Wow! Okay, I have to get on a better blogging schedule. Sheesh- it’s been forever!!!
A couple of weeks ago I had a photographer friend ask me about clients using my images as a facebook profile picture, but cropping my logo out. Here is her question and my answer to her::
Hey Jennifer! What do you tell clients who use your images as profile pictures for Facebook, but either don’t credit you as the photographer or crop your image to take your watermark out? - Alex F.
Hi Alex! Honestly, I don’t say anything. I know at first I asked that my clients not crop the image in any fashion, but it seemed mean-spirited, so I stopped. I believe that my clients are not trying to go out and hurt me in any way. Besides, I’m sure if someone were to ask who took the photo, they would happily tell them my name. I would rather my clients use my images as their profile picture than not because I made a big deal about them cropping my logo out – that’s just good marketing in my book! :)
I hope this helps you if you are struggling with this same issue. I truly feel that it really is a non issue for my business. My heart smiles when I see my images used as profile pictures, with or without my logo attached.
And for those waiting on a sneak from what I’ve been so busily up to lately::
Thank you, Carrie, for all you did on Stephanie and Cody’s day!!!