How to easily find free images to use on MyLot
By Ann LeFlore
@poehere (15123)
French Polynesia
October 13, 2015 5:41pm CST
It’s so simple to search for images and find all the free images you need for MyLot. All you’ll need to do is use Google. In your Google search bar type in something like……friendship and follow it with the word image.
This brings up all the images on the Internet. But don’t just take any image you find. You need to go a little further.
Select all the images so you can see them on your screen.
Right under your Google search bar you will see:
Web – Images – Apps – Videos – News – More – Search Tools
Select Search Tools by clicking on this.
Now Under your Search tools you will find
Size – Color – Type – Time – Usage Rights – More Tools
Select usage right and then narrow down your search results for only “labeled for free use” images. These are all the images you can now copy and use on MyLot.
Have fun and enjoy an easy way to find images for MyLot.
Image source: pixabay.com free images - image edited with PhotoScape free image editing software
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16 responses
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
14 Oct 15
It is so simple and really narrows down your search. Then you won't have to worry about using images on this site if you follow these instructions.
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18191)
• Torrington, Connecticut
14 Oct 15
I just use my own images
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
14 Oct 15
@akalinus When the Internet first started I had to build some websites for other people. At this time there were no free image sites or ways to rip off images. You either had or own or you had to do like many of us had to do. You purchased images from companies who had disks full of clip art images. No not all images on the disk are clip art. You have thousands upon thousands of high quality images you can use. I own a vast library of clip art image disks. Before I had many of them classified and it was easy to find the images. Now I don't use them as often as I should because they stay classified on one of my many backup disk and I am too lazy to find which one and plug it in. So basically I use my own images, images friends gave me to use, images I have purchased, and a few images I now borrow or take off of pixabay and flickr. I made sure I only use the ones they say I can use and not ones with restrictions.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
26 Oct 15
I think that's the best way to go. But here on the islands I can take so many pictures of flowers, birds, coconuts, lagoons and then there is no more. Lucky for me I have millions of images taken through the years that I can use on MyLot and some other places. But when a post calls for something I don't have and I can't find in the millions of images I paid for on clip-art disk there are times I have to have faith and borrow an image another person was so nice to upload. I am very careful which image I do borrow because I don't want to use something that might get me in troule. But like you for the most part it's better to use my own.
@Gina145 (3949)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
14 Oct 15
Mostly if I use photos they're ones I shot myself, but this is very important information for those who like to use free images. I've so often seen honest writers use photos they didn't have the right to, including watermarked images, because they didn't know better. I hope those who need the information will see this post.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
14 Oct 15
I do like using my own images first. But at times you need one. So I use the ones that are free and we can use.
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
14 Oct 15
@Gina Sometimes when people use them, they bought the right to use it. There are sites where you can register and use a certain number of free images. The trouble with public sites is that sometimes people post a copyrighted image as a free one. That gets people in trobule when they use them innocently.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
14 Oct 15
@akalinus You are right on this one. However, when I have used my own images on different sites for different things I have seen them appear on FB on a person's profile or using my image as their own. I see them also appearing on other websites. You can always do an image search and see where your personal images are and if anyone is using them illegally.
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
27 Oct 15
By the way, using pixabay images in Bubblews is allowed . . How about here?
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
27 Oct 15
Yap no problem at all as long as you use the download and not copy as function this way you are sure you can use it.
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
26 Oct 15
@poehere I am still trying to get this whole site right so it will be awhile before I try the pictures. I might see if I can do my own pics too, but again, that will be awhile. I am still trying to catch up as I get so many notifications. I guess that is a good though.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
26 Oct 15
Nancy it is not too hard to follow these simple instructions and you can find some nice images on free sites. This search method takes the guess work out of using the image and if it\s free or not.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
14 Oct 15
Yes I do have to agree with you on this one. This is an excellent point. If I do use a free image I do give credit or tell people where I have found it.
@kevin1877uk (36987)
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14 Oct 15
If i post any photos they are taken by me seeing I'm a photographer :)
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Oct 15
I only use my own or Pixabay - we need to make sure that images we use we have the legal right to use them. All free images do not fit that.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
14 Oct 15
That's why this search function is so wonderful. It can narrow it down so you only see the images you can use on any site.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Oct 15
@poehere By the time I do all that I could be finished with a Pixabay photo!
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
23 Oct 15
@dodoazo That's why you narrow down your search and only take ones you can legally use from sites such as Pixabay and some from Flickr. Some of flickr images are changing so you need to be careful with them. Second option is to do like me buy your images on a disk and now you own them and can use them. I have disks full of images I have purchased for building websites. They are mine and I can use them on the internet without having problems using them. Yes I might of paid for them but in the end I have almost 700k of images I can use. I like this because I paid for them and they are mine legally to use.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Oct 15
Thanks for the info...I didn'trealisevyou could Refine your search like that...i'll give it a go...but I find pixabay be a good site...and very easy to use....
go...but I find pixabay be a good site...and very easy to use....
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
14 Oct 15
You're welcome hope it helps you. Good luck and find a lot of nice images you want to use and share.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
14 Oct 15
Good idea and good point. But there are some who don't have a lot of photos to use or don't want their personal photos used so they prefer to use free images. I can see it both ways on this one.
I copied and saved it and emailed it to myself. I will print it and follow it step by step. Lol! Thanks again!!!
@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
14 Oct 15
Thank you for the tips! I´ll copy this post and send it to my mail
@softbabe44 (5815)
• Vancouver, Washington
14 Oct 15
that sounds real good i will have to check this stuff out thanks for the ideas on images
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
14 Oct 15
Your welcome. I learned this trick a long time ago when I needed a lot of fee images or creative common images. You can easily find them and narrow down your search using this method. Makes it so much faster.
