Note that I did say "former friend." My recommendation accepts the
fact that it may cause hard feelings. But if really irked and yet
don't say anything, then you harbor a grudge and that is just as
toxic. On balance, I would take a deep breath, say something about it
so that it was off my chest and out of my mind, but try not to over-
react.
stan
On May 14, 2009, at 9:21 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
I can't help but think that the ego gratification that might be
derived from telling a friend that the photo they copied wasn't
just a photo but valuable art probably isn't worth the cost of a
friend. As photographers, we take great pride in our work and
expect that others will recognize its value. But nine out of ten
friends, relatives and acquaintances won't. To them, they're just
snapshots, and if we make a fuss about them, we come across as
silly and mean spirited. If someone copies a photo that was
purchased i a gallery, get angry. If a friend copies a photo you
gave them, smile and be thankful that they like the image.
Paul
On May 14, 2009, at 10:06 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
This is one of those interesting dilemmas where there is no right
answer. Thinking out loud as to how I would react in the same
situation...
First, I would be very irked.
Second, I would try to figure out why it irked me. Two thoughts
come to mind. First, I would be irked because it is MY work and I
am getting no credit for it. With my friend, at last I get
appreciation and the knowledge that s/he will think kindly of me
whenever s/he looks at the print. A poor mass reproduction on a
copy machine, passed around to unknown (?) others demeans me and
my work as though it were just another dime-a-dozen crude
snapshot. Second, as several others have said, there is the matter
of personal pride in what you do. Worse even than the recipients
treating the copied prints as an anonymous snapshot would be for
them to know who it came from and to think that the quality of the
print was a true representation of your work.
So, yes I would still be irked. Do I want to make a big deal of
it? Probably not. As a variation on what others have suggested, I
would probably tell my former friend why I was irked, dwelling on
the quality issue as much as anything. "I just do not feel
comfortable knowing that people have poor quality reproductions of
my work." Offer, for the cost of materials, to make good prints
for others in the family as long as you can get back and destroy
all of the bad prints.
At the end of the conversation, an oh-by-the-way, "you should tell
your father-in-law that he can get in serious legal trouble making
unauthorized reproductions of artwork." S/he won't get it, the
father-in-law won't get it if s/he passes that on, but at least
you have made the point that what they did was not only rude and
thoughtless, but also illegal.
Finally, again as others have suggested, I would resolve to re-ink
my copyright stamp and remember to use it next time.
Not that it has done Dave much good. But he deals with horse
people and everyone knows what that crowd is like.
stan
On 13/5/09, Christine Aguila, offered up the following dilemma:
I'd very much like to know everyone's views about something that
has just
happened to me; here's the story:
I gave a nice print--as a gift--to a friend. My friend's father-
in-law took
the print to get it framed, and come to find out, he also made
some scans of
the print and gave them to family members. I'm just going to
come out and
say it--I'm really irked by this. I often sign my prints in the
lower right
hand edge, but I didn't on this print.
How irked would you guys be? What, if anything, would you guys
do or say?
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