Has this happened to anyone else?

07/17/2006 12:12:38 PM · #1

I added this image to my portfolio on May 18th...here at DPC only. This past weekend the model was contacted by mail from picture.com.
They had her name, full mailing address, and her hotmail address!
She said that she didn't contact them & I know I didn't. From the details on this image, the only thing they could have known was her first name. All of this was in regard to a coffee table book.

I know I've read nothing good about these guys in the forums here. How could they have gotten so much information?

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

07/17/2006 12:17:21 PM · #2

Did they actually reference this specific photo? I suspect the email is completely unrelated to your portfolio shot and they got her info somewhere else on the net or from something she signed up for.

OdysseyF22

Panasonic DC-G9

Olympus 12-45mm f/4.0 Pro

07/17/2006 12:19:31 PM · #3

From your pic, I don't know how they could even have been sure which name went with the lady, and which with the dog. I suspect that mk is right and they got the info elsewhere.

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF for Pentax

07/17/2006 12:19:35 PM · #4

This photo was printed on one of the flyer pages, very professional looking.

Nobody

Pentax K-S2

07/17/2006 12:21:39 PM · #5

Did she have a copy of the photo? could she have shared it with someone, whereas it took on a life of its own?

If you never posted it anywhere with her email address, etc., then the data never existed on dpc in the first place.

07/17/2006 12:22:23 PM · #6

They titled the photo "Ellie & I" & had the copyright by her first & last name.

rex

Canon PowerShot SD780

07/17/2006 12:24:51 PM · #7

Originally posted by 3eyedcrow:

They titled the photo "Ellie & I" & had the copyright by her first & last name.

So they printed it without your permission?

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

07/17/2006 12:25:03 PM · #8

Originally posted by Nobody:

If you never posted it anywhere with her email address, etc., then the data never existed on dpc in the first place.

That's what I don't understand. How could they have tracked her down with so little information to go on. It would have been MUCH easier to contact me.

kawesttex

Apple iPhone 11 Pro

07/17/2006 12:26:15 PM · #9

Do you know if she uploaded a copy of the pic to something like myspace? If so she could have set herself up.

07/17/2006 12:26:59 PM · #10

Originally posted by rex:

So they printed it without your permission?

Yes. They were contacting her for authorization to put in in this "book" & apperently to sell her a copy.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

07/17/2006 12:28:00 PM · #11

Originally posted by kawesttex:

Do you know if she uploaded a copy of the pic to something like myspace? If so she could have set herself up.

I asked her about that and she says absolutely not. That's why were both concerned.

quiet_observation

Canon EOS-7D

07/17/2006 12:29:06 PM · #12

Did you give her a copy of this? Has this been printed anywhere?

Message edited by author 2006-07-17 12:30:19.

07/17/2006 12:30:44 PM · #13

Yes.

rox_rox

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

07/17/2006 12:33:24 PM · #14

Where did she have it printed?

Message edited by author 2006-07-17 12:33:48.

07/17/2006 12:35:47 PM · #15

I have a photo printer. As far as I'm aware she didn't have any more copies. But I will ask.

rox_rox

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

07/17/2006 12:53:58 PM · #16

It sounds like she ordered a print and gave them her personal information.

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

07/17/2006 12:54:26 PM · #17

Let's see.
YOU took the picture, THEY changed the copyright to HER name, yet neither of you sent it in, nor gave permission to change the title & copyright.
Something smells very very foul here.
Is there an off-chance that maybe a friend, relative, Mom maybe, tried to surprise her and uploaded a copy to them and it backfired?
If not, SOMEONE at picture.com is seriously breaking the law.

Telehubbie

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

07/17/2006 12:57:04 PM · #18

Try a Google Images search with her full name, in quotations if necessary, and see if it brings up anything. I tried Shannon & Ellie and got nothing related but you might have better luck with the full name.

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07/17/2006 12:57:48 PM · #19

Originally posted by 3eyedcrow:

They titled the photo "Ellie & I" & had the copyright by her first & last name.

That sounds to me like she uploaded it somewhere and maybe just forgot. It seems odd that picture.com would change the title to make it her photo if they found it under your account. I'm putting my money on her being some part of this.

In any case, the answer to how could they get all that info just from a photo you uploaded to DPC is they can't.

07/17/2006 12:58:34 PM · #20

Shannon here, the model: I did e-mail the picture to two people, but they do not have my personal address, nor my personal hotmail address. One is a co worker and the other a customer. They would not know any person info.

07/17/2006 12:59:40 PM · #21

Originally posted by Telehubbie:

We have already tried this, and got nothing.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

07/17/2006 01:01:51 PM · #22

Originally posted by mk:

Originally posted by 3eyedcrow:
They titled the photo "Ellie & I" & had the copyright by her first & last name.

That sounds to me like she uploaded it somewhere and maybe just forgot. It seems odd that picture.com would change the title to make it her photo if they found it under your account. I'm putting my money on her being some part of this.

In any case, the answer to how could they get all that info just from a photo you uploaded to DPC is they can't.

Shannon: I did not upload any of the photos taken. This is the only site with this picture, as far as we are aware of.

mist

Canon EOS-60D

07/17/2006 01:03:55 PM · #23

Various bits of info are availble on the web, for example if you have a .com or similar domain then your name and address is publically available for all to see. So if a photo were uploaded on a personal website or similar the details could be gotten from there. Otherwise I couldn't be sure, but in any event the fact that they've tracked down a model doesn't give them the right to use the picture. I hope they realise that.

07/17/2006 01:07:26 PM · #24

Originally posted by mist:

I agree. Neither of us understand how they could have gotten so much info with so little to begin with. I was hoping someone here may be keen on how to do something like this. It kind of scary.