RED ALERT - for those who have shot alicia at esplande!!!

nightwolf75 · 9th June 2004

CSers, especially for those who have shot alicia at esplande.

some ARSEH**E stole someone's pic and leached it onto sggirls again. the leacher goes by the nick 10w40. pls go and check if dats ur pic and tell the sggirls mods.

to whoever is the one who leached the pic.... u're a damned LOSER!!

b18 · 9th June 2004

Anyone know how to embed a digital watermark ?
so it will show regardless what treatment you put into it
[even screen capture?]

I am also quite fed up w/ ppl stealing my pix and airbrushed my
copyright sign and yet .. still claim that the pic is HIS / HERS

nickmak · 9th June 2004

which person would do this kind of thing???!!! sheesh... hey btw.. I think its better if u make ur picture not the size of your original so they can't steal... Sheesh, never thought there are people like this still...

nightwolf75 · 9th June 2004

wat to do?? there are losers out there who like to steal other people's work becos they are such lousy photogs....

anyway, there are digital watermarking software out there. just dat they cost a bomb!! i checked it out. mainly meant for commercial uses becos the watermarking company charges by the print.

nickmak · 9th June 2004

how bout watermark your photo on the most complicated area of your photo... might help maybe if u watermark at a point where there are many leaves or somethng... will make the person think twice... maybe only.. just a suggestion.. there are always exceptions.

insport · 9th June 2004

well there's always a risk posting on the web.......well we've got to live with it until there are some logical solution comes out,

till then..........

kirk · 9th June 2004

alamak... maybe we can use fineprint to convert photo to pdf file with password protection.

saberite · 9th June 2004

tis feller 10w40 really wonderful....post the photo titled 'STOLEN PICTURE'

crazypaladin · 9th June 2004

Is there a way to configure this portrait section such that the author can include who has the right to view his post? In this way, he can post it to only to those he think he can trust to view and yet reduces the chance of leeching??? Just my 2 cts.

Larren Chen · 9th June 2004

its not fair n not right to steal people's pics...

imaginary_number · 10th June 2004

Originally Posted by kirk

alamak... maybe we can use fineprint to convert photo to pdf file with password protection.

If the picture can be seen, a screen capture program can still be used to capture the image.

Garion · 10th June 2004

This type of thing bound to happen sooner or later. Best way to prevent leeching is to plaster your sig all over the pic in big white bold font.

nightwolf75 · 10th June 2004

Originally Posted by Garion

This type of thing bound to happen sooner or later. Best way to prevent leeching is to plaster your sig all over the pic in big white bold font.

yeah... then u'll get a few clowns who will say "ur signature very distracting on the pic. can remove them?"

Darren · 10th June 2004

Sad to say that this is not the first time this has happened, nor will it be the last.

We advise the affected members to email the Moderator of sggirls using the "Click here to report ..." link and request for the image to be removed.

As before, to avoid leeching the options available to members are :-

1. Do not post any images that are likely to be leeched - if you take sggirls as example, you can get a feel of what kind of images they normally display, needless to say, any female in a bikini or revealing clothing or provocative pose will be on top of the list.

2. Post images with prominent watermarks - these can be done quite easily with Photoshop actions and if done right, need not distract from enjoyment of the image nor would it deter members from providing useful critiques or feedback on the image (eg. lighting, composition, aesthetics, overall impact of image).

Obviously, being a photography forum and since we all like other people to view our efforts, Option 2 is advocated, thus we all need to start putting watermarks on our images.

togu · 10th June 2004

Post insects.... you'll feel totally different if they were leeched.

skyline_impreza · 10th June 2004

Originally Posted by togu

Post insects.... you'll feel totally different if they were leeched.

ST1100 · 10th June 2004

Originally Posted by nightwolf75

CSers, especially for those who have shot alicia at esplande.

some ARSEH**E stole someone's pic and leached it onto sggirls again. the leacher goes by the nick 10w40. pls go and check if dats ur pic and tell the sggirls mods.

to whoever is the one who leached the pic.... u're a damned LOSER!!

i wonder if programmers feel as strongly about people pirating their software...

oeyvind · 10th June 2004

Originally Posted by ST1100

i wonder if programmers feel as strongly about people pirating their software...

agape01 · 10th June 2004

The simplest thing is not to post any photos that are critical to you online.

If your photos get leeched, then I guess it will be like a buyer beware situation. Whatever I post onilne is are not critical to me, so that is why you generally will not see any shots that I have taken.

Bobman · 10th June 2004

Wonder will they post this in sggirls???

9th June 2004	#1
nightwolf75 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: in bet MORE diaper changes... Posts: 14,838	RED ALERT - for those who have shot alicia at esplande!!! CSers, especially for those who have shot alicia at esplande. some ARSEHE stole someone's pic and leached it onto sggirls again. the leacher goes by the nick 10w40. pls go and check if dats ur pic and tell the sggirls mods. to whoever is the one who leached the pic.... u're a damned LOSER*!! __________________ When did ignorance become a point of view?* - Dilbert budget AD/ROM shooter, anyone?

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nickmak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,370	which person would do this kind of thing???!!! sheesh... hey btw.. I think its better if u make ur picture not the size of your original so they can't steal... Sheesh, never thought there are people like this still... __________________ *The equipment can only bring you so far - the rest of the photographic journey is done by you.*

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nightwolf75 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: in bet MORE diaper changes... Posts: 14,838	wat to do?? there are losers out there who like to steal other people's work becos they are such lousy photogs.... anyway, there are digital watermarking software out there. just dat they cost a bomb!! i checked it out. mainly meant for commercial uses becos the watermarking company charges by the print. __________________ When did ignorance become a point of view? - Dilbert budget AD/ROM shooter, anyone?

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nickmak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,370	how bout watermark your photo on the most complicated area of your photo... might help maybe if u watermark at a point where there are many leaves or somethng... will make the person think twice... maybe only.. just a suggestion.. there are always exceptions. __________________ *The equipment can only bring you so far - the rest of the photographic journey is done by you.*

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Larren Chen Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Central Singapore (Tiong Bahru Posts: 629	its not fair n not right to steal people's pics... __________________ Photos@ Larren ©LCZZ07 Simple Is Beautiful...

9th June 2004	#2
b18 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kangaroo land Posts: 910	Anyone know how to embed a digital watermark ? so it will show regardless what treatment you put into it [even screen capture?] I am also quite fed up w/ ppl stealing my pix and airbrushed my copyright sign and yet .. still claim that the pic is HIS / HERS

9th June 2004	#6
insport Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: cyberSpace Posts: 83	well there's always a risk posting on the web.......well we've got to live with it until there are some logical solution comes out, till then..........

9th June 2004	#7
kirk Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: La la Land Posts: 718	alamak... maybe we can use fineprint to convert photo to pdf file with password protection.

9th June 2004	#8
saberite New Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 39	tis feller 10w40 really wonderful....post the photo titled 'STOLEN PICTURE'

9th June 2004	#9
crazypaladin Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Central Posts: 751	Is there a way to configure this portrait section such that the author can include who has the right to view his post? In this way, he can post it to only to those he think he can trust to view and yet reduces the chance of leeching??? Just my 2 cts.

10th June 2004	#12
Garion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West side of S'pore Posts: 5,581	This type of thing bound to happen sooner or later. Best way to prevent leeching is to plaster your sig all over the pic in big white bold font. __________________ [ deviantart selections \| Photoblog ]

10th June 2004	#14
Darren ClubSNAP Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ClubSNAP HQ Posts: 7,483	Sad to say that this is not the first time this has happened, nor will it be the last. We advise the affected members to email the Moderator of sggirls using the "Click here to report ..." link and request for the image to be removed. As before, to avoid leeching the options available to members are :- 1. Do not post any images that are likely to be leeched - if you take sggirls as example, you can get a feel of what kind of images they normally display, needless to say, any female in a bikini or revealing clothing or provocative pose will be on top of the list. 2. Post images with prominent watermarks - these can be done quite easily with Photoshop actions and if done right, need not distract from enjoyment of the image nor would it deter members from providing useful critiques or feedback on the image (eg. lighting, composition, aesthetics, overall impact of image). Obviously, being a photography forum and since we all like other people to view our efforts, Option 2 is advocated, thus we all need to start putting watermarks on our images.

10th June 2004	#15
togu Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: http://www.gvmedia.com.sg Posts: 5,565	Post insects.... you'll feel totally different if they were leeched.

10th June 2004	#19
agape01 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Somewhere Out There Posts: 2,314	The simplest thing is not to post any photos that are critical to you online. If your photos get leeched, then I guess it will be like a buyer beware situation. Whatever I post onilne is are not critical to me, so that is why you generally will not see any shots that I have taken.

10th June 2004	#20
Bobman Deregistered Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Jungle Posts: 2,357	Wonder will they post this in sggirls???