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I posted the picture on Unsplash, so yeah they are free to use it however they wish. I can see that a good amount of the pictures shown are taken from there.

I posted the picture on Unsplash, so yeah they are free to use it however they wish. I can see that a good amount of the pictures shown are taken from there. In a way sites like Unsplash make the problem they are describing worse. I have seen my travel pictures used on many different IG accounts, sometimes even as the profile pic.

cabaalis 8y ago
I'm glad you get to travel. (no sarcasm!) I wanted to mention though that I am seeing irony in this.
- tylerlastovich 8y ago
  I definitely get that. People post lifestyle pics to stock photo sites as the ultimate humblebrag; they get that little dopamine hit out of seeing others use their life on websites, posts, etc. I think that is a big reason why all the 'free for any use' websites get so many uploads. I find it much more rewarding than posting to social media.
  - lawnchair_larry 8y ago
    If you are not a photographer, how is this rewarding? I do not understand this epidemic. I can’t imagine caring the least bit about “likes” and it seems like I’m in the minority.
    - tylerlastovich 8y ago
      I don't care about likes either. You don't get many likes on a stock photo site even if you are a pro anyway. I got into uploading simply to use them as a photo host, but later it became an outlet for the basic effort I put into being more creative with photography (learning LR). The logic many use is that it is better to upload photos than just have them collect dust. Besides, it is fun to be browsing the web and see pictures you have taken. The reach of Unsplash and other sites is really impressive. My pics are meh quality at best and yet they still have ~60M views. Real photographers have way more than that with one approaching 1B views.
wmeredith 8y ago
You might want to lead with "they used a picture I uploaded to a free use stock photography site" in your original comment.

cabaalis 8y ago

I'm glad you get to travel. (no sarcasm!) I wanted to mention though that I am seeing irony in this.

tylerlastovich 8y ago
I definitely get that. People post lifestyle pics to stock photo sites as the ultimate humblebrag; they get that little dopamine hit out of seeing others use their life on websites, posts, etc. I think that is a big reason why all the 'free for any use' websites get so many uploads. I find it much more rewarding than posting to social media.
- lawnchair_larry 8y ago
  If you are not a photographer, how is this rewarding? I do not understand this epidemic. I can’t imagine caring the least bit about “likes” and it seems like I’m in the minority.
  - tylerlastovich 8y ago
    I don't care about likes either. You don't get many likes on a stock photo site even if you are a pro anyway. I got into uploading simply to use them as a photo host, but later it became an outlet for the basic effort I put into being more creative with photography (learning LR). The logic many use is that it is better to upload photos than just have them collect dust. Besides, it is fun to be browsing the web and see pictures you have taken. The reach of Unsplash and other sites is really impressive. My pics are meh quality at best and yet they still have ~60M views. Real photographers have way more than that with one approaching 1B views.

wmeredith 8y ago

You might want to lead with "they used a picture I uploaded to a free use stock photography site" in your original comment.