AIBU or is this cheeky?

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I took some photos at a get together at the weekend. I put them on FB and tagged the people in it. One of the tagged people has used one of my pics as their profile pic without so much as a "like" or asking permission on mine. Lots of their friends are now commenting on their picture that it's a "brilliant shot" and their silence (rather than crediting me) is making people think they took it! This hasn't happened to me before (keen amateur photographer). Am I really going to have to water mark all my photos?!

I'm dead serious op, do not do that.
Did you have the parents permission to post their children on your Facebook page?

You put it on FB, so what is the problem with the person then using it on FB? Seems like double standards.
This is totally normal when someone takes a photo of you and then tags it on FB. Lots would see it as an invitation to use it!bif you don't want that to happen, then don't put your snaps on FB.
And if I commented "great shot" on a FB photo, I'd be commenting on how my friend looked in the snap, not the artistic or technical merits of the photo

Also, if you are a keen amateur photographer you take pictures for the joy of it -I presume you are not making any money? If you don't want people to use the photos, don't put them on Facebook or don't tag people in them (although people may think you are a bit odd not tagging people in pictures of their own children!) and ask for payment for copies. Did you ask the parents before taking photos?

I think when you put it on FB, and tagged them, you lost the right to treat it like a professional image in your sole ownership.

Honestly, if you put some kind of snippy or PA comment on it I would think you were a bit tragic.

Just let it go. If you don't want people doing this, don't share photos on FB.

Id just get a huge neon sign made with an arrow pointing towards you saying "pay me attention".

They asked me to take the photo.

As its replaced an uncensored picture of her 2 small children in the bath, perhaps I should just be grateful.

They asked me to take the photo. hmm

So it was for them then, wasn't it?

you know that if you upload photos to fakebook you lose copyright? they own them. so if you don't want them used, don't upload them to fb.

Well, if it's upset you this much, just message and ask her to remove it (she will be about it though). By tagging her, you gave her permission to use the picture. You have "gifted" it to her via her page. If you didn't want to take the picture then you shouldn't have. If you wanted money for prints/appreciation you should have mentioned it prior to the Facebook upload or not uploaded it at all. You really are making far too much of this.

you know that if you upload photos to fakebook you lose copyright? they own them. so if you don't want them used, don't upload them to fb.

That's complete bollocks.

I'm not making a big deal about it at all. Just wondered who was unreasonable here.

YABU

Oops!
[slinks off to change uncredited profile pic taken by third party]

[slinks off with Alison]

Wouldn't bother me, but if it's bugging you that much why not just put a light-hearted comment "Glad you like the pic, I was delighted with how it turned out - maybe I should turn professional!" followed by a winky / smiley face, or something like that?

YABU. When you upload photos onto Facebook, they are public property.

YABVU. And a bit strange. 3of my friends used some of my official wedding pics as their profile pics. I tagged them,they were in them, of course they didn't need permission!
Its nice she likes your photo so much she wants it as her profile pic. Don't be putting snide comments, you will look like a right weirdo.

They've used a picture of their children that you tagged them in on their profile. I'm not understanding the issue? Just sounds like you're pissed off because you aren't getting any credit for taking the photo, which doesn't really matter as it's only Facebook, nobody cares who took somebody's profile picture (no offence obviously )

YABU and I think even more unreasonable to put up photos of her children unless you checked with her first.

Exactly Paddington

Maybe they are making a point. I would be furious if you posted a photo of my kids on social media, then tagged me in.

I don't want my kids on social media. At all. And by tagging me in, you made my child traceable.

That is very unreasonable behaviour.

Just don't be upset with your friend. As you can see from many of the responses here, she probably has no idea she's done anything you would consider cheeky.

You've got off lightly . your friend would be well within her rights to be angry with you.
Do not post other people's kids online !!!!
They asked you to take the picture , you agreed , and if you had any sense you would have emailed them the pic to do with as they saw fit.

I don't even post pictures of my sister's children without asking her.