Where should I get the pics for my hubs?

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   wowtgpposted 12 years ago

   Two of my hubs have been unpublished for using watermarked/pixelated pics. I was wondering, what should I do to avoid this scenario in future? Where should I go to get pics for my hubs?

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      Simone Smithposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      We offer a bunch of recommendations (plus information on attributing sources) in this Learning Center guide: hubpages.com/learningcenter/legal-image-use
      
      Please do give it a look!

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         wowtgpposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks. Gonna give it a look.

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   psycheskinnerposted 12 years ago

   Basically the pictures have to be available for you to use.  Try:
   http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
   http://www.sxc.hu/
   http://foter.com/

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   relacheposted 12 years ago

   You can also consider taking your own pictures.

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      wowtgpposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I know that:)

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         Beth37posted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I bet you meant "thank you." lol

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            wowtgpposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            You nailed it.

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               Beth37posted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Yay me!

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      Zelkiiroposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      This. I usually grab my own screenshots from the things I review, but sometimes you've just gotta find those places where pictures are put up for the express purpose of being used.

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         Beth37posted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Everyone do what Zelkiiro says... he's got a 100 rating.

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   CloudExplorerposted 12 years ago

   Go to Flickr and type "The Commons" they are the safest bet there, because none of them have a copyright at all, and you don't have to decipher the difference between any having digital strings attached. Also go to the Flickr Creative Commons location too as well, but you'll be needing to look on the right side of the screen for how and if those images are allowed to be used. (Make sure to provide a link back to these locations if anything at all, for attribution purposes)
   
   Wikipedia is tricky, you need to read up on each images license there, and the ones that are in the public domain are the safest. Simply type a keyword there, look for an image and click it, then look towards the bottom somewhere there for the attribution license agreement, and follow it precisely or you may still be infringing on others copyrights if not. Good luck!

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      wowtgpposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks .

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   surefireposted 12 years ago

   @psycheskinner
   Thanks for sharing free picture resources.

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   R Creighton Gposted 12 years ago

   Good info.  I always walk on eggshells when searching for images.  I once used a picture I'd saved that resembled one of my own on another forum, and then had the error pointed out in the same thread by the original photo's owner (and she only teased me about it, but it was embarrassing).

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   lovebuglenaposted 12 years ago

   It's best to use your own pictures... or ones from your friends. You can use images on Google but you run the risk of ending up using pics that you are not allowed to use. You can search on royalty free websites for images as well. You don't have to worry about using those.

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   Brett Winnposted 12 years ago

   One great source for photos with Attribution licenses that can be used free of charge (with proper credit) is foter.com.

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      wowtgpposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for the source.

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      wowtgpposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for the source.

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      R Creighton Gposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Excellent.  Thanks!

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