Thou Shall Not Steal ---PHOTOS!?

I will let you guys know why we should not steal photos or put a watermarks at  the images that we do not own. There are few people who need to be educated on this matter. I’ve seen great photos posted at facebook, twitter, tumblr and whatnot, and it bothers me that some just carelessly put watermarks as if they own the photos. Internet is a fascinating world; everything is spoon-fed, available or just a few clicks away. Internet is designed to make everything accessible, we are being spoiled with all the information we can get and if you happened to encounter someone who is as curious as me, well chances are, you might end up being busted, hehe .

I know a lot of people who are really amazing in taking stills with their camera and I commend them, with all praises. So, aside from what I have stated above, this also aims to educate or to give tiny bits of information to some photo enthusiast by being careful in sharing their craft and how to research (just in case they don't know this yet). Unfortunately, I also fail on this (I'm very amateur in photography though), as I carelessly post my photos without even marking or sealing it, with that I risk the chance of my photos being stolen by someone.

So to cut it all short, I want to introduce GOOGLE IMAGE. Google Image is a service provide by Goggle. Yes Google, if you see the image icon or word located at the upper part of your Google screen, then that’s what I’m talking about. Check out the image (or better yet, go to Goggle and click the "Image"):

Google Image can help you search for images in the web. It will give you the sites where that image was used or taken.  Just drag the photo that you wish to locate and let Google do the searching for you. Just like so:

And the result! Tadah!

As you can see in the Image above, the photo that I dragged from my Facebook account is the same photo I've use here in Blogspot and Tumblr. I used it as a header therefore Google has identified that image and matched it with both of my accounts. You can also try and search for more popular or less popular photos and see where it takes you, because I tried using it and so far it hasn't failed me. One thing I noticed though, your original photos posted in Facebook or Twitter will not be recognized, unless you copied or posted it in your Facebook from another source. And so, If you have photos and you wish to know if those are being used in a website or a blog or if you want to know if that photo is originally from someone, then that’s the best tool that you can use. But if you wish to search thoroughly or you want a more advance tool, then you can also try TinEye.

TinyEye is an Image Search Engine developed for that special need, it can give you details of an image or a page containing an image. It will search for the other usage of the image, the time of their appearance including modified image based on the original image posted and so on.

I’m not really sure if there’s a violation for the people who steal photos in the internet. as far as I’m concern the internet culture doesn’t stop anyone from reposting images found in the web, but there are some ethical internet users who are good in giving credits, they link back the photos to the site of the owner or they mention the name or at least note that the photo is not theirs. What I do know is, ethically speaking, we should not put watermarks or claim photos under our name if it is not our original. If we find a photo amazing or good then maybe we can repost it even without giving credits,(if we really don’t have time to search for it or whatever reasons we have) just don’t steal recognition from someone. On the other hand, if you are an aspiring photographer aiming to earn from what you are doing, it is important to make the necessary protection for your craft. alrighty!?

So that’s it, that’s all I have for today I hope we can all be careful or at least let’s not make a fool out of ourselves by being stupid, hehehe. Don’t watermark the photos that are not yours, don’t claim something that others work hard on. Live an honest life by exploring your talent, we are all gifted. We just need to put more passion in what we are doing!

Live a great life everyone ^^

The Z Siblings

Z is the twenty-sixth and final letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet. In American English, its name is zee /ˈziː/, deriving from a late 17th century English dialectal form.

I've always wondered how our parents came up with our nick names. You see, our given name’s origin is quite easy to identify, just like any kids who were born in late 70’s and early 80’s we are named after our grandparents. What makes me wonder is how they came up with the idea of putting the letter Z in our nicks?

Ok, since I have already opened up my name here and revealed the person behind mygoodriddance, my name is LEVZ, now I have to name my brothers, they are twins, and their nicks are ZEY & RENZ.

Now you might be asking, so what the hell is wrong with that? It’s not even a big deal….

Yeah, right! I’m just ranting because I don’t have anything to write about (Smirk… LOL).

Of course it’s a big deal!…let me tell you this, I have friends whose been with me for years, and until now they can’t properly spell my name, common mistake LEVS or LEBS and some go beyond by calling LEVI, LEBY even LEVIS (yeah, the jeans). Same goes with my brothers, Zey would often be spelled as SAY, I remember when we were kids his basketball jersey’s name was SAY (isn’t that sad?), Renz would often be spelled as Rence.

You see, it saddens me when I receive a gift and my name is not spelled right (sorry), it defeats the sincerity of the giver. I hate it when I have to repeat my name 3x when ordering coffee because the barista can’t simply get it… worst part is, they usually put the name DEBS in my coffee, of course, I wouldn’t look when they’re calling me, because they’re calling the wrong name. I hate it when they leave a message or send me a text or post a shout out and they start with “Levs or Lebs or Lebby, blah, blah, blah” and just right on top of their post you will see my profile with my name spelled right.

Honestly, I like the uniqueness of my name. I feel good because I was not named like any other kids. Unlike other kids whose names are very common that when someone calls them you’ll hear 2-3 kids replying. They said, for you to be successful in life you have to love your own name. I totally dig that! I am proud of my name it’s just that I hope people will pay more attention.

I’ve ask our mudra why they’ve put the letter Z in our name, she said it just came to them in random thoughts, there’s really no particular reason…Now I know where I got my randomness…

Pet Peeves: Annoyance at Its Finest

Things that annoys the hell out of me:

Guys who sleep inside the FX and lean their head on your shoulder.

~Annoyance to the maximum level, those people who doze off and bang their head all over the place, it’s ok to sleep, but please, be considerate of those who are sitting beside you. One time there was this guy who effin’ lean on my shoulder because he so effin’ sleepy, and I swear to Gwad that I almost punch his face after nudging him 3x.

Rude and Gloomy Restaurant/ Food chain Crew.

~ Although I never experience working in a restaurant I know that crews should always be smiling and willing to extend a helping hand, that’s very basic in sales and marketing. It annoys me when I encounter rude and sour looking crews. Smile, it makes the food that you serve tastier. If you don't like what you're doing, give yourself and the restaurant a huge favor..Quit Dw*ngyaw!

Sales ladies who follow you like a dog.

~ The very moment you step inside their shop they come crawling and wiggling their tails at your back, then you start selecting from the rack and they give you every single detail of the item that you are holding. ANNOYING! I feel pressured and obligated to buy something, like their telling me “I’m watching you.” I don’t know about you guys, but I step out side the store the moment I see some signs. I hate that they follow me when I’m not even asking for help. I guess just a warm welcome and a smile is enough for me to stay and at least purchase something.

People who pick their nose in public.

~Gwad, why would you dial your nose in public when rotary phone is already phase-out? Man, this is the twentieth century; everyone’s using a touch tone phone. HAHAHA! Kidding aside, that is not a nice sight to see. Disgusting period! I hate it when you filthily flick your catch! Darn! No words can describe my annoyance on you!

Touchy people.

~I’m not a very touchy person so I don’t like being touch. I hate it when someone would talk to me and grab my hands or my arms, tap my shoulder or stroke my head until they finish talking. If we’re not really close I would really die of annoyance. I would only grab the arms of my closest friends when crossing the streets, or touch only those who I really trust and those I’ve been with since time in memorial.

People who cry just for the sake of sympathy

No need to explain. They are the melo dramatic addict insane drama queen~ Boohoo I’ll make you cry till you run out of water in your tear duct and till your saliva comes out of your eyes! Yikes!

Plastic Fantastic People

~ They’re the ones who will give you the warmest smile in the world, but wait till you turn your back Hahaha! They’ll turn into murmuring Golum…Tsk Tsk!

Human Farting Machine

I just hate those that fart everywhere and don’t even excuse themselves. Effin’ hate you with passion. And you think we don’t have enough air pollution in this country!? Hayz! I don’t wanna know the smell of longganisa after processing it in you stomach. Gross, I can’t even describe how I feel for those people.

K.I.A. (Know. It. All. People)

~ They’re the ones who knows, have been, was able, have experienced, have knowledge, have been there, have done that, me too, I can, I am, and etc. whatever you say won’t matter because they’ve been there and they’ve done that, they KNOW IT ALL and your knowledge doesn’t even amount to half of what they know. Sometimes I wanna ask those people if they have experience jumping off a 20 feet story building…who knows they might jump off and go!

That’s all for now folks, I’m sure some of you share the same sentiments…I still have few more to add but I’m running out of time and this is becoming a very long post. I don’t want to bore anyone. I’ll post a part two some other time.

My Good Riddance to those who was mentioned above, you guys effin’ irk the hell out of me.

Please allow me to say this: I’m not perfect, but I’m trying to be decent, so do your part.