If you’re a photographer, illustrator, or brand who has landed on this page after spotting your work somewhere on Petielle, welcome, and thank you for coming straight to the source. This page is here for you. It explains where the images on Petielle.com come from, how we handle credit, and exactly how to reach us if you’d like something changed. You’ll find a real person on the other end of the email, and a quick, respectful process waiting.

Our Position on Image Use

Petielle believes that every third-party image on the site is used in accordance with the fair use doctrine or falls within the public domain. Nothing here is published with any intent to infringe on anyone’s copyright or intellectual property. Petielle is a styling and outfit blog for petite women, and images are a core part of how we show what a look actually looks like on a shorter frame. We take the sourcing of those images seriously, and when we get something wrong, we want to fix it fast.

We Value the People Behind the Images

The photographers, illustrators, designers, stylists, and brands who create visual work put real skill and effort into it. Petielle respects that work and the rights that come with it. A styling blog leans heavily on strong imagery, and we’re aware that the images making our articles useful were often made by someone who deserves credit and control over how their work is shown. That respect shapes everything on this page.

Where the Images on Petielle Come From

This is the part worth reading closely, because Petielle draws on several different image sources, and each one is handled a little differently. Here’s an honest breakdown of the categories you’ll find across the site.

Original photography. A portion of the images on Petielle are shot by the site owner or contributors specifically for our articles, often to demonstrate a particular petite styling idea or outfit combination. These images are owned by Petielle outright, and we’re glad to have them as the backbone of the site.

Creative Commons images. Petielle uses images licensed under Creative Commons terms (such as CC0, CC BY, and CC BY-SA) from platforms like Unsplash, Pexels, Pixabay, Burst, and Flickr Commons. When a license asks for attribution, we honor those terms and credit the creator as the license requires.

Public domain images. Some images are no longer under copyright or were dedicated to the public domain by their creators. When we use these, they typically come from established archives such as Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress, and Smithsonian Open Access.

Paid stock photography. Petielle also licenses images from commercial stock libraries, including Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, Depositphotos, iStock, Getty Images, and Canva Pro. These are used within the terms of whichever license applies to each image.

Brand, editorial, and press images. Because Petielle covers trends, product styling, and the occasional review, some articles include images of products, garments, or brands used in an editorial context. This kind of use, for commentary, criticism, reporting, or transformative styling coverage, is what we believe fair use is meant to protect. Where credit to the original brand or photographer is appropriate, we provide it.

Reader and collaborator submissions. From time to time, readers or collaborators share their own images with Petielle for use on the site. When that happens, we use those images only with the sender’s permission and according to what they’ve agreed to.

When an Image Slips Through Without Full Credit

We want to be straightforward about something. Across thousands of posts, pins, and articles, it’s possible that an image occasionally appears without complete or correct attribution. This can happen because a source link broke, because an image had already circulated widely before it reached Petielle, or simply because of human oversight. It is never intentional, and it is never something we’re comfortable leaving in place. If you find an instance like this, telling us is the fastest way to get it corrected, and we’ll treat it as a priority.

How We Handle Attribution

Where attribution is required, whether under a Creative Commons BY license, for editorial use of a brand image, or for fair use commentary, Petielle provides credit to the original creator. We link back to the source wherever it’s possible to do so, and if a credit is missing, incomplete, or wrong, we update it promptly once we’re aware. Getting attribution right matters to us, and a quick note is all it takes to prompt a fix.

If You Find Your Work on Petielle

If you hold the rights to an image on the site and you’d like to do something about it, you’re in control of what happens next. Petielle offers three options, and you simply pick the one that suits you:

1. Ask for proper credit. We’ll add or correct the attribution and link back to you or your portfolio.
2. Ask us to change how it’s displayed. This could mean cropping, resizing, adding a watermark, or updating the link tied to the image.
3. Ask us to remove it completely. If you’d rather the image not appear on Petielle at all, we’ll take it down.

There’s no wrong choice here, and no need to explain yourself beyond letting us know which one you’d like. Reach us any time at images@petielle.com.

Making Your Request Easy to Act On

You don’t need to format anything formally, but a few details help Petielle sort out your request quickly and get it right the first time:

• A link to the page on Petielle where the image appears
• A link to the original source, or proof of ownership such as your portfolio or website
• Your name and how you’d prefer we reach you
• Which of the three options you’d like: credit, modify, or remove

That’s it. The more of this you can include, the faster we can help you.

What Happens Once We Hear From You

When your request reaches Petielle, we confirm that we’ve received it so you’re not left wondering. We then verify the claim where that’s reasonable to do, take the action you asked for, whether that’s adding credit, adjusting the display, or removing the image, and follow up to let you know it’s done. The goal is a clear start, a clear finish, and no guessing in between.

No Lawyers Required to Start

Please don’t feel you need to file a formal legal notice or hire an attorney before contacting Petielle. A simple, friendly email is genuinely all it takes. We’d much rather hear from you directly and sort things out ourselves, quickly and without fuss, than have this become more complicated than it needs to be for either of us.

How Quickly We Respond

Petielle is committed to responding to rights holder requests promptly. You can expect a reply within 48 hours of reaching out. Straightforward removals can often be handled the same business day, since taking an image down is quick on our end and we’d rather act than leave you waiting.

Get in Touch

If your work is on Petielle, or if you simply have a question about how we source and credit images, the door is open. Send a note any time and you’ll hear back from a real person who wants to help.

emily@petielle.com

Effective date: July 2026