Instagram is full of beautiful photos. And for those of us who love drawing animals it is especially amazing. We are spoilt for choice! But did you know that you can’t just draw any photo that you happen to like? I really wanted to talk about this, because photography is an art. It requires tremendous skill and dedication to take great photos. And when a photographer takes a photograph it belongs to them, even when they have shared it on Instagram. It is still their picture and they own the right to it. So if you see a gorgeous photo that you would love to draw, you must ask the photographer for permission to use it. And this needs to be the original photographer, not just someone who has shared it. It isn’t always easy to find the original photographer, especially as there are a lot of accounts that share other people’s photos without giving any credit. Are you wondering why l am reminding people of this? Well, just recently l asked one photographer for permission to use their photo and they immediately blocked me! Rather an over reaction l think, a simple ,’no’ would have been just fine! The point is there are some people who don’t want their photos drawn and just imagine how nasty this person might have been had l drawn one of their photos without permission. Having said the above l have only ever had that one bad experience. The photographers on Instagram are incredibly generous, which brings me to the other thing l feel really strongly about.
lf someone is generous enough to allow us to use their photos, l think the least we can do is credit them prominently, say thank you. I always think a little ‘photo by ...’ tacked on at the very end of a post seems quite mean. These wonderful people could be uploading their photos to stock photo sites where we would have to pay (and sometimes a lot!) to use them. Be generous to them in return. l hope these wonderful photographers will allow me to keep using their photos. I really want them to know just how much l appreciate them and their talent and generosity and kindness. So thank you to all the amazing photographers on Instagram l am so grateful to you all.
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11/27/2018 04:28:23 pm
I wish more people would ask before they use photos or art from other people but so many people think that if its online that it is free :/
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Sallyann
11/28/2018 11:07:21 am
That is so true, which is really why l wanted to write this blog! ??
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Dee Trueman
1/29/2019 01:21:58 am
Hi Sally Ann,
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Sallyann
1/29/2019 05:39:34 am
You are so right in all that you say. I am just very grateful for so many generous photographers!
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I am shocked to hear that anyone would have blocked you for such a request! An overreaction indeed, and I would think any photographer who's taken a look at your work would be honored to have you draw their photos. Anyway I've noticed how you always give prominent credit to the photographers in your work and thought it was a nice (and uncommon) gesture, but everything you've written is spot on and hopefully encourages more people to give credit where credit is due!
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Sallyann
2/17/2019 02:01:31 pm
Thank you for your lovely words. I think it just proves that you can never know how people will react and that is certainly the oddest reaction l have had!
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