FaceFinder

Elanhil · **Posted:** January 28th, 2011, 7:57 am

We are launching a new site called FaceFinder for authors to find faces for their characters. However, we need faces for it to work! So, head over to FaceFinder and donate your face and maybe a friend's and help us out. I appreciate it!

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** January 28th, 2011, 9:22 am

That sounds very scary.

Lady Elanor · **Posted:** January 28th, 2011, 10:07 am

Sounds interesting Elanhil, but can I ask are these pictures open for anyone in the world to use?

Kiev Shawn · **Posted:** January 28th, 2011, 12:15 pm

Elanhil, I will donate if my parents allow it.

Elanor, if you look on the site, some names have a "watermark" on them that allows you to see the face but renders it unusable in book covers, etc. You can have it on there, and people can use it as a mental picture for their character, AKA, describing it in their book. If you don't mind, you can have it off of there, which means people can use it in book covers, etc.

Say, Elanhil, can people use the image as a model for an illustration, etc?

Elanhil · **Posted:** January 28th, 2011, 2:19 pm

Shawn Henderson wrote:

Elanhil, I will donate if my parents allow it.

Elanor, if you look on the site, some names have a "watermark" on them that allows you to see the face but renders it unusable in book covers, etc. You can have it on there, and people can use it as a mental picture for their character, AKA, describing it in their book. If you don't mind, you can have it off of there, which means people can use it in book covers, etc.

Say, Elanhil, can people use the image as a model for an illustration, etc?

Yes, that pretty much sums it up.

Well, I like to discourage it on the site, but there's nothing I can do about it if they do...you know? *shrugs* Oh well...

Airianna Valenshia wrote:

That sounds very scary.

That's the problem. Everybody seems to think so...

If you'll notice my own face isn't even up there...

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

I have donated my face to science, you will notice :rofl:

Elanhil, better get your face up

eruheran

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** January 28th, 2011, 5:20 pm

I also think it would be weird if someone saw my face and thought it was a good representation of their character. :shock:

Wouldn't it be weird to be depicted as the evil villain of a story?

Elanhil · **Posted:** January 28th, 2011, 9:36 pm

Airianna Valenshia wrote:

I also think it would be weird if someone saw my face and thought it was a good representation of their character. :shock:

Wouldn't it be weird to be depicted as the evil villain of a story?

That's actually what convinced my cousin to donate. XD

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** January 28th, 2011, 10:13 pm

Really?

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

Yes. He is a very "villainish" fellow. Loves playing the bad guy...

eruheran

BushMaid · **Posted:** January 29th, 2011, 6:34 am

Goodness me, I agree with Airi, that does sound scary!

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** January 29th, 2011, 8:55 am

*chuckles* Hmmm.. Maybe I should try and see if I could be cast as a villain. Mwah ha ha ha!

Elanhil · **Posted:** January 29th, 2011, 11:44 am

I guess the concept is too scary for the site to work...

BushMaid · **Posted:** January 29th, 2011, 10:00 pm

Airianna Valenshia wrote:

*chuckles* Hmmm.. Maybe I should try and see if I could be cast as a villain. Mwah ha ha ha!

Airi, you as a villain? Every aspect revolts! You're way to nice for one, and if you had to be serious, you would most likely laugh in the middle of it.

(Well, I would, anyway if I had to be a villain!

)

@Elanhil: you know what might be less scary, would be to have drawings/anime faces on there. A lot of people draw faces, I'm sure we'd all have a lot of them to contribute. My face would probably scare everyone off your site, anyway!

Aragorn · **Joined:** September 23rd, 2010, 3:42 pm **Posts:** 9085

BushMaid wrote:

Airianna Valenshia wrote:

*chuckles* Hmmm.. Maybe I should try and see if I could be cast as a villain. Mwah ha ha ha!

Airi, you as a villain? Every aspect revolts! You're way to nice for one.

I most certainly agree.

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** January 29th, 2011, 10:07 pm

Oh I'm quite the actress, Aussie. I play the villain quite well on stage

I don't look like a villain though... I think. Thanks though

I think that would work... I could draw some faces.

Aragorn · **Joined:** September 23rd, 2010, 3:42 pm **Posts:** 9085

Drawing faces--including digital three dimensional faces--is an interesting idea.

Airianna Valenshia wrote:

I don't look like a villain though... I think.

I can assure you, no.

Riniel Jasmina · **Posted:** January 29th, 2011, 10:12 pm

I would donate my face... But it's taken... I don't want too many characters looking like me when I have one that looks like me.

I'll take candids in the mall though.

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** January 29th, 2011, 10:19 pm

I could also do faces that look the same, but have different eye, hair, and skin colors.

BushMaid · **Posted:** January 29th, 2011, 10:26 pm

Riniel Jasmina wrote:

I'll take candids in the mall though.

"candids in the mall" :rofl:

* rolling on floor laughing * That is so funny!

Reiyen · **Posted:** January 29th, 2011, 10:28 pm

It's really no more risky than Facebook. Most of us have our faces up there for anyone to see or steal. It just feels weird to do it deliberately.
Note that I am still not doing it, despite my own assurances.

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** January 29th, 2011, 10:30 pm

Well, I don't do Facebook.

Aragorn · **Joined:** September 23rd, 2010, 3:42 pm **Posts:** 9085

Airianna Valenshia wrote:

I could also do faces that look the same, but have different eye, hair, and skin colors.

That would be cool.

Reiyen · **Posted:** January 29th, 2011, 10:35 pm

In which case, Moriel, I reserve my post for those who do, and recognize its irrelevance to those who do not.
I compliment your wisdom at not using Facebook. Alas, I am enslaved.

BushMaid · **Posted:** January 29th, 2011, 10:53 pm

*draws sword and pokes 'un-register' button*

I too be a non facebooker, shall I free you of the enslavement you have hopelessly imprisoned yourself in?

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

@Airianna: I know this is late, but it's pretty easy to ensure someone chooses you as a villain: just look like this.

Speaking for Hilly here (I'm not the one running the site

) I think drawings would be fine...but I don't know about anime. =P Candids, probably not OK because you don't know if the person would be all right with it. It might be fine while this is small but later when it's big it could get us in trouble.

Eventually, I'm going to get together with a programming-savvy friend or two...the site will be changed completely. You'll have your own account, be able to see which faces you've uploaded, get little "prizes" for uploading, say, ten faces or something. You'll also be able to set on each picture you upload the privacy settings, which control the watermark and stuff. But - like I said, that's several years down the road, so you've got a LONG time to anticipate that.

eruheran

Elanhil · **Posted:** January 30th, 2011, 8:49 am

BushMaid wrote:

Riniel Jasmina wrote:

I'll take candids in the mall though.

"candids in the mall" :rofl:

* rolling on floor laughing * That is so funny!

I couldn't accept them. I could get in trouble if the people found them on my site. They need to show consent.

Thanks for the offer, though.

Riniel Jasmina · **Posted:** January 30th, 2011, 1:44 pm

Elanhil wrote:

BushMaid wrote:

Riniel Jasmina wrote:

I'll take candids in the mall though.

"candids in the mall" :rofl:

* rolling on floor laughing * That is so funny!

I couldn't accept them. I could get in trouble if the people found them on my site. They need to show consent.

Thanks for the offer, though.

I know, I was mostly kidding.

BushMaid · **Posted:** January 30th, 2011, 3:11 pm

I knew that too, but I still thought it funny.

Elanhil · **Posted:** January 31st, 2011, 7:18 am

I thought so, but I just thought I'd let you know.

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

Y'all, I am dragging this up again.

Hilly and I are working on this and we've added several new faces in the past few days (Check it out at www.face-finder.net)

Just as a clarification:

Reiyen wrote:

It's really no more risky than Facebook. Most of us have our faces up there for anyone to see or steal. It just feels weird to do it deliberately

Really, this is not risky, especially if your face is branded. People are allowed to take inspiration from your face and write descriptions of the face, and base drawings off of your face, but not use the face itself.

Of course, your name is not mentioned once on the website; completely anonymous. And the more faces that we add, the more this can become a resource for authors.

Especially for y'all with Facebook (who have already sort of proved you don't have a problem with your image online) I'd be really grateful if you could submit stuff

If you'd like, you could even just anonymously email the picture to submissions [at] face-finder [dot] net, so even I wouldn't know who you are

So yeah, check out the site and please donate!

eruheran

Lady Elanor · **Posted:** April 2nd, 2011, 5:42 pm

I don't have many pictures of my face, but if you remind me on Monday in case I have forgotten I will try and take one to post. It is my sister's birthday on Sunday, so I won't get around to it until Monday.

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

*nods* Okey doke!

eruheran

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

We added a few new faces today, y'all; check them out at www.face-finder.net

eruheran

Kiev Shawn · **Posted:** April 4th, 2011, 2:00 pm

Mine hath been sent.

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

Yay! *hands Shawn cookie *

eruheran

Kiev Shawn · **Posted:** April 5th, 2011, 10:53 am

A cookie?

*noms* Thank you.

Mmmm....

That should be significant motivation. It's delicious.

Riniel Jasmina · **Posted:** April 5th, 2011, 1:24 pm

I'm considering sending one of mine but most of mine are too dark so it may take a bit...

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

FaceFinder has been updated with new faces.

Head on over to:

http://www.face-finder.net/

And find the face you've been looking for. (OK, we don't have that many, but take a look anyways....)

eru

Lady Eruwaedhiel · **Posted:** May 3rd, 2011, 3:57 pm

Three questions:

1. Are photos allowed in black and white?

2. What kind of consent do you need from the subject?

3. Are pictures allowed in costume?

The reason I'm asking No.2 is because I asked one girl if I could take her picture, but I didn't specify I might put it on the internet. If you brand it, would it be possible to use it?

PrincessoftheKing · **Posted:** May 3rd, 2011, 4:08 pm

You've got some great faces so far, eru!

Wouldn't that be three questions, Lady E? :rofl:

Lady Eruwaedhiel · **Posted:** May 3rd, 2011, 4:13 pm

Oop. Sorry.

Forgot to edit that. :blush:

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

1. Are photos allowed in black and white?
Yes, they are

2. What kind of consent do you need from the subject?
The subject should know and understand that their description may be used/authors may base characters off of them. If they understand this and are fine with it, then submit a photo to be 'branded'. If they want their actual picture that they upload to be used in a book cover/manip, upload an unbranded one (Yes, that second option is quite scary - even my face is branded

)

3. Are pictures allowed in costume?
Um, I suppose so. It's just your face, though, so not much costume would show. Anything that obscures the face is better not to submit.

Hope this helps!
eru

Lady Eruwaedhiel · **Posted:** May 4th, 2011, 5:00 pm

So just asking if I can take their picture isn't enough? Rats.

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

You should probably let them know it will be online

eru

Lady Eruwaedhiel · **Posted:** May 5th, 2011, 10:53 am

Well considering that I only met her once and I was on a trip at the time (at a pumpkin patch, no less) that might be difficult. She looked about 9, so finding her to tell her that her picture might be online would be ... problematic.

Elly · **Joined:** October 22nd, 2010, 7:58 am **Posts:** 4197

I found a couple for my story!

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

That's great, Elly

@E: Er, I suppose you could just go ahead and send it in

If she sues we'll take it down...

eru

Lady Eruwaedhiel · **Posted:** May 6th, 2011, 3:53 pm

Haha, alright.

Another thing: Is it alright if I edit the photo before sending it in, purely for color/clarity purposes? IE, blurring the background, sharpening the face, fixing the lighting?

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

Absolutely, that is fine

eru

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