Photographers on Pinterest

~GorgeousGeek Aug 4, 2012 Professional Photographer

My head feel like a nuclear bomb war zone. I'm trying to get more traffic to my work, so I'm trying to see if social media can help.

I do a lot of engagement photos and traditional small town photography which is not in my gallery, anyways, I'm all torn up about PINTEREST:

Should I put my work up on pinterest.
Their copyright bits in their terms/agreements part is SCARY! Like it just shouts LAW SUIT AND SUING!!!!!
Like how would you know who is repinning your things past your follower list?
But it is SOOOOO high traffic. But it would be a great tool to use to get my name out there, but WOULD it ACTUALLY do me any good?????????????????????????????????????????????????????

So if any of you use Pinterest for your work or anyone who is thinking about it, any advice would help

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~hetroclite Aug 5, 2012

Research it beforehand. Make sure you understand their powers and your priveledges before you load any of your photographs on.

The social media I use are

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as well as this site.

~GorgeousGeek Aug 5, 2012 Professional Photographer

Thanks everyone for your opinions! It really helps! And it's nice to see what others feel about it. I found some articles online but they weren't really helping. Its good to here from a great art community

~RebelandRomance Aug 5, 2012 Professional Photographer

I use it, despite the policies. I think you just have to weigh what is more important - getting a potential audience to see your work, or your absolute control of your work. For me, it's works really well as a source of inspiration for myself and for my clients. If Pinterest wants to rip one of my images off (which I highly doubt will happen anyway) they can go right ahead - the exposure from such a case is probably worth more to me than what they would be willing to pay for it in a world full of stock photography!

~photomark Aug 4, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Looking at there terms of service I would not go any where near that site , by joining you give them permission to use any of your work you post , this is not a very good idea and it could severely devalue your work .

There is no fast way to build up yourself as a photographer , there is only one way and that is through doing work , there are a lot of far better ways to get your work out with out having to sell your soul to do it .

~pyonkotchi96 Aug 4, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

I wouldn't. It doesn't seem like a site for serious photographers, plus you are giving up all rights to your work once you submit it.

~Caraway Aug 4, 2012 Student Photographer

Read their terms of service. There is nothing there that shouts law suit and suing, unless you are the one taking legal action. Putting your art there gives them freedom to use your work in anyway they feel without any notification to you (nor any assurance that you will be credited). They also have the right to use your material even after you leave and delete your page. In addition, they list a disclaimer: you're putting your art into the public eye, and anyone can copy/paste it where ever they feel. Pintrest has a removal policy, but you will be the one policing.

Pintrest has a large amount of traffic, yes. However, is that really the market you want? In my experience, those using that service are teens who probably don't have any interest in purchasing anything, and you won't get any financial benefit there. If you are serious about photography, it is also a bad place to advertise: am I going to look for a professional photographer in the midst of "pastel pink hair" and "funny iPod chat photos"?

~ManualFocusPhoto Aug 4, 2012 Student Photographer

Hmm, that sounds a lot like Facebook, and in that case, I'd steer away. No photographer should give away his copyright on his photos.

~Caraway Aug 4, 2012 Student Photographer

It's almost identical to the Facebook policy. The only addition that I found interesting was the ability for the company to keep your additions to the website "as long as commercially reasonable".

~ManualFocusPhoto Aug 4, 2012 Student Photographer

Wow, I'd steer away from that ASAP. What's with all those social network sites taking away the copyrights for photos? :/

~Caraway Aug 4, 2012 Student Photographer

They aren't taking away any copyrights for two reasons. The intellectual property remains in your possession, so it is still technically your photograph and you may do whatever it is with it that you want. By posting, you lose nothing. They aren't taking anything from you; you are giving them the right to use the photographs. Why pay for stock when the users of your site are more than willing to give you a much larger selection for nothing?

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