sweetcaroline
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I have mine in a room with a 10 ft. ceiling, but I've been working on a taller pole at the studio, so I do end up bumping the ceiling sometimes. Overall, I feel like 10 feet is a great height for home pole.
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I was going back and forth between sizes for about 9 months. It wasn't that big of a problem. I would do some spins in my warm up and my hands would get used to the right grip. That ebing said, I came to prefer the 45 and felt I could do more on it.
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Make sure you don't have any lotions or oils on your skin at all. Exfoliate and shave to remove dry skin and hairs- I find smooth skin sticks better. Get your pole clean and warm before you try thigh grips. I find that turning out, rather than staying completely parrallel, helps my less-than-ample thighs get a good grip. You can practice thigh excercise on the floor to build up those muscles.
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Is the sport even supposed to have x's? They are to line everything up correctly when putting the pole in static mode. The sport doesn't spin, so maybe that's why it doesn't have x's.
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I heard the term "vertical bar" used in Blood, Sweat, and Hot Pants. Maybe you would be more comfortable with that? I have older daughters (11 and 16), so I'm in a different situation, but I don't like to ask them to keep secrets.
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I started having sore fingers in the morning when I was learning rope last summer! That death grip will definitely do it. Continuing to strengthen my hands in addition to warming up and stretching throughout the day helped. One excercise that helps get the joints ready is doing finger flicks. Make a tight fist and then flick your fingers out with as much energy as you can, repeating rapidly. I rarely get sore hands or fingers anymore and I'm doing aerials of some kind about 5 days a week.
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The person who takes the photo is the owner. If the photographer sells the license to an artist (or has some other agreement) to incorporate the image in an art piece, the art piece legitimately belongs to the artist, who can then usually turn around and sell it. It really all comes down to the contract. The artist would typically at least want the rights to display the art piece.
If I send a photo of myself to an artist, assuming I have permission from the photographer, and ask them to create an art piece, it would be customary for the artist to be able to display the resulting art in their portfolio. It would be smart for the artist to ask me to sign an agreement. If I don't want my image made public, it would be smart for me to include that in a written agreement.
The bottom line is that a contract spells out ownership, rights, usage, etc so everyone can be happy and understand clearly what to expect. If you sent your photo to a person for a specific use, it does not imply that ANY use is allowed, just the specified use. I can send a photo to someone to view or even edit without granting them any other rights.
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I haven't had time to read every post in this thread, but I did see a few misconceptions that concern me.
I am a photographer, so I have spent time researching rights. The person who takes a photo retains the copyright unless they expressly sign it over. Most photographers would not sell the actual copyright, but a usage license to a client. Asking someone to edit a photo does not necessarily make it theirs. It depends on the agreement, which is hard to prove without a written record or contract. Sometimes photographers hire a person to help with editing, and the editor is given permission to use the photo in a portfolio to represent their editing work but not to resell it to someone else or to represent their phtography skills.
While it is true that anything on the internet CAN be stolen, let's be clear that it is still stealing of intellectual property. Protect yourself as much as you can because litigration is not cheap or easy. I think it is actually even a little more difficult to protect a picture OF yourself than a picture you took.
Anyway, you are not crazy to be upset about a photo turning up somewhere unexpected. There is not much you can do about it besides asking for it to be removed. If you don't get the response you want, you can let the offeder know that you are consulting an attorney.