Hi I'm just starting to put my images online and I'm wondering if there is a way to make it so if I use flickr I can show the images on here, but make it private on flickr so only people I know can get on to see my images? Or is there a better place that is free that I can post my photos without having them copied or a technique on flickr to disable right click?
Thank you ahead of time.
And as Ansel Adams said," sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready for somebody to click the shutter,"
You can upload the photos to Flickr as private, then post in copy/paste the URL of the JPG file as the URL for the post to NPN. The private/public setting only affects the photo page on Flickr, not the image itself.
Or you could buy an NPN membership and upload it directly to here
Posted by Kent Staubus on April 9, 2009 at 10:23 AM
I use Flickr to host images I post on other forums. I don't put any titles/labels on them and that makes them impossible to search.
Chad - Disabling right-click copying doesn't really buy you anything. You can just as easily hit "Print Screen" and paste the image into any program. I wouldn't let that particular feature dissuade me from posting images anywhere.
allright thank you Dave, I'm just heard all the stories about people posting their images online and then years later seeing them on some publication and not being able to get the money or credit. I read on the bird forum that some of those people had a bunch of their pictures copied by somebody and they wouldn't have known about it if one of them hadn't seen them. so there is no way to disable right click? also do you get a lot of spam if you sign up for flickr by doing yahoo?
thanks
Chad, the only effective way to prevent your images from being stolen on the web is not place them there in the first place. Disabling right click only discourages the most casual clicker.
Yes, there have been cases where an image placed on the web has been used illegally in print or elsewhere. Don't keep this from posting in reputable forums. Here is some basic advice:
- Register your copyright for everything. This can be done online now and in batches.
- Keep the file size and pixel dimensions as small as possible and still show what you need. Strictly for web use, don't be afraid of JPEG quality levels of 4-6.
- Place a signature or watermark on the image
- Disable right click if you can. As I said above, it won't prevent theft, but it won't hurt.
- A blank overlay can be placed over an image so if someone tries to get an image, they may get the blank overlay instead. Someone here can explain better it is done here as an added layer of protect for your images.
- Read carefully the terms of service of your image hosting company. You would be surprised at the crap a lot of companies will try to pull.
- Fill in the EXIF information on the JPEG. It can be easily stripped, but you would be surprised by the number of people caught because they didn't do this.
- On the website, clearly state that you are the copyright holder and that the image may not be reproduced elsewhere without prior permission.
- Pursue copyright violations. Usually, this means contacting the web hosting company where the image appeared.
- Most editors are honest and don't want to deal with copyright violations. They would rather not use an image than use one of dubious provinance. That is why stock companies and stock shooters exist. The few you really need to worry about probably don't care anyway about their careers or companies and are pretty rare, but they do exist. That's why you need to register your copyright.
For most people, the tradeoff between promotion and feedback from web display is worth the small risk of image theft.
I would join,but I'm in the last year of high school so I want to be able to save as much as I can for College. Besides every penny counts. I really apreciate all the answers and I will join flickr soon thank you to: Matt, Kent, David, Steve, Pete and Dan.
Posted by Kent Staubus on April 12, 2009 at 1:11 AM
I've not noticed any spam increase because of Flickr. I don't know of anyway to keep people from stealing photos once posted on the internet. Fortunately, I don't have anything good enough to steal.
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10 repliesThank you ahead of time.
And as Ansel Adams said," sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready for somebody to click the shutter,"
Or you could buy an NPN membership and upload it directly to here
Kent in SD
allright
thanks
Pete D.
Yes, there have been cases where an image placed on the web has been used illegally in print or elsewhere. Don't keep this from posting in reputable forums. Here is some basic advice:
- Register your copyright for everything. This can be done online now and in batches.
- Keep the file size and pixel dimensions as small as possible and still show what you need. Strictly for web use, don't be afraid of JPEG quality levels of 4-6.
- Place a signature or watermark on the image
- Disable right click if you can. As I said above, it won't prevent theft, but it won't hurt.
- A blank overlay can be placed over an image so if someone tries to get an image, they may get the blank overlay instead. Someone here can explain better it is done here as an added layer of protect for your images.
- Read carefully the terms of service of your image hosting company. You would be surprised at the crap a lot of companies will try to pull.
- Fill in the EXIF information on the JPEG. It can be easily stripped, but you would be surprised by the number of people caught because they didn't do this.
- On the website, clearly state that you are the copyright holder and that the image may not be reproduced elsewhere without prior permission.
- Pursue copyright violations. Usually, this means contacting the web hosting company where the image appeared.
- Most editors are honest and don't want to deal with copyright violations. They would rather not use an image than use one of dubious provinance. That is why stock companies and stock shooters exist. The few you really need to worry about probably don't care anyway about their careers or companies and are pretty rare, but they do exist. That's why you need to register your copyright.
For most people, the tradeoff between promotion and feedback from web display is worth the small risk of image theft.
Kent in SD
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I've seen your stuff here and that is just not true