Cover, Movie Cover, Book ASSUME IT IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED AND NOT TO BE COPIED WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER!
It Does NOT Matter if you are using a different medium to copy it or make a derivative of it You are still using Copyright Protected Material so STOP DROP AND THINK ASK AND CREDIT!!!
Thank you to All of the worlds Wonderful Photographers Creating Beautiful Work That inspire the rest of the art world!!!!!!!!!!

Oh and If you Don't know the Name Try Taking the time to find out. Tonight I saw a great graphite work clearly based/copied from a photographer a famous gentlemen. It took me about 20-30mintues to find the source of that image with the name of the original photographer, current owner of the rights to it and the original publication it was in! 20-30mintes So guess what the EXCUSES STOP HERE! I see it I find the Source you bet your bottom dollar I will one let you know two let DeviantArt Know! So You might as well Start looking it up yourself and posting the information because guess what It's not only the law which you may not give a rats backside about nut it's also DeviantArt Policy!

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=cordieb Oct 3, 2008, 9:07:24 PM

I followed you here from the MLK sketch; and I could not agree with you more. Bravo for reminding the Deviant of giving credit where credit is due. Off to look at your gallery . . . just stopped by to say I feel ya on this one!

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