So while I am relatively new to this, I want to establish rules for my photo use before anything does happen. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it!
So, please, anyone wanting to use my photos in other works of art, follow these rules:
1)
DO NOT USE MY PHOTO AND CLAIM IT'S YOURS.This shouldn't need saying but sadly it does. This is NOT just limited to DA either. If I find my photo unlinked back to my page or you claiming to have made it yourself, I will report you to whatever website I find it on.
AND PLEASE
- Don't post my photos on Facebook or twitter, even if you just want to show it off, and PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, NOT ON WEHEARTIT. THAT SITE SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN BY NOW TBH.
- I put a lot of time and money into my photography, and I am completely self-taught, save for a class at my public high school, and none of that was digital. If you want to have photos like mine you can! I promise you'll feel better making them yourself rather than faking it.
2) MY PHOTOS ARE NOT TO BE USED IN PHOTOMANIPULATIONS
If I had intended for my photo to be stock, I would have put it in stock. And while I will allow it for referencing (see below) using it in photomanipulations is just saving it and using it for another photo, which just doesn't rest well with me. Sorry. Maybe I'll take some stock photos at some point, but so far, none of my uploads are to be used in manips.
3)YOU
MAY USE MY PHOTO HAS A REFERENCE
IF YOU ASK PERMISSION
AND GIVE ME CREDIT
And my reference, I mean traditional art or digital art. You must note me first and ask permission and why you want to use it. While I DO make my photos available for download, I would really love a heads up in these cases because that would be nice. And I'd love to see the finished product
.
Also, you MUST credit me in the description. Just a quick "reference: *thumbnail here*" would suffice and give me a little more publicity. As well, if you note me and show me the finished product, I'll put "used as a reference: *your thumbnail here*" and we can both benefit. So please, do that and we can all be happy!
4) ANYTHING ELSE JUST ASK!
For anything else you might want to use my photos for, feel free to ask! Worst comes to worst, I saw no
Thanks for reading, this really isn't that long and it's pretty straight forward. So please, follow these rules and I'll be happy!
~Cristina