I'm the only one allowed to post this image
In 2008 I had this kooky idea to take my then 4yo son out to an abandoned road and throw him in the air. So I did, and honestly he hates it, so the real photo he is only maybe a couple inches off my hand. But with Photoshop, I created the final result with him many feet over me. And yeah, I got about 2000 views on that. This was back in my D200 days.
Then two nights ago, my friend on Facebook shared a funny meme that’s been circulating around the internets the last few days. I was shocked to find it was my photo, manipulated and annotated with the following phrases. And I’ll admit, it’s funny. (as long as Child Protective Services doesn't knock on my door)
I contacted one of the places I found this meme posted and asked them to take it down since it was theft. They laughed and told me to “tell that to everyone”; they found it on a few other spots. Oh great. So come to find out it’s been all over the internet. Front page of Redit. On joke pages on Facebook with 10s of millions of fans. Tumblr. Pinterest. Google+
Now when it comes down to it, no one is making money on this. No one is using my face on a naked body, or demonizing Dylan. No one is humiliated or harmed. It’s good fun, and it made me laugh too. But just amazing what a little theft and creativity can do.
And no, I’m still not going to watermark my images. I think they’re ugly. But not as ugly as the Star Trek font they used here.
I'm the only one allowed to post this image
In 2008 I had this kooky idea to take my then 4yo son out to an abandoned road and throw him in the air. So I did, and honestly he hates it, so the real photo he is only maybe a couple inches off my hand. But with Photoshop, I created the final result with him many feet over me. And yeah, I got about 2000 views on that. This was back in my D200 days.
Then two nights ago, my friend on Facebook shared a funny meme that’s been circulating around the internets the last few days. I was shocked to find it was my photo, manipulated and annotated with the following phrases. And I’ll admit, it’s funny. (as long as Child Protective Services doesn't knock on my door)
I contacted one of the places I found this meme posted and asked them to take it down since it was theft. They laughed and told me to “tell that to everyone”; they found it on a few other spots. Oh great. So come to find out it’s been all over the internet. Front page of Redit. On joke pages on Facebook with 10s of millions of fans. Tumblr. Pinterest. Google+
Now when it comes down to it, no one is making money on this. No one is using my face on a naked body, or demonizing Dylan. No one is humiliated or harmed. It’s good fun, and it made me laugh too. But just amazing what a little theft and creativity can do.
And no, I’m still not going to watermark my images. I think they’re ugly. But not as ugly as the Star Trek font they used here.