tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post5021906504102749480..comments2024-03-03T15:01:00.402-05:00Comments on Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: Out of Context. Or My Tale of the "Drippy Plaid"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-10960076851639881872011-11-10T20:58:06.202-05:002011-11-10T20:58:06.202-05:00Hi Joanne,
This has not happened to me with my wo...Hi Joanne,<br /><br />This has not happened to me with my work, but my writing about art and posts from my blog site are taken all the time. I don't mind it at all, because when I write, I am just doing it to get the word out about artists I feel are great. <br /><br />It is a little strange to see my posts on another site, word for word, without any reference to me... written as if it is theScotthttp://artfoundout.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-48008733307512191462011-10-14T17:42:18.968-04:002011-10-14T17:42:18.968-04:00I don't like watermarks, but I still use them....I don't like watermarks, but I still use them. I have a set Photoshop file that I alter according to the picture I'm putting it on. <br /><br />As for being taken out of context, I don't think I'm relevant enough for that yet...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935539402955866639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-45808863021432865872011-10-02T14:21:54.740-04:002011-10-02T14:21:54.740-04:00Joanne, being a photographer, I've usually pla...Joanne, being a photographer, I've usually placed a watermark with my copyright and a date at the bottom of each image I place on the internet. I know this may interrupt the flow of the image, etc. but it does help cut down on people copying the entire image. I also usually use low to mid resolution images that really look bad when enlarged enough to be useful. It's a shame we have to goNorman Soskelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05370662347460813134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-7596052195632966292011-10-01T17:03:39.055-04:002011-10-01T17:03:39.055-04:00Carolyn:
As often as possible, I not only includ...Carolyn: <br /><br />As often as possible, I not only include the photgrapher's name but a link to the site where I found the image. When that's not possible--a link doesn't lead to the image, for instance; or there's no credit; or multiple links going back to an anonymous source--then I write "From the Internet."<br /><br />On one or two occasions, someone cintacted me Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-21395546338154543802011-10-01T16:04:07.715-04:002011-10-01T16:04:07.715-04:00Always an interesting issue. Context IS important...Always an interesting issue. Context IS important. But Joanne, I have noticed in many of your past blog posts that you have included photographs without the photographer's name, and just the text "from the Internet" as if that were a credit. Are you re-thinking that policy?<br /><br />CarolynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-48352990439817111732011-10-01T14:52:28.818-04:002011-10-01T14:52:28.818-04:00Culture is created by imperfect imitations over ti...Culture is created by imperfect imitations over time, and this drippy plaid deal is a beautiful example of it! Copyright gets in the way of the essential mechanism of culture-making--imitation--and that threatens artists on a fundamental level.<br /><br />I've had my work remixed and copied here and there over the years and I've come up with a <a href="http://www.gwennseemel.com/Gwennhttp://www.gwennseemel.com/index.php/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-80857931830199351072011-09-29T22:52:58.914-04:002011-09-29T22:52:58.914-04:00Once you send your work out into the world, you no...Once you send your work out into the world, you no longer control it. It leaves you, and has its own life with other people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-53267167163344400882011-09-28T18:25:41.707-04:002011-09-28T18:25:41.707-04:00I like your fantastic web site!I like your fantastic web site!karolinehttp://www.karoline-art.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-71889320397099021592011-09-28T17:31:14.645-04:002011-09-28T17:31:14.645-04:00Joanne: Several years ago I was informed by a frie...Joanne: Several years ago I was informed by a friend that she had found her and my images in a site in China that was selling reproductions and posters and anything else people wanted to buy.<br />I pursued the matter and the pieces were taken down, but I check once in a while to make sure they are not there.<br />I always use low res images for the web and when people are interested I can/will Elena De La Villehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713468909315741907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-22880180128146980162011-09-28T15:03:43.498-04:002011-09-28T15:03:43.498-04:00I kind of like that shirt!
Thanks for this post!I kind of like that shirt!<br />Thanks for this post!Paintingshttp://hotartornot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-4585937077004133322011-09-28T15:01:28.127-04:002011-09-28T15:01:28.127-04:00If it's really important to you to keep others...If it's really important to you to keep others from hot linking to your images, you can use something like htaccess to prevent hot linking. But there are always ways around it, like taking a screen grab of the image. One way to make sure you get credit is to add your name, website, and/or the name of the piece to the image you are posting--similar to a watermark but more legible and prominent.Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-3744820801551495992011-09-28T08:12:31.221-04:002011-09-28T08:12:31.221-04:00You don't need copyright notices to have full ...You don't need copyright notices to have full protection but it helps if you want to take action. You can also file your art work with the Copyright office for $ 35 a filing on line. It's not that difficult to set up an account.<br /><br /> For instance, you can copy right a series , say "Silk Road Series" of twenty paintings for one $35 filing fee. Again, you don't need amariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-12353787055837504542011-09-27T21:03:44.746-04:002011-09-27T21:03:44.746-04:00Posting a 72 dpi image versus a 96 dpi image isn&#...Posting a 72 dpi image versus a 96 dpi image isn't going to curtail theft; it's only going to make your images suboptimal for newer browsers and it would be bad web design to post anything big enough for print because it slows load time. Everyone should have copyright notices on their websites and from there it's a question of choosing one's battles. Last year a woman wrote to me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-28854129266264118392011-09-27T16:14:47.393-04:002011-09-27T16:14:47.393-04:00As long as they link and get the info right, I'...As long as they link and get the info right, I'm okay with it. I decided at the outset that people were allowed to like my work for any reason, including reasons I thought were a little dumb. Half of these style blogs are going to be gone in six months anyway.<br /><br />Obviously if they reuse material for money or claim credit, that's a different story. The edge case is if the image Franklinhttp://www.einspruch.com/journal/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-48867045138808698582011-09-27T14:50:57.526-04:002011-09-27T14:50:57.526-04:00My website person says you don't need large jp...My website person says you don't need large jpeg images for your site. Keep images small (under 1mb, maybe 1,000 pixels larges dimension, 600 is good enough for most applications), 72dpi maximum.<br />This limits how how big the images can be reproduced, and also helps the images load faster for viewers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-44123065557076810382011-09-27T14:02:23.577-04:002011-09-27T14:02:23.577-04:00To take your image and make a place mat out of it ...To take your image and make a place mat out of it is a copy right violation. You have all rights to all derivative works.that is protected.<br /> <br />I actually had an artist in CA copy two paintings and sell them as her own. Such is the price of website visibility. It cut both ways. She found my work to copy and I found her copies!<br /><br /> Her excuse was ..I couldn't resist the colorsmariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-47217769153531984902011-09-27T12:51:15.947-04:002011-09-27T12:51:15.947-04:00So many things wrong here...
When fine art is tak...So many things wrong here...<br /><br />When fine art is taken out of context in such a way as this, it greatly devalues the work, the artist's intent and his/her creative process. <br /><br />My work has been misinterpreted (mostly in written articles) by well-meaning but misguided persons including art professionals who ought to know better. And no, it is not flattering. <br /> <br />It&Stephanie Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208066564509737843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-74096183575163482022011-09-27T11:05:17.085-04:002011-09-27T11:05:17.085-04:00People very often get my titles wrong, or use a ti...People very often get my titles wrong, or use a title from another piece of mine or make up a little catchphrase that then looks like it's my title. I figure no one else really pays attention to these things, so I don't sweat the small stuff. What bothers me more is when people writing about my work (IN context, like in an exhibition review) give inaccurate info. It bothers me because it Oriane Stenderhttp://orianestender.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-85865604740197586992011-09-26T21:05:52.022-04:002011-09-26T21:05:52.022-04:00There's no good answer for this. Watermarks ar...There's no good answer for this. Watermarks are intrusive and I think they're a big sign that says "I'm suspicious," which seems hostile and potentially off-putting to the 99% of other people who just want to see, not steal. On the other hand, it sucks to have people who don't get your work (and don't care to) capitalizing on your efforts and risking your reputation kim matthewshttp://www.kimmatthewsart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-76918580017223900512011-09-26T18:44:06.342-04:002011-09-26T18:44:06.342-04:00My collages and paintings used to grace the backgr...My collages and paintings used to grace the backgrounds of many Myspace pages. It was hard to keep up. And no credit either. Sometimes sites would post and discuss and again, no credit. There's less of that now...<br /><br />I don't think my images have been "re-interpreted" in the way your have.... But I have had my work credited to another artist. They'll go through my Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04526963554623770078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-40062726134217331612011-09-26T17:38:09.578-04:002011-09-26T17:38:09.578-04:00You all have to cut and paste the link Tackad prov...You all have to cut and paste the link Tackad provided. Pretty funny.<br /><br />But, seriously, where are the folks whose work has been wrenched out of context? (I don't find it flattering, but I also realize that it's not a huge problem--though as Jane says, "When you put your images out there on the web you leave yourself open to misinterpretation."Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-25234658114076622922011-09-26T17:16:14.109-04:002011-09-26T17:16:14.109-04:00of course, I haven't had this problem yet, but...of course, I haven't had this problem yet, but I imagine I'd have the saem reaction: flattered to be mentioned, and then put off by the fact that the discussion about my work has, y'know, nothing to do with my work.<br /><br />It would have been nice to be asked what your work is about, but that probably wouldn't have made very good copy, and it seems that your imagery was reducedBen Stansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899042958921928463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-19459823749545484802011-09-26T16:43:26.233-04:002011-09-26T16:43:26.233-04:00and speaking of plaid - the following link is just...and speaking of plaid - the following link is just the funniest artist's visual joke.<br />just wonderful.<br /><br />http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/2010/05/10/hank-schmidt-in-der-beek/Adeanerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856668654356245246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-32874302316967617102011-09-26T16:36:39.397-04:002011-09-26T16:36:39.397-04:00Actually, after your original dismay subsided, wer...Actually, after your original dismay subsided, weren't you rather proud that your work, "works" outside-the-bun - so to speak?<br />Yes you do have a point - but congratulations on having your work seem by so many . . . .Adeanerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856668654356245246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-64558774014199250932011-09-26T13:29:29.142-04:002011-09-26T13:29:29.142-04:00How does the "watermark" work and how do...How does the "watermark" work and how does one "watermark" an image of an online painting/sculpture?skahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477283549206516708noreply@blogger.com