Effective date: August 2026
If you’re a photographer, illustrator, designer, or brand, and you’ve landed here because you spotted your work somewhere on Style So Loud, welcome. You’re in exactly the right place, and I want to make this simple for you. This page explains where the images on the site come from, how I try to handle them responsibly, and the easy ways you can reach out if one of them is yours.
My Honest Stance on Images
Style So Loud is built in good faith. I believe the images used across the site either fall under the public domain or qualify as fair use, and where images are licensed, they’re used within the terms of those licenses. I have no intention of infringing on anyone’s copyright or intellectual property. Fashion is a visual field, and I take the sourcing of every image seriously. If something has slipped through incorrectly, I want to fix it, not fight about it.
Creators Come First Here
Behind every good image is a person who made it. Photographers, stylists, illustrators, and the design teams at the brands I cover all put real work into what they create, and Style So Loud respects that. This page exists because respecting creators means giving them a clear, friendly way to reach me, not a wall to climb over.
Where Every Image Here Comes From
Because Style So Loud is a fashion site for women over 40, images do a lot of the talking, from outfit breakdowns to trend coverage to product reviews. Here’s an honest look at where those images come from.
Original photography. A good portion of the images on Style So Loud are shot by me or by contributors, specifically for the site. These are outfit tests, flat lays, and detail shots, and they’re owned outright by Style So Loud.
Public domain images. Some images are in the public domain, either because their copyright has expired or because their creators released them freely. These come from institutional archives such as Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress, and Smithsonian Open Access.
Creative Commons images. Style So Loud also uses images licensed under Creative Commons terms, including CC0, CC BY, and CC BY-SA, from platforms like Unsplash, Pexels, Pixabay, Burst, and Flickr Commons. Where a license asks for attribution, I follow those terms and credit the creator.
Licensed stock photography. Some images are licensed from commercial stock libraries and used under their respective license terms. These libraries include Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, Depositphotos, iStock, Getty Images, and Canva Pro.
Brand, editorial, and press images. In reviews, roundups, and trend pieces, Style So Loud sometimes features product shots or brand images in an editorial context, for commentary, criticism, or reporting. This kind of use is intended to fall under fair use, and where appropriate I credit the brand or the original photographer.
Reader and collaborator submissions. Occasionally, images are shared with the site by readers or collaborators who have given permission for their use on Style So Loud. These are used only with that permission.
How I Credit Creators
Wherever attribution is required, whether from a Creative Commons BY license, an editorial use of a brand image, or fair-use commentary, Style So Loud provides credit to the original creator and links back to the source whenever possible. Attribution matters, and if a credit is wrong, missing, or pointing to a broken link, let me know and I’ll correct it quickly.
When Something Slips Through
Style So Loud publishes a lot of content, and images travel widely across the internet before they ever reach a site like this. Now and then, an image may end up used without complete or correct attribution, whether from an honest oversight, a broken source link, or a photo that had already circulated far from its origin. When that happens, it’s never intentional, and I’m committed to putting it right as soon as I know about it.
If You Find Your Work Here, You Have Three Choices
If an image on Style So Loud belongs to you, you decide what happens next. You have three simple options:
- Ask for credit. I’ll add proper attribution and a link back to you or your source.
- Ask for a change. I can crop, resize, watermark, adjust the link, or otherwise modify how your work appears.
- Ask for removal. I’ll take the image down entirely.
Whichever you prefer, one email starts it: contact@stylesoloud.com. Tell me which option you’d like, and I’ll take it from there.
How to Make Your Request Easy to Act On
You don’t have to make this formal. A short, friendly email is enough. To help me sort it out and respond fast, it helps if you can include:
- A link to the page on Style So Loud where the image appears
- A link to the original source, or proof of ownership such as a portfolio or your photographer’s website
- Your name and how you’d like me to reach you
- Which of the three options you’d prefer: credit, modify, or remove
Even a partial version of this is fine. Send what you have, and I’ll follow up if I need anything else.
What Happens Once You Reach Out
When your email arrives, I’ll confirm I’ve received it. I’ll take a quick look to verify the claim where that’s reasonable, then carry out whatever you’ve asked for, whether that’s adding credit, changing how the image is shown, or removing it. Once it’s done, I’ll follow up to let you know it’s handled. No runaround, no silence.
How Fast I Respond
Style So Loud takes these requests seriously, and I aim to reply within 48 hours. Straightforward removals can often be handled the same business day. You won’t be left waiting or wondering whether your message was seen.
No Lawyers Required
You do not need to file a formal legal notice or hire an attorney before contacting Style So Loud about an image. I’d much rather hear from you directly and sort it out quickly and respectfully. A simple email does the job.
The Door Is Always Open
If you have any question or concern about an image on Style So Loud, or you just want to check on how something is being used, reach out any time at contact@stylesoloud.com. I’ll always do my best to make it right.
Last updated: August 2026
