it pisses me off so much when i see someones work being used in icons or headers or whatever. especially when the photographer pointedly puts on their work do NOT copyright and use without my permission. i know for a fact that they didnt ask because most photographers do not allow it. people do not know how much or how long it takes to get the right shot. and when its being used on what, livejournal, it just ruins it. so much depth and feeling is put into just that one photo its just wrong to use it as an icon. its just plain wrong. i dont know why i joined
this one community. they use the word 'stock' for the name of the photos. they are NO