Worried someone might have stolen my work?

Bowman
Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:44:04 +0000

Woah there, calm down. It’s just fine. Chances are of that happening are very slim.

Even if that did occur, you have the original. If your college ever asked, you could supply them with that. I don’t know if colleges do this, but I do know that AP puts pictures of portfolio through a database for plagiarism. And even if someone used your stuff for college, if they were too lazy to make their own portfolio, they’ll have a hard time making it in school.

The idea of putting my work online freaked me out too, but then I realized that eventually, if you wanted people to see your work and you wanted to be a professional, you would have too. Putting your work up is your choice, but my mantra is that there is no point of having artwork if no one knows about it. But at this time, it is a good idea to be protective of your work. Some websites like Flickr allow you to put creative licenses on your work, and whenever you are uncomfortable putting something, up, you always have the privilege to take it off.

All in all, you’re fine. And don’t bother your school about it. They won’t be all that concerned about it.