Comments on: on the importance of being original http://www.cowbellyblog.com/2009/04/26/on-the-importance-of-being-original/ A Picture is Worth a Thousand Woofs™ : fun, candid dog and cat photography: private, commercial and stock Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:28:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel http://www.cowbellyblog.com/2009/04/26/on-the-importance-of-being-original/#comment-6058 Daniel Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:39:20 +0000 http://www.cowbellyblog.com/?p=1973#comment-6058 Kudos on this one!! Kudos on this one!!

]]> By: Emily Grace http://www.cowbellyblog.com/2009/04/26/on-the-importance-of-being-original/#comment-5601 Emily Grace Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:02:10 +0000 http://www.cowbellyblog.com/?p=1973#comment-5601 Hi Jamie - I'm fairly new to photography as a business, though I have loved it for over a decade. This post is a great resource as I am trying to move from hobby photographer who does a little paid work on the side to "professional" photographer. Your work is beautiful. Your candor in writing is inspiring. Thanks so much for posting this series. I'll be plowing through it over the next few days. Regards, Emily Grace Hi Jamie –

I’m fairly new to photography as a business, though I have loved it for over a decade. This post is a great resource as I am trying to move from hobby photographer who does a little paid work on the side to “professional” photographer. Your work is beautiful. Your candor in writing is inspiring. Thanks so much for posting this series. I’ll be plowing through it over the next few days.

Regards,
Emily Grace

]]> By: Amy http://www.cowbellyblog.com/2009/04/26/on-the-importance-of-being-original/#comment-3212 Amy Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:08:17 +0000 http://www.cowbellyblog.com/?p=1973#comment-3212 LOVE this. Love love love, it. I had my entire site copied, including the about me section TWICE. Once by a man (which made it actually kind of funny) and once by someone else who claimed they were just using ALL OF MY TEXT as a "placeholder." It's funny because you look at it and say, well it's "just words." But it's not. It's so so much more. It is your heart and soul there on the page. Something you worked on, stressed over, possibly cried over, spent late nights on, crafting changing and then changing again. And when someone steals that from you it's like they are stealing a part of you. LOVE this. Love love love, it. I had my entire site copied, including the about me section TWICE. Once by a man (which made it actually kind of funny) and once by someone else who claimed they were just using ALL OF MY TEXT as a “placeholder.” It’s funny because you look at it and say, well it’s “just words.” But it’s not. It’s so so much more. It is your heart and soul there on the page. Something you worked on, stressed over, possibly cried over, spent late nights on, crafting changing and then changing again. And when someone steals that from you it’s like they are stealing a part of you.

]]> By: Jeni http://www.cowbellyblog.com/2009/04/26/on-the-importance-of-being-original/#comment-2325 Jeni Sat, 09 May 2009 20:12:14 +0000 http://www.cowbellyblog.com/?p=1973#comment-2325 I just started doing pet photography back in Feb. and just found a site for a new pet photographer in my area who has used wording that is unique to my price list. Bit frustrating, but I guess I must be doing something right. I just started doing pet photography back in Feb. and just found a site for a new pet photographer in my area who has used wording that is unique to my price list. Bit frustrating, but I guess I must be doing something right.

]]> By: Kim Townsend http://www.cowbellyblog.com/2009/04/26/on-the-importance-of-being-original/#comment-2307 Kim Townsend Fri, 08 May 2009 02:51:46 +0000 http://www.cowbellyblog.com/?p=1973#comment-2307 Great Post...It's oh so important to be original while having a good attorney just in case ;) Some people really just don't understand what they are doing is wrong. I don't agree that ignorance is bliss...it's stupidity. Thanks for posting this! Great Post…It’s oh so important to be original while having a good attorney just in case ;) Some people really just don’t understand what they are doing is wrong. I don’t agree that ignorance is bliss…it’s stupidity. Thanks for posting this!

]]> By: sabrina http://www.cowbellyblog.com/2009/04/26/on-the-importance-of-being-original/#comment-2284 sabrina Wed, 06 May 2009 06:27:16 +0000 http://www.cowbellyblog.com/?p=1973#comment-2284 I guess i'm going backwards cause i just read your post about competition and i must say this is another fine fine post!! brilliant in fact! :) I guess i’m going backwards cause i just read your post about competition and i must say this is another fine fine post!! brilliant in fact! :)

]]> By: Angie W http://www.cowbellyblog.com/2009/04/26/on-the-importance-of-being-original/#comment-2280 Angie W Wed, 06 May 2009 02:59:59 +0000 http://www.cowbellyblog.com/?p=1973#comment-2280 Great post! I felt for a while that I was not creative enough and through the winter I took art classes and art photography classes..my eyes are now more open than ever I see so much more. I truly recomend it to others art of seeing is the way to go! Great post! I felt for a while that I was not creative enough and through the winter I took art classes and art photography classes..my eyes are now more open than ever I see so much more. I truly recomend it to others art of seeing is the way to go!

]]> By: Jamie 'Cowbelly' http://www.cowbellyblog.com/2009/04/26/on-the-importance-of-being-original/#comment-2242 Jamie 'Cowbelly' Sat, 02 May 2009 20:49:59 +0000 http://www.cowbellyblog.com/?p=1973#comment-2242 Oh Jodi I am so sorry that happened to you. It always seems like it's the biggest people with the coolest products or branding that have the most illegal acts pulled on them. Stay tuned for my 'on competition' post today for some tips that might help you in this respect. I hope it gets resolved for you painlessly. At least after my 'on competition' post you will have links you can send to your perpetrator. lol :-) Oh Jodi I am so sorry that happened to you. It always seems like it’s the biggest people with the coolest products or branding that have the most illegal acts pulled on them. Stay tuned for my ‘on competition’ post today for some tips that might help you in this respect. I hope it gets resolved for you painlessly. At least after my ‘on competition’ post you will have links you can send to your perpetrator. lol :-)

]]> By: Jodi http://www.cowbellyblog.com/2009/04/26/on-the-importance-of-being-original/#comment-2241 Jodi Sat, 02 May 2009 20:22:32 +0000 http://www.cowbellyblog.com/?p=1973#comment-2241 Not sure where to begin or what to say other than I agree 100% (or more if that is possible). They say to be flattered if someone copies you. It is NOT flattering when your hard work gets STOLEN! I am in this situation right now. I have been keeping this super close to my heart as I am not sure I want to publicize the person/company who blatently stole from me. They took a few of my products (photoshop actions) and renamed and made a few light changes - the sets this was done with are unique and the oly thing out there like this - so it was ultra obvious to me. I have proof that they own them too. They are selling them on their site - and they even had the audacity to "tag" them with the brand name of my sets - so they come up in search engines when people search for mine. Copyright violations everywhere! It is criminal and frustrating. And I am torn. I am a positive person and just not sure it is worth letting such an evil person get to me. KARMA! My attorney is looking into it to help me decide what to do. I will not say the name of the company that is copying them as then it gets their name out there more. But wow! Anyway - had to vent this as it fit in perfectly. As much as I LOVE this article and want to link to it, I better not at this time because of the above mentioned situation. Jodi Not sure where to begin or what to say other than I agree 100% (or more if that is possible).

They say to be flattered if someone copies you. It is NOT flattering when your hard work gets STOLEN! I am in this situation right now. I have been keeping this super close to my heart as I am not sure I want to publicize the person/company who blatently stole from me. They took a few of my products (photoshop actions) and renamed and made a few light changes – the sets this was done with are unique and the oly thing out there like this – so it was ultra obvious to me. I have proof that they own them too.

They are selling them on their site – and they even had the audacity to “tag” them with the brand name of my sets – so they come up in search engines when people search for mine. Copyright violations everywhere!

It is criminal and frustrating. And I am torn. I am a positive person and just not sure it is worth letting such an evil person get to me. KARMA!

My attorney is looking into it to help me decide what to do. I will not say the name of the company that is copying them as then it gets their name out there more. But wow!

Anyway – had to vent this as it fit in perfectly. As much as I LOVE this article and want to link to it, I better not at this time because of the above mentioned situation.

Jodi

]]> By: Evie Curley http://www.cowbellyblog.com/2009/04/26/on-the-importance-of-being-original/#comment-2240 Evie Curley Sat, 02 May 2009 13:15:18 +0000 http://www.cowbellyblog.com/?p=1973#comment-2240 This was a great post and I hope many others come and read it! I know I have been influenced by it. It can be hard to come up with what to say but you're exactly right when you point out that there are professionals who can come up with the copy for you. One of the problems is people feel entitled to take things when they're on the internet. I hope that people will read this and think twice!! This was a great post and I hope many others come and read it! I know I have been influenced by it. It can be hard to come up with what to say but you’re exactly right when you point out that there are professionals who can come up with the copy for you. One of the problems is people feel entitled to take things when they’re on the internet. I hope that people will read this and think twice!!

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