Worried someone might have stolen my work?

darlie
Sun, 12 Aug 2012 00:40:48 +0000

I recently (very foolishly, in hindsight) posted a shot of a graphite drawing I had just finished to my Facebook for my friends to see. I did watermark it beforehand, but after I thought about it, someone could easily edit out the watermark if they were skilled with Photoshop, so I took the photo down.

I’m extremely paranoid that someone could try to steal it and submit it in their portfolio and then that would bring suspicion upon my portfolio and possibly get my application revoked or something! The odds are unlikely, but still possible. The photo was taken with my iPhone so it was not anything I’d use for the real portfolio but it was still a good quality image.

Is there anything I can do? I’m more upset about the possibility of my application being looked upon as suspicious, than someone else benefitting off of my work. If I call the school I am interested in and let them know beforehand about this dilemma, would it do any good? I’m freaking out here! Any help appreciated. Thank you for your time.