Wednesday, November 19, 2008

New Photo Website

I've created a new photo website

Robert Donovan Photography


I'll continue to update here as well as there.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Watermarks on photos

In the future I will be watermarking all of my photos in a few ways to help stem the thievery that goes on on-line. I will do it as unobtrusively as possible. Yes I know this will not stop all the attempts of the losers who steal images to use without permission but it will at least help.

All prints that can be purchased from Imagekind or directly from me will be without the watermarks.

Burn

Burn



Old Growth

Old Growth


Monday, November 17, 2008

Mine, all mine!

Mine, ALL mine!


Last Gasp of Autumn

Mine, ALL mine!


Valley View

Last Gasp of Autumn


Branches 2

Branches 2


Branches

Branches


Fall Sky

Fall Sky


Controlled Burn

Controlled Burn


Not there


This was a Light Project put on by the NC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC.

LEDs in Winston

LEDs in Winston

This was a Light Project put on by the NC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC.

Winston Blue

Winston Blue

This was a Light Project put on by the NC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC.


Thursday, November 13, 2008

All Rights Reserved

Today I was searching on-line to see if I could find any of my images being used without my permission. Sure enough with in a few minutes I found one of my more popular images being used on a local Real Estate / Rentals website. Never once was permission given for them to use it and no attribution to me in the way I would require it was given. If you happen to be reading this blog and don't understand what All Rights Reserved means then you should educate yourself. On my flickr page and here every single image is displayed under the All Rights Reserved Copyright. Meaning in plain english, Do Not Use My Work Without First Getting My Permission.

I will persue legal action when necessary. It is the same as stealing from me or not paying me for work I have done for you. I've in the past given people the OK to use some of my photgraphs for projects they are involved in at no charge. These were not business that are perfectly capable of asking for and paying for my work.

People who do that should be aware of the consequences.

I have contacted this company and made it clear that I wanted the image removed from their website immediately. I'm still not sure how long I will give them before I get a lawyer involved.

Not long I can assure you.

This sign is way after sunset

This sign is way after sunset

Distant Drift Sunset

Distant Drift Sunset


Sunset Hump

Sunset Hump


Drifty Sunset

Drifty Sunset


Danger Sunset

Danger Sunset


Willow Wisp

Willow Wisp


Silver Moon

Silver Moon


Moon Landscape on Sullivans

Moon Landscape on Sullivans




Ridges and Sand

Ridges and Sand


917

917




Is that the Bridge?

Is that the Bridge




Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Cigars

Cigars


silhouette Tower

silhouette  Tower


Contrasted Pylons

Contrasted Pylons


Sand and Clouds

Sand and clouds


Cypress Butt Swell Reflections

Cypress Butt Swell in Blackwater


Blackwater reflections on a sad black day

Blackwater Reflections on a sad day