Images Use & Copyright
Where every picture on TinyNestly comes from, how credits are handled, and what to do if a piece of your work has ended up on the site.
A family blog lives or dies on its images. Nursery corners, birthday tablescapes, coloring pages, tiny hands on craft supplies, cozy kids’ rooms — visuals are half the reason a reader lands on an article in the first place, which is why image sourcing is something TinyNestly takes seriously behind the scenes.
This page explains, in detail, where the images on TinyNestly come from and what to do if you’re a photographer, brand, illustrator, crafter, or maker who believes a piece of your work has ended up on the site.
Good Faith and Fair Use
TinyNestly believes that its use of any third-party imagery on the site falls within the “fair use doctrine” under U.S. copyright law, or draws from images that are in the public domain or properly licensed.
There is no intent, at any point, to infringe on anyone’s intellectual property. The site is run by people who care about the craft behind an image, and every effort is made to source, credit, and use pictures responsibly. Where something has slipped through, the site wants to hear about it and fix it.
Respect for the People Behind the Images
Photographers, illustrators, designers, product photographers, brand teams, crafters, party stylists, and independent visual creators are the reason the internet looks the way it does. TinyNestly respects that work. This page, and the process behind it, is written with that respect in mind.
If your image is on TinyNestly and you’d like it handled differently, the door is open, and the process below is designed to make it easy.
Where the Images on TinyNestly Come From
Images published on TinyNestly fall into six broad categories. Each one is sourced under different rules, and the site handles each one accordingly.
Original Photography & Illustration
A meaningful share of the imagery on TinyNestly is created in-house, whether that’s a nursery corner photographed at home, a birthday party styled and shot by the editorial team, step-by-step craft photography for kids’ activities, or original coloring pages and printables drawn from scratch. These images and illustrations are owned outright by TinyNestly and its contributors, and no external licensing is involved.
Brand, Product, and Editorial Images
When TinyNestly reviews, compares, or discusses a specific product, packaging shot, campaign image, or a brand’s public launch, images of those items may be used in an editorial or commentary context. This use is believed to qualify as fair use under copyright law, since it supports criticism, reporting, or transformative commentary on the item being discussed. Where required, credit is provided to the original brand or photographer, and links are added to the source.
Creative Commons Images
TinyNestly uses Creative Commons licensed imagery from platforms such as Unsplash, Pexels, Pixabay, Burst, and the Flickr Commons pool. Each Creative Commons licence has its own conditions, from CC0 (no attribution required) to CC BY and CC BY-SA (attribution required, with specific format). TinyNestly honours the attribution terms of each licence used, and credits are added within the article, in the caption, or in a dedicated credits area at the foot of the piece.
Licensed Stock Photography
For lifestyle imagery, wide family shots, and mood photography that isn’t practical to produce in-house, TinyNestly licenses images from paid commercial stock libraries. These currently include Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, Depositphotos, iStock, and Canva Pro. Images from these platforms are used under the terms of each library’s standard licence, and are re-licensed as needed if the use case changes over time.
Public Domain Imagery
Historical and vintage reference material, older family and home archive imagery, classic illustration, and other pictures that are no longer under copyright may be drawn from public domain sources. These include Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress digital archive, Smithsonian Open Access, and similar institutional collections. Where an institution asks for a citation as a courtesy, the citation is provided.
Reader and Collaborator Submissions
Occasionally, an article on TinyNestly includes an image sent in by a reader, a parent, a crafter collaborator, or a brand contact, with their permission for that specific use. These images are credited to the person or brand who submitted them, and they are only used within the scope of the permission that was granted.
How TinyNestly Handles Attribution
Wherever attribution is required, whether that’s a Creative Commons BY licence, an editorial use of a brand image, or a piece of commentary drawing on someone else’s photograph, TinyNestly provides credit to the original creator, links to the source where possible, and lists the licence type when it matters.
If an attribution is missing a name, points at the wrong source, or credits the wrong photographer, that is treated as an error and corrected as soon as it is flagged. TinyNestly does not need to be legally compelled to fix an attribution. A polite note is enough.
When Something Falls Through the Cracks
TinyNestly publishes hundreds of articles and, over time, thousands of images. In a library that size, an occasional slip is a real possibility. An image may end up on the site without full or correct attribution, sometimes because a source link on the original platform later broke, sometimes because a picture had already circulated widely by the time it reached the editorial team, and sometimes simply because of a human oversight.
When that happens, it is never intentional. TinyNestly treats every such case as a priority to correct, and the process below is designed to make correction as quick and painless as possible for the rights holder.
If Your Work Is on TinyNestly
If you are a photographer, illustrator, designer, brand, crafter, or party stylist who has found your work on TinyNestly, you have three simple options to choose from. Pick whichever suits you best.
- Request proper credit and attribution. The image can stay where it is, with your name, link, and licence details added in whatever form you prefer.
- Request a modification to how the image is displayed. Cropping, sizing, watermark placement, caption changes, link updates, or any other reasonable adjustment can be made.
- Request complete removal of the image. If you would rather the image not appear on TinyNestly at all, it will be taken down.
Requests can be sent to [email protected]. There is no form to fill in and no template to follow. A clear email is enough.
How to Make a Request Move Faster
To help the TinyNestly team confirm and action a request quickly, the following details are useful to include:
- A link to the exact page or post on TinyNestly where the image appears
- A link to the original source of the image, or another form of proof of ownership such as a portfolio link, an original file, or a photographer’s website
- Your name and your preferred contact method for the reply
- Which of the three options above you would like: credit, modify, or remove
None of these are strict requirements. If information is missing, TinyNestly will simply reply and ask.
What Happens After You Send a Request
Every request sent to TinyNestly is confirmed on receipt, so you know it landed and is being looked at. From there, the site verifies the claim where reasonable, based on the source links and identifying information provided. Once verified, the requested action is taken, whether that is adding credit, modifying the display, or removing the image entirely. A follow-up email confirms that the change has been made and provides a link to the updated post so you can see the result for yourself.
Response Time
TinyNestly aims to respond to every rights holder request within 48 hours of receipt.
Straightforward removals can usually be processed the same business day, once the request has been confirmed. Requests that involve verifying ownership, tracking down the original source on the site’s end, or making a larger set of changes across multiple posts may take slightly longer, and the team will keep you updated on progress in that case.
No Lawyers Required
Rights holders do not need to file a formal legal notice, hire a lawyer, or send a certified letter before contacting TinyNestly about an image.
A plain email is enough. The site would much rather handle a concern directly, quickly, and respectfully than see it turn into anything more formal. Every request received is treated seriously, whether it comes from an individual creator or a brand’s legal team.
If you prefer the formal DMCA route, that option is fully documented on our DMCA Policy page. Both paths reach the same team and the same inbox.
Get in Touch
Whether you’re checking on a specific image, requesting a credit change, asking about a licence, or simply wondering where a picture on TinyNestly came from, the inbox is open.
Email: [email protected]
Effective Date: January 2025