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ctgraphy: elementalsight: stillvisions: euphoria-luandestil: oohmanada: Reposted from Pixie Belle Just thought I’d give a heads up to everyone at the con this year: If you got a photo with Image Solutions please read this: So since I wanted to talk about this. Apparently if you have ever taken photos with a photographer in image solutions…well…you’re a body pillow now. I found this horrible thing in the dealers room. Apparently it’s legal because it’s a “promotional item”. Since when did promotions gets charged? All I can say is I wasn’t told these were going to be made when I SPECIFICALLY talked to him last year what he was going to do with the photos and I do not approve of it at all. He was selling these in the dealers room of the convention he took them at last year thinking the cosplayers would be okay with it. Obviously this man is beyond stupid. He had small pillows and larger ones too. When me, and two friends confronted him he had the AUDACITY to tell me that I was a popular seller, as if that would make me feel more comfortable about this. There were many others who had pillows made and every other person I talked to was disgusted with this. Here’s the Article Here’s his deviantart. And here’s his “Professional” page. Be careful of his unsavory business tactics, and if you find out he’s selling you as a product, make sure to confront him and demand a physical copy of whatever crap he had you sign, Also, he doesn’t ask for ages when he does photos, so that being said, there is a chance that some of these photos are of underaged girls. Regardless, it’s shoddy, its horrible, and this guy needs to stop, or get his camera broken. (When I discovered my girlfriend on a pillow and a sticker set…I wasn’t too happy).   I shot with him two years ago and because I was too busy running around, I didn’t get a chance to go into the Dealer’s Room really until Sunday, but I did not see this there.  My best friend met up with me later and was telling me this and I was utterly disgusted.  I remember having to sign something before the photoshoot, but as it was two years ago, I don’t remember what it entailed, the only thing that comes to mind is that he has permission to use the photos for promotional use, but this is absolutely disgusting.  I do not need someone taking a pillow of me home and doing shit with it - it’s pretty much like porn and I do not approve. As I do not remember what exactly was written on the agreement, I most definitely do not recall anything about using the photos for pillows or the like to make money.  That is wrong on too many levels.  What if the cosplayer isn’t even 18?  And a parent had to sign the form?  Wouldn’t that mean underage cosplayers could possibly have their image on a pillow? I had a longer post about this, but here’s the short version: If you don’t know a photographer, then you shouldn’t be signing anything that gives them rights to your photos you’re not comfortable giving. And if you do, read the agreement, cross out/edit parts you want changed/clarified, initial the changes, have them initial them too. If they refuse, don’t sign it, and better yet, ask to take the paper to destroy it. Ask for a copy, or take a photo of the contract you just signed if you don’t get one. I’ll give an assurance first-hand to the goings on, he would have been shut down if he didn’t have a signed model release from the initial complainant. And like it or not, prints are prints, be it on photo paper or a body pillow, and if the agreement was open enough, he had the right to do it… it’s creepy and underhanded as fuck, but legal. Life gives us endless agreements, contracts, etc. and we really should be reading more of them. Your rights aren’t worth squat if you sign them away. And like it or not, they have the piece of paper so “I don’t remember anything about that” won’t cut it in a court of law. Now, here’s hoping enough word gets out on this that cons don’t let him in for future events. Kevin’s got this dead on. It’s gross and creepy and completely legal. Always read what you sign. Take photos of what you sign. And be careful, especially when you’re giving out rights to photos of you. I can’t advocate breaking this guy’s camera. How about instead writing to the cons he’s attending and telling them what’s going on? Looking at his list that’s Dragon con, Otakon, NYCC, ANext,  SDCC and Anime USA. Wow, WHAT?! Whether it’s legal or not (I will leave that to the professionals), treating your subjects like a commodity instead of people with feelings is Not Okay. Image releases and contracts should protect BOTH parties, not just allow one to profit at the expense of the other’s dignity. Echoing what Kevin and Elemental have said - Read what you sign. I support boycotting this entity at cons.

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elementalsight:

stillvisions:

euphoria-luandestil:

oohmanada:

Reposted from Pixie Belle
Just thought I’d give a heads up to everyone at the con this year:

If you got a photo with Image Solutions please read this:

So since I wanted to talk about this. Apparently if you have ever taken photos with a photographer in image solutions…well…you’re a body pillow now. I found this horrible thing in the dealers room. Apparently it’s legal because it’s a “promotional item”. Since when did promotions gets charged? All I can say is I wasn’t told these were going to be made when I SPECIFICALLY talked to him last year what he was going to do with the photos and I do not approve of it at all. He was selling these in the dealers room of the convention he took them at last year thinking the cosplayers would be okay with it. Obviously this man is beyond stupid. He had small pillows and larger ones too. When me, and two friends confronted him he had the AUDACITY to tell me that I was a popular seller, as if that would make me feel more comfortable about this. There were many others who had pillows made and every other person I talked to was disgusted with this.

Here’s the Article

Here’s his deviantart.

And here’s his “Professional” page.

Be careful of his unsavory business tactics, and if you find out he’s selling you as a product, make sure to confront him and demand a physical copy of whatever crap he had you sign, Also, he doesn’t ask for ages when he does photos, so that being said, there is a chance that some of these photos are of underaged girls. Regardless, it’s shoddy, its horrible, and this guy needs to stop, or get his camera broken. (When I discovered my girlfriend on a pillow and a sticker set…I wasn’t too happy).

 

I shot with him two years ago and because I was too busy running around, I didn’t get a chance to go into the Dealer’s Room really until Sunday, but I did not see this there.  My best friend met up with me later and was telling me this and I was utterly disgusted.  I remember having to sign something before the photoshoot, but as it was two years ago, I don’t remember what it entailed, the only thing that comes to mind is that he has permission to use the photos for promotional use, but this is absolutely disgusting.  I do not need someone taking a pillow of me home and doing shit with it - it’s pretty much like porn and I do not approve.

As I do not remember what exactly was written on the agreement, I most definitely do not recall anything about using the photos for pillows or the like to make money.  That is wrong on too many levels.  What if the cosplayer isn’t even 18?  And a parent had to sign the form?  Wouldn’t that mean underage cosplayers could possibly have their image on a pillow?

I had a longer post about this, but here’s the short version:

If you don’t know a photographer, then you shouldn’t be signing anything that gives them rights to your photos you’re not comfortable giving. And if you do, read the agreement, cross out/edit parts you want changed/clarified, initial the changes, have them initial them too. If they refuse, don’t sign it, and better yet, ask to take the paper to destroy it. Ask for a copy, or take a photo of the contract you just signed if you don’t get one.

I’ll give an assurance first-hand to the goings on, he would have been shut down if he didn’t have a signed model release from the initial complainant. And like it or not, prints are prints, be it on photo paper or a body pillow, and if the agreement was open enough, he had the right to do it… it’s creepy and underhanded as fuck, but legal.

Life gives us endless agreements, contracts, etc. and we really should be reading more of them.

Your rights aren’t worth squat if you sign them away. And like it or not, they have the piece of paper so “I don’t remember anything about that” won’t cut it in a court of law.

Now, here’s hoping enough word gets out on this that cons don’t let him in for future events.

Kevin’s got this dead on. It’s gross and creepy and completely legal.

Always read what you sign. Take photos of what you sign. And be careful, especially when you’re giving out rights to photos of you.


I can’t advocate breaking this guy’s camera. How about instead writing to the cons he’s attending and telling them what’s going on? Looking at his list that’s Dragon con, Otakon, NYCC, ANext,  SDCC and Anime USA.

Wow, WHAT?! Whether it’s legal or not (I will leave that to the professionals), treating your subjects like a commodity instead of people with feelings is Not Okay. Image releases and contracts should protect BOTH parties, not just allow one to profit at the expense of the other’s dignity.

Echoing what Kevin and Elemental have said - Read what you sign.

I support boycotting this entity at cons.

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So I’d seen some of the wedding shots… all fine… but the one of John and Sherlock side by side with vests and tuxes and TOP HATS and I just NEED TO BE COSPLAYING THIS YESTERDAY. 

I LIKE FORMAL WEAR, OKAY!?

*weeps in a puddle on the floor*

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hi guys! this is a comic i made for a final in my comics in literature class. we had to do a research paper on a topic we’d discussed in class and then accompany it with a comic with a relevant subject. my paper was about hyper-sexualization of women in comic books, but i decided to broaden it out here as well as personalize it and make myself the subject and discuss something i’ve been subjected to in the convention circuit and on the internet as well as thousands of other women, as well as give a cue to thought about how the comic book industry as well as the video game industry and even just media in general (all of which are male dominated) push such ridiculous pressures onto girls and women.

also, it feels kind of silly to have to add this since i hope it’s obvious, but i am very aware that there are men that don’t subscribe to this attitude, and am incredibly grateful that these issues are brought to light to people other than the ones that are subjected to it. 

anyway haha i have literally been staring at this for 9 hours i don’t even know which direction is up anymore. thanks for reading!!!

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