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so the flickr accounts that have proper watermarked images! what happens to them. its just one click and the images, name & business are all shown!
 
Gilly said:
If you name your company after yourself and emblazon images with your name then yes, that's a problem.

It's not our problem though, it is yours as it contravenes the rules.

Isn't that taking the company name and just swapping the words around? How is that an improvement?
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One watermark says who took the photo... the other is the company the photo belongs to.

Putting Raymond aside and using a different example...

"Photographer: Joe Bloggs" would be okay... but using his company watermark "Apperture Photography" would not be okay?



Edit... Just adding on to the point... How will mods know from the above examples Joe Bloggs has a company called "Apperture Photography" and not "Joe Bloggs Photography"?
 
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Then why didn't Spie say this himself?

Arguing the point maybe moot but rather the way it was done was a little too sharp? :)
 
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sbi5ar said:
"Photographer: Joe Bloggs" would be okay... but using his company watermark "Apperture Photography" would not be okay?
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Just for my own info, why would you bother putting photographer: in there? Surely just the name is enough?

feriso said:
Then why didn't Spie say this himself?

Arguing the point maybe mute but rather the way it was done was a little too sharp? :)
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Moot.

I'm not second-guessing anyone, what I'm saying is the rules are laid down by the admins under Spie, and are there for all to see.
 
booyaka said:
I for one will be gutted if Raymond leaves this forum - inspirational pictures and it will be a sad day all round.
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agreed, the weddings threads were jammed full of inspiration and useful info. especially as we're doing our first wedding in march (not that i could hope to replicate his work).

thank god for google cache.
 
Gilly said:
Just for my own info, why would you bother putting photographer: in there? Surely just the name is enough?



Moot.

I'm not second-guessing anyone, what I'm saying is the rules are laid down by the admins under Spie, and are there for all to see.
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Pedantic ;) - I'm typing quickly at work
 
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Gilly said:
Just for my own info, why would you bother putting photographer: in there? Surely just the name is enough?
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It says that this particular photo belongs to and was taken by that photographer and not the subject in the photo is "Joe Bloggs".

I am merely trying to point out how silly all of this is!

Another way of trying to show how silly all of this is, is that even with just a name you can then just add photographer or photography on the end of a google search and you still come up with the goods.
 
I hope all the photos in the post your pictures thread are going to be moderated if this happens, theres loads with bad watermarks in there.

Second page theres one like to be a business, fourth actually has a web address on.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10591378&postcount=91

And obviously that thread about winning an award, with trophy and everything in shot.
 
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sbi5ar said:
:eek: We are now turning on ourselves!!!!! :eek:


:p
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I just cant understand why this is coming in all of a sudden, at the end of the day i dont think anyone in here is purposely advertising. We all just like to come in and look at each others photos, and raymond produces some of the best on here imo, really amazing to look at.
 
Gilly said:
Because, as pointed out, this forum isn't heavily modded.

We can change that, if need be :)
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But you posted in the very thread that got subsequently removed many months later????
Are you not a mod?


seriously how can you preach to the masses if you (ie mods) cant get your own house in order??
 
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But surely, aslong as you own the copyright to the images then your showing off your work and not promoting your business unless you ruin it by having banners all around? :P
 
Can we just have a poll on what watermark Raymond put's on his ocuk photos?

I vote Photographer: Gaylord Focker.

:p

I understand his frustration at not being able to predict the future, bit harsh a sus with no warning. Not hard to make a water mark for ocuk use though.
 
As pointed out...

Mods come into this sub-forum have a look at the photos and leave. Not one of them whilst viewing has thought... "OMG this person is promoting their business" until a mod stumbled upon Raymonds thread. For what ever reason a mod closed it down and now the other mods have to back up that mod.

It has been fine for 24+ months... Why not keep things the way they have been all this time and if a mod thinks we are taking the **** then delete the image.




Feriso said "Remember, together we stand, divided we fall.....". It seems like this is what the mods are doing now. One of them ballsed up and now it will completely destroy this sub-forum.
 
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Russinating said:
None, which is why this needs to be clarified.

Do I need to blur out our name from the award and remove the showreel (which a member asked me to post)? Or are we simply not allowed to post success stories/publishings etc?
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for the record - i wasn't having a pop at you Russinating - just looking for clarification and using your thread as an example - well done for the award!
 
Not to stir the pot even more...

If the suspension can apply as log as 24 months retrospectively, surely I'm not the only person who will get suspended?

Or am I a scapegoat?
 
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