Hey all!
I use photos in observations (with appropriate licensing and citing) for Utah Native Plant Society social media - and I wanted to let users know and thank them. Is this annoying or would you be happy to see your photos being used?
Example here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242027099
I would love to know if my photos are being used somewhere. I have seen several users indicate this on their profile, and I wouldn’t expect most people to be annoyed.
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in my experience, users are generally excited/pleased to know their photos are being used
Personally I think that it would be considered normally a good thing.
I think of it like the “people walking behind the news anchor” it is always fun to be seen or to know that your photo is being used.
I love that you are giving the Inatters recognition for their photographs if they have the licenses. I went to school in Utah for a year and a half and found many plant species there, so this is really great to see.
It is nice that you told them. A few months back I found a few of my photos had been used in various places around the web without me ever knowing. They were (mostly) attributed, but I would have liked to know they were being used rather than finding them accidentally.
As far as I know, everyone has always been super excited when someone asked to use their photo. I am very sure you would make some Users very happy. I would reach out via DM, tho, I think, because it feels a little bit more personal.
Good example, since your comment prompted that user to add their own ID, taking it to RG !
If you have a list for one observer, I would send a message, rather than generating many notifications.
If my photos are used for some purpose external to iNat, or if there is an ID that includes some over and above discussion rather than a simple ID I’ll often have a direct engagement.
I feel that any external to iNat use of an observation should have some level of direct connection.
Awesome!! Thanks for the ideas - messaging instead of making a ton of notifications is a good idea.
That seems like both a polite thing and an encouragement
I love it when people message me about using a photo. It’s very flattering and it makes all the posting of obs seem worthwhile. It’s never the photo you expect which is also quite cool.
I have been happy to receive a direct message when my photos have been used. That seems courteous to me.
Hi @zacharyearl08, I appreciated the message you sent me, with the instructions on how to set my observations to be used for non-commercial research use. That said, if you use one of my observations, I would appreciate it if you posted a link on the observation itself so others could see it.
I would love to know if/when my photos are used!
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