Just found my boudoir pics on website

COkristi

Ok, I just randomly rememebered that I was supposed to get a $30 print credit with my boudoir picture package that I did 5 months ago. I just went on the photog's website to see if the gallery was still there (protected by a password of course). I clicked on her boudoir portfolio slideshow and 3 of my pictures are in there for public view. Obviously I need to find my contract and see what it says, but I most certainly did NOT willingly give my permission to have my photos on her site. One of them shoes my full face. I"m thinking WTF?! Am I being ridiculous?

COkristi

It's so weird, the photographer was awesome during the shoot and I really liked her. She is a friend of a friend, and I was pretty modest during the shoot, I am shocked that she wouldn't ask if it was okay to post them on her public website. I can't do anything tonight b/c it's late and I've had some cocktails, but I plan on calling my friend tomorrow and seeing what the f is up. She is the most quiet, modest person I know (not a close friend lol), and she has a few pics from her shoot on there too. I wonder if she knows there are there.

jasmineh7777

I'm sorry Kristi. That is utter bullshit.

SarahPLiz

I'd be digging up that contract ASAP. Even if its in the contract, its only professional courtesy for the photog to give you a heads up that they are out on the interwebz for the world to see. 

Steph0871

Ditto PPs. contact your photog ASAP and tell him/her to remove them. Even if it was in your contract, you'd hope they would warn you if they were used. For now though? Take it as a compliment!

beatlesgirl25

Oh hell no. You are totally right in wanting to get this resolved ASAP. I can't imagine this is something that the photographer would just assume is "okay" to do. Privacy for those kinds of pics is one of the number one things they should be specifying with clients, and they should always err on the side of "they didn't specifically say I could, so I'm not posting them just to be safe." Good luck getting this taken care of!

COkristi

I've been looking and I don't think we even had a contract. We did everything through email and over the phone. She is a professional, but since she is a friend of a friend I wasn't as diligent about it as I guess I should have been. I"ll email her first thing tomorrow to take them down, but I"m not sure how pissy I should be about it.

brookelynpaisley

I'm sorry, that sucks! Totally not cool. I wouldn't be calling your friend. It's not her deal. Your contract was between you and the photographer. Leave your friend out of it - it's not fair to put her in the middle.

K Byte

WOAH! That is not cool. I'd be flipping out.

COkristi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_just-found-boudoir-pics-website?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:1faa12e9-4ea1-4f0e-bfff-9627a98ec862Post:f23f79b7-c22c-4b16-8f00-7d9cb64c7a3d">Re: Just found my boudoir pics on website</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm sorry, that sucks! Totally not cool. I wouldn't be calling your friend. It's not her deal. Your contract was between you and the photographer. Leave your friend out of it - it's not fair to put her in the middle.
Posted by brookelynpaisley[/QUOTE]

This is actually a really good point, thank you. I'll deal with the photographer myself, and just mention it to my friend in case she doesn't know her photos are on there as well.

Thanks for the support ladies!

beatlesgirl25

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_just-found-boudoir-pics-website?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:1faa12e9-4ea1-4f0e-bfff-9627a98ec862Post:e694e3e9-5788-4e06-bac0-e0fc4913aaf3">Re: Just found my boudoir pics on website</a>:
[QUOTE]I've been looking and I don't think we even had a contract. We did everything through email and over the phone. She is a professional, but since she is a friend of a friend I wasn't as diligent about it as I guess I should have been. I"ll email her first thing tomorrow to take them down, but I"m not sure how pissy I should be about it.
Posted by COkristi[/QUOTE]

I'd recommend not being pissy until you have to be. She may have thought, since there was no contract, that you weren't concerned with privacy. If she pulls the "you didn't sign a contract" card, then I'd bust out the pissiness and be very firm with her that this is shady and irresponsible practice on her part not to have asked you about posting your pictures on her site.

LesPaul

No, you're not being ridiculous.  Talk to the photog directly, and voice your concerns.  Agree w/ Beatles - don't get pissy until she does.  Perhaps she doesn't think it's a big deal to publish your pics, so bringing it to her attention should fix the issue.  But definitely not cool to do that without your permission.

COkristi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_just-found-boudoir-pics-website?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:1faa12e9-4ea1-4f0e-bfff-9627a98ec862Post:63dc3ece-6905-4f08-8026-41ea75ce29d1">Re: Just found my boudoir pics on website</a>:
[QUOTE]There's a clause in our wedding photographer's contract that says she retains full rights to the photos and that she can use them for business/advertising purposes.  But b-pics?  That's different.  If you didn't sign a contract at all, then you didn't give permission, and they should be removed if you request it. 
Posted by pirategal03[/QUOTE]

This is what I think too. I'm totally fine with my wedding photog having our photos on her site, it's in our contact, and I am fully clothed. <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-laughing.gif" border="0" alt="Laughing" title="Laughing" />

The thing is, I wouldn't mind if she had asked me first, but I absolutely would only give permission to post photos where you can't see my face. Two of them are ok, but the third one is obviously me. Not cool considering I work with children.

kimheartsscott

That's pretty fuckedup.  Hopefully it gets resolved quickly.

ricksang

Oh hell no! You get her to take those down!

vegasgroom

Just FYI in case it helps others, we had a question for all the photogs we were considering as to whether they'd be willing to ammend their contracts to include lanuage that they were not allowed to use photos taken at our event for advertising, business-generating activities or on any website without our prior approval, and all agreed, so I think most will do that if you want, regardless of the type of pics, but yeah in this case I think it's not professional at all to put b pics online without first asking.  Although OP, once you get the issue resolved, think of it as a compliment that she wanted to use your sexy pics on her site. :-)

katiewhompus

Oh that sucks Kristi, and I would be a little livid too.  I want to give her the benefit of the doubt though that she might think "They are sexy pics but nothing someone wouldn't have on myspace" not realizing the nature of your job. Still unprofessional yes, but I wouldnt' go in blazing.

I hope this gets resolved for you, and definitely mention it to your friend.

JennaV26

Wow I'd be so pissed, I'd worry my dad would stumble on them! Ahh!

GL, I hope she kindly agrees to take them down!