What do you use for pictures?

[CaliforniaJerry]

Here's a list of all the resources that I found in this thread:

IMPORTANT:
Always read, understand, and keep a copy of the license before using any images on your website. Copyright violation can cost you a fortune.

Suggestion:
Use Google's advanced search options to find images or videos labeled for reuse.

100 Resources:
http://www.virtualhosting.com/blog/2...-stock-images/

Resource List:
- www.skout.co.za/

Social Media Icons:
- http://www.chethstudios.net/2009/09/...ork-icons.html

www.Flickr.com/
- Use only those with Creative Commons License

www.iStockPhoto.com/

www.Zemanta.com/
- Clearly marked licenses such as Creative Commons, or similar.
- Some people found this one to not work well, but others like it.

www.picapp.com/
- READ their terms of use license first.

www.freebieimages.com/

www.publicdomainpictures.net/

www.public-domain-photos.com/

www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml

www.wpclipart.com/index.html

www.morguefile.com/

www.sxc.hu/

www.picapp.com/

www.123rf.com/

www.photobucket.com/

www.veer.com/

www.freebieimages.com/

www.letterheadfonts.com/license/

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[AlexNewell]

Thank you Jerry - very useful to pull all the strands together in one post.

:-)

[yuri21]

Dumb question: is it considered okay to use clipart and pictures from "brushes" if you can't find a worthy photo?

Also, what is the difference between a "CC license for reuse" and a "CC license that covers commercial usage"? At first, I was looking for the 2nd option 'cos I thought "reuse" applied only to "non-commercial". Looks like I'm wrong.

[AlexNewell]

Yeah, it's complicated. Here is an overview

http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

The licence we go for depends on what we're doing. If you are creating a new header then you want to create a derivative work, so that's needed and all that we're doing is commercial - we have affiliate links, right? Adsense eh?

That is what commercial means!

So each image has to be looked at on it's own for it's image rights.

And even when you think you have rights you may not. A very ethical Marketer called Ian Traynor was contacted by Getty Images and told not just to take his images down but to pay them £1,000 ( I think that's the sum). Ian had bought rights from an individual who, it turns out had taken the images and "sold" them to Ian. Ian of course had a "licence" to use the images which it turns out was not worth the paper it was printed on.

PS. Too many marketers have an "O well I'll take it down if they ask me too" attitude!!!

We cannot do this, it is irresponsible. We are not student bloggers, we are trainee superaffiliates building a new business and a new life. The lawyers that may contact you may not allow you to just take the images down. They might slam you with a hefty Bill.

In my view this is more important for most people than the FTC recently clarifying their rules. The FTC work on a threshold of complaints and you get a nice letter. Lawyers don't.

[webmann]

I use iStockPhotos when I need a very specific photo but on a daily basis I use the Zemanta plugin, as I can use them directly while I am creating the post.

I also use a Photo Dropper plugin to put more photos/images in my posts.

[AlexNewell]

Thanks Webman I had not heard of Photo Dropper

Perhaps you'd like to put your blog URL in your sig'file?

:-)

[yuri21]

@AlexNewell:

Okay, thanks for the clarification. Hmmm... I guess this explains why it is always better to buy photos direct from a source instead of through some "third party" because you never know how they acquired it.

Each image has their own rights, huh? Well, understandable! Though I am still a bit confused over whether "image can be reused" is the same as "commercial reuse".

And thanks for that advice about lawsuits: yes, you can get sued massively for many things.

So basically, if say... I want to use an image from Flickr with the CC stuff and they say that you need to credit the author as specified(but the author didn't mention how), I'll need to contact the author and so on? Leaving a link as credit and so on, isn't sufficient? Okay and if I am using a pen name for my blog, do I have to contact the author using my real name or can I just use my pen name?

[Debra Conrad]

Okay... This is late - but save them up for next year and you will be ahead of the curve.
These are all Christmas related Public Domain graphics free to use anyway you like:
http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2009/12/21/

Have fun! I'm on the hunt for Valentine graphics to share - maybe I'll get it done before Feb. 15th... LOL

[AlexNewell]

Thanks JG and welcome to the forum!

:-)

Alex

[bar2k]

I found this article helpful. A Complete Guide to Finding and Using Incredible Flickr Images http://www.skelliewag.org/a-complete...images-162.htm