Finding Your Photo on Random Websites

I was just googling fusion bonds, and sure enough, I find a photo of my hair (when I had hairlocs, which were shortly thereafter a nightmare) on some random stylist's website. This is like the third time this has happened to me. Apparently, this stylist offers hairlocs and fusion, but she certainly didn't do my hair, and I hated both of those methods so I don't want my photo up there as advertising for her. Meanwhile, I don't know if my previous stylist (and I use that term loosely) gave the photos to her when I asked her to remove them from her site or if this woman simply stole them. Either way, it's some bullsh*t.

Any suggestions about how I should proceed on this?

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That's BS............Big, Hairy BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I'll be watermarking mine tonite!

Yup. Keep in mind that these aren't photos I took and posted online. They were photos that stylists I no longer use took and posted. In this case, I specifically requested that my picture be removed years ago from my former stylist's site, which she did do, but then it pops up here.

Anyway, what follows is an email I just shot off. If it isn't removed, I will post this stylist's site here. (Oh, and I have the original picture, btw, if she even wants to claim it's her work.)

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To Whom This May Concern,

While searching the Internet today, I stumbled upon your website. Much to my surprise, I found a photo of my hair all over your site--a picture that was taken years ago by a stylist I no longer use or reccommend. I had major problems with the hairlocs method and, as such, chose not to continue with it.

I'm not sure whether this photo was given to you by that stylist or if you simply duplicated it from her site. Either way, though, it is not your work, and you do not have my permission to post it.

I am requesting that you remove the photo immediately. It is the one with the long, straight, light-blonde hair. It currently appears on your Services page, your Photos page, and your "How are extensions applied?" page. Please remove the photo in those places and anywhere else it may appear. And please contact me when you have done so.

All the best...


Grrr....

You really concluded with "all the best?"

Now, see, I would have concluded with "the business end of my
stiletto is currently up your @ss."

But that's just me.

LOL--don't do that when I'm drinking, girls.

Diet coke sprayed all over the monitor....

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Did I post the link here? I didn't think so. You might be thinking of another site that steals photos, Syren (there are so many it seems). My hair's actually pin-straight. I'll PM ya' with the URL. :)

Eeeevil. That's why I watermark all my photos- I'd feel AWFUL if photos of my clients turned up on someone else's website. They're nice enough to let me use their image, so I feel obligated to keep it from being stolen.

But yeah, Jenny, what you've done is basically the best first step. If they don't respond within a few days, call them! A phone call is much more intimidating than an email. :)

-Rae

You go girl Jenny xxx Give them some stick, that's disgusting xx

hey - you forget to send me the url ;)

 

Im feeling left out lately cause I dont have any hair

...I wont mention what kinds of pics of me are floating around that shouldnt be