The HUGE earnings ripoff that stock photo markets don't want you to know about!

Did a fast fashion giant steal my photograph to sell it on a t-shirt? It sure felt that way! See what happened when I wandered into an H&M store and found myself on a t-shirt in a photo I took! learn from my mistakes and don't get ripped off by Fast Fashion or predatory photo communities who make it sound like a payday is coming from your work being shared on their platforms. When in fact the earnings are almost non-existent.
Buy one of MY T-shirts and stick it to fast fashion and exploitative photo markets here: www.nickdelaforce.com
In this video:
00:00 Did My Photo get Stolen?
00:45 What happened?
01:25 Exactly how little I got paid
02:36 The Ethics of Photo Market sites
03:04 A message to the H&M Lawyers
03:30 The Silver Lining
05:15 Update: I made MY OWN Shirts!
05:55 What I think needs to happen
I found out about the hard way how photo communities / markets and sites that publish your work as stock photography on your behalf are ripping off creators. I'm hoping this video will serve as a cautionary tale of the questionable business practices that allow peoples work to be commoditised in a system that makes sure the only party that loses out is the original creator of the work and even if you do manage to make money from stock photography you need to be careful of terms & conditions, because they could leave you earning pennies!
if you're looking to earn money from stock photography or just protect your art this experience of mine could be a valuable watch for you.
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[@RefreshWithKellyAnn]

Wow... that's wild!!!! 😮

[@mileyscool97]

Woah this is crazy! You never think about the gray area of stuff like this until you see it laid out like this

[@nickdlf]

Thanks so much for watching and I hope it helped. If I can help one artist of any kind be mindful of those gray areas and avoid getting unnecessarily ripped off or losing out on money it’s been a win for me!

[@MABSTER1]

Love this❤

[@av4661]

Wow. Thanks for highlighting and sharing full background... Good luck with the T-shirt enterprise!🤘

[@nickdlf]

Thanks so much, I hope it helped!

[@nickdlf]

Have any of you had dodgy experiences with your work being used in unexpected ways? or getting ripped off or underpaid! ***UPDATE: A big thank you to all of you who have been buying MY t-shirts at nickdelaforce.com/store *** 5:19