....I'm very frustrated right now....
After all this tattoo mess, a few people suggested I should ask a tattoo community to watch out for my image so I can ask more people and track down the source.
So I posted a topic about it in SG's tattoo group explaining the situation, why I'm upset, and asking people to let me know if they happen to come across more tattoos of me. .....And everyone seems to have decide that rather than looking out for similar images, they'll attack me for being upset.
It's my photography. It's my livelihood. Yes. I'm upset that other people are making money off of my work and I'm not. I'm upset that it seems likely the image has been sold on a wide scale as flash or tattoo reference material. And I'm upset that there are strangers walking around with my face.
If I had chosen a life of fame and celebrity, that would just be part of the deal. But I'm not famous. No one knows my name. I'm Some Random Girl. Who happens to be tattooed on a lot of people.
....I know SG members love trolling and flamewars and e-drama. I never really understood why, but I always accepted that as part of the site that I love. I just never expected to be the center of it. I'm pretty unassuming when you come right down to it.
I've loved this site for years, and should thank SuicideGirls for introducing me to some of my best friends. I've loved the support in the groups I joined - from photography tricks to vegan recipes to sex advice to girlie flirtations.
But if this is how people in this community respond when I ask for help?
I don't think I want to be a part of it at all.
After all this tattoo mess, a few people suggested I should ask a tattoo community to watch out for my image so I can ask more people and track down the source.
So I posted a topic about it in SG's tattoo group explaining the situation, why I'm upset, and asking people to let me know if they happen to come across more tattoos of me. .....And everyone seems to have decide that rather than looking out for similar images, they'll attack me for being upset.
It's my photography. It's my livelihood. Yes. I'm upset that other people are making money off of my work and I'm not. I'm upset that it seems likely the image has been sold on a wide scale as flash or tattoo reference material. And I'm upset that there are strangers walking around with my face.
If I had chosen a life of fame and celebrity, that would just be part of the deal. But I'm not famous. No one knows my name. I'm Some Random Girl. Who happens to be tattooed on a lot of people.
....I know SG members love trolling and flamewars and e-drama. I never really understood why, but I always accepted that as part of the site that I love. I just never expected to be the center of it. I'm pretty unassuming when you come right down to it.
I've loved this site for years, and should thank SuicideGirls for introducing me to some of my best friends. I've loved the support in the groups I joined - from photography tricks to vegan recipes to sex advice to girlie flirtations.
But if this is how people in this community respond when I ask for help?
I don't think I want to be a part of it at all.
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Sending you lots of support.
and as far as i know, noone else has seen that image tattooed, otherwise it would be made known in there or to you.
as for your image being sold as flash, i HIGHLY doubt that.
you mentioned that the tattoos are being seen in your area?
its like i said in the thread, one person probably got it, other people saw it and liked it, so they got it too.
thats how a lot of tattoos become popular.
its an incredible image and would make for a fucking RAD tattoo.
i would be ecstatic that people were getting an image I created permanently put on them.
i think thats a HUGE form of flattery.
if its really that big of a deal, remove the image form the sites it is on.
that should slow down traffic and stop people from seeing your awesome image and wanting it on them.
shame on them for enjoying your art.