Groupon "photographer" - man, did she dig herself a grave.

[SusanH1970]

Check this out. This "photographer" offered a ridiculous deal on Groupon and had over 1,000 sessions sold, apparently all to be done within one year (seriously? Is that even physically possible???). No wonder she booked so many - she stole images from a couple of fantastic photographers and claimed them as her own, even going as far to put her watermark on them. Funny thing is, she mixed those gorgeous photographs in with her own crap.

Scroll down a bit till you see the first comment from "SP", that's the person that originally busts her. I LOVE how the wingnut still states the images are hers, but she scrambles to take them down off her site, LOL! Her porfoliositez account has been suspended, and for that to happen, she's in a whole lot of deep doo-doo.


Discussion: $65 for a One-Hour Photo Shoot, a DVD of the Images, an 8?x10? Print, and 20% Off Additional Prints at Dana Dawes Photography (Up to $500 Value) | Atlanta

[TheDarkReaver]

The page doesn't exist.

[Eastree]

Yeah. There's another thread about her already. I think it's hilarious how she advertised to overwork herself so severely, beyond just stealing images, refusing to book anyone who bought the coupons (hm ... no open places on her calendar, magically .......), and more.

Not to mention she was advertising for a city (Atlanta) which she lives at least an hour from. I checked the address at her web site long before I even realized it was going to be taken down.

[SusanH1970]

Originally Posted by TheDarkReaver

The page doesn't exist.

Wow, it still worked when I posted the link. Groupon must have JUST taken it down. Bummer, it was pretty popcorn-worthy, LOL!

[Jim Poor]

Here's a summary: Photographer Offers Groupon Deal Using Stolen Photographs, Chaos Ensues

[SusanH1970]

Originally Posted by Jim Poor

Here's a summary: Photographer Offers Groupon Deal Using Stolen Photographs, Chaos Ensues

Nice find, thanks for posting that, Jim.

[Jim Poor]

Oh boy, she's apparently on Kudzu too: Dana Dawes Photography - Deals

[PowerPix]

Love the entrepreneurial spirit!!!

[SusanH1970]

Jim, she's on Yelp, too. She might as well delete those accounts, she's not exactly getting stellar reviews.

[candidrachel]

Gosh fancy stealing someone else's photos and passing them of as her own! As if she wouldn't get caught

Is she new? I'm all for promotional offers but most people have a cut of date like "Book your family portrait before 30th September to receive 10% of your first order of enlargements".