why stolen photos don’t bother me

I’d like to thank the many dancers who have forwarded me links over the years of manufacturers using photos from Home – Gypsy wear and belly dance silks to represent their products..it caused some concern for a while until I researched it.

This is one of many companies that has helped themselves to use of my photos,
http://panpaliyahandicrafts.trustpas…sotherproduct4
I love how they have a copyright over my photo

Out of curiousity I asked them to send me a sample of my work (I did this with a few companies that claimed to be able to reproduce my work) , what I received back was something so horrid I had to dye over it and sell it as an oops

This was their “Merkaba”

http://panpaliyahandicrafts.trustpas…sotherproduct1
Point made

I do realize waiting on handmade art takes longer, I can’t always meet deadlines and that’s why, for right now, I’m not offering custom services..I’d much rather you receive something authentic. I do use a ‘catalog’ of colors to show similarities between color designs but it’s important to know they all come out a bit different. Factories can’t reproduce my art..not unless they used the technique I use which was self taught.

One of the reasons I insist that the veils are uniquely hand made and not dyed by the bolt is that I know dancers like individuality..we go to great lengths to pick out costumes and music that will be different from others.

Just be cautious when shopping on ebay or ordering from a large company with employees..that could be a red flag that what you are getting is something that is represented by a photo but won’t have the authentic touch to it. If too much of the art work gets delegated out ..who’s doing the dyeing? And do they have a reputation of delivering what you see and expect?

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