more fun with creative commons

Grab your copyfight badges, kids, because it's time for another example of the spirit of the Creative Commons!

Last week, I scanned this picture of myself, taken in costume and character when I worked on The Day Lincoln Was Shot[1], as Robert Lincoln, and posted it to Flickr.

The photo was in a box in the garage, and the years and weather had cracked and faded it a little bit, which I felt was entirely appropriate for the tone of the image.

Over at flickr, one user suggested adding a sepia wash to it, so flickr user trishie10 picked up the metaphorical ball, and did just that, adding some fading and other aging effects to it, too.

What's really cool about this, is because of the Creative Commons license I use, this sort of derivative work is encouraged and entirely legal. I imagine if she did this with an image from a film like Glory that the studio had copyrighted, she may be hit with a nastygram, or some stupid DMCA takedown notice. Instead, thanks to the Commons, she gets a big Thank You from me.

And while I have the page open in another tab, did you know you can see all my (or any flickr user's) flickr favorites in one page? That's a cool way to discover new images that I wasn't aware of until just now.

[1] I'm really proud of this movie, and I think it's quite good. I can't say that about a lot of things I've done in the last ten years (sad, but true) so if you haven't seen it, I recommend picking it up and giving it a look. It's appropriate for about ages nine and up.

Comments

[LizS]

That looks awesome in sepia!!! It's cool of you to let people mess with it.

[gleek]

i've gotta say that since i've become a regular flickr user, i'm more and more impressed with what it does and can do. my favorite thing so far (and this is so simple but worth mentioning) is that i'm subscribed to my contacts' latest images in bloglines. i never miss a photo or update. so handy.

great use of CC here! she did a fantastic job of altering the photo.

[Keith L. Dick]

Nice "Mustache" Wil...

hehe

[r.a.d.]

so I turn my back for a few secon... many hours, and I'm behind four posts! So, I'm consolidating my comments:
motivation:
the one good thing that can be said about the necessary evil exercise is that it's highly addictive - once you get into a routine again, it will become harder and harder to slink out of it - as for the pathetic weather tolerance, being a daughter of a californian forced to the east, I more than understand
shorter open water:
dude, between your summaries here and reviews over at tvsquad, I'm thinking you have yet another job opening, so when you aren't acting, writing, blogging, poker-playing, husbandering or fathering - you should totally be reviewing movies and tv shows, you know, just if you ever found yourself with free time on your hands without an idea to spend it and wanted to know some random stranger's opinion on the subject...
busy body idiots strike again:
ick, ick, icky - and I bet that guy is uptight more from power drunkenness and a w sticker on his car than a kid in the armed forces anyway, boo
more fun with creative commons:
it's very cool of you to participate in this, and I'll have to see that movie now!
ttfn

[Ruth]

I liked the picture in color, but in sepia, it's just fantastic. Really does give the photo a sort of age and depth.

Nice pic.

[notasecretagent]

I feel like a bad movie-goer (not to mention person with a degree in American History) for not having seen that movie. I'll add it to the list of things I'll put in my Netlflix que if I ever get with the times and subscribe. ;)

That picture is really neat, hooray for Creative Commons! We're actually talking about CC right now in my Information Science class. [insert thumbs-up here]

[Crissie]

Wow! The sepia makes it look somewhat authentic.

[Ravenmaster]

There are few things cooler than the creative commons license...one of them, however, is that mustache you have.

[Azriel]

i hope you know and appreciate how physically beautiful you are.

[towers16]

It is always cool to see folks in period styles.... This is no exception... I am not into civil war reenactments. I just find it cool in a nostalgic kind of way.... By the way kudos on the number of posts today.

[maycomb]

Oooh, you handsome devil. The 19th century really agrees with you, Wil.

[xanadian]

hooray for the GPL of art and media! (of sorts anyways)

/is a computer nerd
//the sepia pic is awesome

[dungarees]

I am having a major geekout here. A few weeks ago, Sarah Vowell was a speaker where I teach, and in reading from _Assassination Vacation_, she revealed that she affectionately calls Robert Todd Lincoln "Jinxie McDeath," because he was on hand (for sufficiently broad definitions of "on hannd") for the assassinations of Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley.

It pleases me absurdly that you played him, and I must now hunt down the movie.

[Norq]

That looks like such an awesome movie! It's a shame it hasn't been released on DVD.

[Kornham]

I, Kornham am actually trishie10 on Flickr. I found out about Flickr through your website. The sienna photos of you were actually the first pics I had uploaded.

Everyone on Flickr was so nice. They kept giving me advice to change things, that’s why there are four copies of your picture on there now. It made my whole day when Martanoz was the first to make it his favorite. FrogTaco helped me with changing to the correct license because since this was the first time I used Flicker it seemed to default to a protected copyright as though I had taken the picture myself. I’m glad he noticed and sent me a nice e-mail explaining the differences because if I would have gotten a nasty e-mail written in lawyerese I would have been like a deer caught in the headlights.

What I like best about the changes was that the black around the edges of the scan now look like trees and the crack in the photo now looks like a branch. It was lots of fun and I actually owe the good experience to you. Thanks!

[ShowbizPRgirl]

You cut a mighty fine figure in uniform, Wil. Love the added creative touch with the cracks, scratches and sepia tone, too. Very authentic-looking.

[Jonah Rapp]

I loved this movie, and I thought you did a great job in it, too, Wil. You're one of the working actors whose work I follow and do my best to support. I made a point to catch TDLWS solely because you were going to be in it, and I wasn't disappointed. I have learned to trust the judgement of the actors I follow, and, so far, they haven't been in anything truly crappy -- if only because their being in it kept it from that level.

Even Toy Soldiers. Which I usually turn off after your character gets killed because it's not really worth it without him in the story any more.

I liked Wesley, too, for that matter. And I thought you were brilliant on CSI. :) Now if you can only get a recurring spot on Heroes...

[Ledfeather]

So after looking at Trish/Kornham good work I decided to mess with the shot some myself (trying to learn paintshop pro). I added some grain to the shot as well as sepia tones and then darken the edges hoping to give it a aged effect. You can check my shot out here

[Fluwten McGunch]

Here is another version of the photo Wil. You are da man!

Wil’s photo thingy redone

[jessiker]

A. Yes...love the flickr! I can get caught up in a favorites vortex, if not checked.

B. I will be happily renting The Day Lincoln Was Shot this afternoon, along with Superman Returns and Clerks II. Nice mix, eh?

C. Nice work on the creative commons license. It's not something I really knew about and thank you for pointing it out! Super cool!

[jessiker]

Oh, and another thing...
I miss hearing your voice, Wil. Where is our Radio Free Banana...or something. ;)

[jessiker]

Burrito!! I meant Burrito. I knew it was a B word, though. Hey...maybe the banana idear will catch on, though...