DrJoeS Loc: Tampa Bay area (FL)

When we post photos and store the original, there is a high quality digital copy out there. These can be downloaded and used by others. If we do not watermark or sign what we post, it is easy to steal good work.
Are people worried about this? Have you seen your images in places where you did not give approval, or outright theft of your work by others?
How do you deal with this?

JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

If photography was my livelihood I would take precautions but since for me it is nothing more than an enjoyable hobby I am not the least bit concerned about it.

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

The images I post are usually low res images- about 2 meg. which looks good on a computer screen but probably would not print very large.
If someone wants to steal your image, there is not much you can do about it. PS can remove watermarks.
And if they just outright take it, what can you do ? Are you going to hire an attorney?
If you put it on the web, it's out there.

Quixdraw Loc: x

No, I can make more - if they have to steal, they obviously can't!

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Not really. There are about 87 Gabazillion cubed, photos floating around on the internet. What are the chances of one of mine being stolen? 87 gabazillion cubed is about 650,000 gabazillion. What are the chances?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

I reduce the size when I post.
All it has to do is look nice on a monitor.
That's where the image "viewing" takes place.
(I won't supply bazigabite images for pixel peepers.)
If someone, perchance, wants an image bad enough, they'll abscond with it no matter what.
I have had people "share" my images on Facebook, albeit not a high-res copy.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I only post low-res images on the web, usually 800 pixels on the long side, and I still had one stolen. I have a great photo of Emmylou Harris in concert which I had posted here. Someone who saw it here let me know that they had seen it printed on a t-shirt (what are the chances?). Apparently it had enough resolution to print on a t-shirt. I contacted the company selling the t-shirts, and they apologized and quit selling them. I had my information in the EXIF, but the thief probably stripped it.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Beyond the issue of theft, no one needs the full pixel resolution of the original image to view / enjoy when posted to anywhere online, including UHH. The post below was written to assist all photographers in reducing the pixel resolution of their online images.

Recommended resizing parameters for digital images

DrJoeS Loc: Tampa Bay area (FL)

Good resource. Thank you. BTW, few of my pics are steal-worthy, but I was wondering since others are very good.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

(Plus it saves server space.)

Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC

DrJoeS possibly what you're not understanding is that the lion's share of commercial photographers only work under contract. Deliverables, Fees, Usage (market and duration limitations), etc are negotiated, agreed upon and accepted before any work is done. The only real issues are when the terms specified in the contract are not honored...
Only then are civil actions even considered.

Yes I've had imagery "borrowed" without my consent... So what? I could care less...
I have bills to pay thus I'm totally focused on meeting and exceeding the expectations what few client I still have have left.

What concerns me here is why would a PhD psychologist broach a query with a potential of raising paranoia and thus cortisol levels DrJoeS? While you may be entitled to claim the title of "Doctor" in an academic scenario in my humble estimation you fall just a tad short of what might be expected from a Licensed Board Certified Medical Doctor. To this end I'm simply going to address you as JoeS moving forward...

So JoeS are you aware that many across our country are now living in a society that currently is under considerable duress... Meaning the sympathetic nervous system is hyperactive... Maybe engaging your UHH audience's parasympathetic nervous system might be more germane and appropriate at this juncture... How about some serene tranquil imagery from Tampa Bay, FL.

Oh, the cornerstone of paranoid schizophrenia treatment, are antipsychotic medications which are some of the most commonly prescribed drugs. They're thought to control symptoms by affecting the brain neurotransmitter dopamine. Maybe consider reviewing dissertations on the aforementioned JoeS... Albeit in a clinical scenario I've noticed that Haloperidol (Haldol) is widely deployed...

All the best on your journey JoeS...

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Bill_de Loc: US

Are you for real? How about photography here and all your rude BS somewhere else?

Take a breath, post a picture you took, head for the exit!

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DrJoeS Loc: Tampa Bay area (FL)

Not sure why you are reacting so. I had a conversation with a friend and this topic came up. I then thought I would ask for feedback. I will not respond to your hate/anger and wish you the best. Life is too short to spend any more time on this with you.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

What a bizarre response. DrJoeS didn't say anything about commercial photography or an indication that's what he was talking about. And speculating about what kind of doctor he is has no bearing on what he posted. This subject has been discussed here before without the OP being trashed over it.