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dannyst — In Search of the Stolen Photo
Published: 2011-06-23 16:05:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 5549; Favourites: 103; Downloads: 92
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A few days ago, I got an email from friend and blogger David Lee Tong saying someone just accused me of photo theft! On the comments section of his blog where he feature me in the past, this guy claimed I stole his friend’s photo – that of 2 girls running barefoot in the rain. He further stated that his friend has the original raw file to prove it, ending with the words “danny is a copycat.”I was shocked beyond belief.
Read more about it here: [link]
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Wow, how ridiculous. I suppose you can try to find it flattering?
How embarrassing for the guy who confronted you... I bet he felt pretty foolish defending the honor of a liar. tsk tsk.
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That story was a great read. 
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Hahaha 
Im going to used this case as an example for my pupils in elementary school.
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I was realy excited while I was reading the the story. Real detective story.
All of social networks are connected now, so it's truly much easier to do work like this. But at the same time it's more dangerous, because anybody can steal your folio. Thanks to that bad guy, you did all that work and unmasked villains. As we ukrainians say "All that is done, all the better"
You took good shots, I already told you about it and asked to upload your photos in bigger resolution. So now I think, you should put a signature everywhere before posting.
Best wishes
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What an Internet-Age story!
Read the post and this brought many thoughts to my mind. Thank you so much for sharing!
And wonderful shot btw.
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yeah!! go got her man!! hehehe..
its not the first time ive seen stolen art..
this guy [link] got his art stolen too..
by some wannabe on facebook posting his so called artwork..
only to find out its warrenlouw's art just flipped over horizontally putting his signature on it..
what a guy..
it all means that youre doing great in your work man!! hehehe..
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wonderful shot! and what a story dude! glad you got her BUSTED!
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I just read through all that and I'm real proud of you for handling it in such a professional manner as you did!! Glad that it all worked out and hopefully, any other future accusations will be shot down in the same manner!!
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That's crazy; I could hardly believe it.
Glad you found them proof and got everything cleaned up
Hope this never happens again!
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thats so stupid that she thought she could do that. i wonder how long she's been getting away with it...
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wow, what a story! glad everything got sorted out though
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Wow sorry about the whole mess. Atleast they stopped and you proved its your photography! Keep up the great work and I know you will continue to inspire me!
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Daaaw I was hoping your unwatermarked beauties would somehow stay protected form the cruel stealing world. But alas, no one is immune. Never stop what you love though, cause us respectable people will ALWAYS appreciate it.
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have to say, it is unbelievable i am a fan of your work from only a few months ago and i found the story amazing, yet thinking thoroughly if the girl's friend have not say anything she would still be taking credit for all those pictures, and the friend thinking it was the right thing blew it, Ironic isn't it?
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I'm always in aw of what people will do to get ahead in this world. It's like stealing someones identity in your photograph.
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BUSTED!!! Man, glad you got her at the end... Dam!!I don't believe how far people can go!! really! like you're currently stolen someone else's work seriously... come on! get some proud and get your own shots!! anyways.. im happy for you that it ended well ...
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wow read the entire story and i've got to say--that is unbelievable! some people are just...ugh. and geez you're just a little photo detective!! haha good job. i doubt she'll be stealing any more photos any time soon.
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I am soooo glad it eventually worked out for you. I can't imagine the feeling of injustice if someone did that to me. It is a spectacular shot, by the way.
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Wow! It's amazing what some people will do! It's good that it worked out, though
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hahaha, yep. Been there, done that... [not the stealing 
I'm glad you were able to bust the thief! Your work is amazing.
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God, the nerve of some people. Why get praise for something you stole? It's like getting a prize for something someone else won.
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Not be a professional photographer and only shoot as a hobby, I am curious why she said having a 'raw' file is proof?
I took one of my jpg into PS and was able to save it in PS"RAW' extension but without all the 'header data'.
BTW,I am happy you were able to proof her as the liar.
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That's such disgusting behavior for someone who wants to be an artist. So glad you got to the bottom of it though!
Watermarks can be a lifesaver
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Oh man, what a hard time. You better insert a Watermark or Signature in your Pictures, you have a lot of awesome work that should be protected
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I read "more about it", and I'm faving because I lack words to express myself. Most of the comments on the link do it well enough anyway.
Glad it worked out all right for you though !
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Wow, I read the story. What a wild ride. Congrats on the expert sleuthing.
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