Are Your Images Free To Use?
By Chantiele
@Chantiele (433)
Johannesburg, South Africa
October 25, 2017 10:04am CST
I have no idea if I am supposed to credit where I get my images from. I see some people do and others do not. Some of the images I use belong to me. The other images that I use come from two sites. Pixabay and Pexels.
I look for images that are free to use and do not have a copy write on. The image I used for my discussion about Bunny Chow came from Wikipedia which was also a free to use image.
Where do you get your images from and are we supposed to credit the images? I have read through the terms and conditions and the guidelines, and have not seen anything mentioned about it.
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@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Oct 17
Thank you, Have you tried any other sites for free images?
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@Shavkat (137213)
• Philippines
30 Oct 17
@Chantiele I also use unsplash. The photos' quality is good.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
25 Oct 17
I use my own photos most times and sometimes I don´t use any.
Sometimes I will put a youtube video in at the end of the post.
If I had to credit an image that was not mine I would if they put their name on it.
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@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Oct 17
Thank you for your advice, I will be doing that. :)
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
30 Oct 17
@Chantiele
I have a lot of photos just general ones of around here and flowers and trees.
Not much else to take photos of really.
If you need a photo of a flower of something I can send you one if you get really stuck for whatever.
@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
28 Oct 17
I often credited them when ever I use a foreign picture.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
26 Oct 17
I always tend to credit my images - just to be safe. :-)
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@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Oct 17
Thank you, where do you get most of yours?
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
30 Oct 17
@Chantiele Most of the time I use my own photos, a link to a Youtube video, but in cases where I'm usuing someone else's photo - I go to Pixabay :-)
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@craftsmart (265)
• United States
26 Oct 17
Yes, I use Pixabay and Pexels too. Also occasionally Wikipedia. I do credit the source, although on Pixabay and Pexels they don't require it.
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@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Oct 17
Thank you for your comment. I have seen someone say they use morguefile too so I will be checking out that site :)
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Oct 17
usually pixaby or my own. if it's from pixabay, i put the link to the actual page. if it's my own, i put a watermark. but that's just me, how i prefer to do it.
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@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Oct 17
That is an interesting way to do it. I never thought of using a watermark on my images
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
25 Oct 17
its more safe and most proper if you also give credits where your photo came from. I used my own photo and I always stated that in the last part of my discussions, unless when I forget it.
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