Photographers Stealing Each Other's Work?! Disrespectful Things That Photographers Do On Social Media
From Shoot Bigger: a photography podcast by The Pinckards by Dan & Laura - The Pinckards
January 17, 2026 · 26 min
About this episode
Dan and Laura Pinkard discuss the unethical practices of photographers using others' work on social media.
In this episode, Dan and Laura Pinkard dive into a major industry pet peeve: photographers who use other people’s work to advertise their own services. We discuss the ethical and legal realities of "sharing" posts to get clients, the myth of social media as "public domain," and the intentional disrespect of covering up the original creator's name when sharing to IG stories. Join our community: Join "Shoot Bigger" at shootbigger.com Try Imagen AI for free : https://imagen-ai.com/?ref=pinckards Key Takeaways: The "Hire Me" Share: Why using someone else’s creative session to book your own clients is wrong. Copyright Myths: Why posting on social media does NOT make your work public domain. Handling Trolls: Dealing with rude comments on Facebook and Threads.
People in this episode
Hosts: Dan Pinkard, Laura Pinkard
Topics covered
- photography ethics
- social media
- copyright issues
- creative ownership
- industry standards
Keywords
- photographers
- social media ethics
- copyright myths
- creative work
- advertising
Sponsors
Imagen AI
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Organizations: Shoot Bigger
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