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Welcome to the weekly blogging tip and comment game! This week I’m talking about finding photos for your blog posts.
As I wrote in a previous Saturday tip: photos in your posts are good. But how do you find photos and properly attribute them?
Texan Mama writes:
I think a lot of bloggers could benefit from learning what the rules and etiquette are for posting photos other than their own. And, hopefully, you could hook us up with a couple of sites where it’s totally okay to take the photos without worrying about violating copyright or creative commons or hurting anyone’s feelings or whatever.
The rules are simple: unless you have taken a photo yourself or obtained the photo from a PR person, you should credit the source. Simply add a line at the end of your post that says “Photo credit: xyz.com.” Following is a list of ways to find photos for your posts:
- PicFindr: Useful site that searches several sources of free stock photos simultaneously.
- Microsoft’s Clip Art: This site offers much more than what you’d traditionally think of as “clip art.”
- Stockvault: Free stock photos, decent selection.
- 123 Royalty Free: Very nice selection of free images. Images stay on the site for 30 days, then expire and new images are continually being added.
- morgueFile: More free stock photos.
- Stock.xchng: Another free stock photography site. Also offers photos for as little as $1 each.
- Flickr: Photos on Flickr listed under a Creative Commons license are available for use on your blog with proper attribution. Please read this excellent post: A Complete Guide to Finding and Using Incredible Flickr Images
Now, let’s play a game! Here are the rules for the SITS Saturday Sharefest:
- Leave a comment here with a link to one of your best blog posts (or just your main URL if you prefer).
- After you leave your comment, visit the link of the person who commented BEFORE you.
- Comment on their post and be sure to say “Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest” in your comment.
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Love this post! Very useful information because I regularly use photos and have not made a point of crediting them. I will put this post in my resource files, thank you!
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So glad to have links to photo sites! Thanks!!!
As for me, looks like my Thanksgiving will be a little different than expected. Ah, well. Less work for me, I guess. At least I can still spend it with family!
Anyone else have beautiful, unseasonably warm weather today?
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Woohoo! It’s Saturday!
Which means… that it’s Sexy Cupcake Saturday on my blog!
Go check out this week’s sexy cupcake.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Thanks for tehse great suggestions!!! I LOVE SITS!!!
Chrissy MacCEO
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Oh excellent tips!
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I hope everyone is having a wonderful Saturday!
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This is an important topic, Shannon, and I’m so glad you wrote about it. I think a lot of people just don’t realize they should credit their sources. I know when I first started, lo those many years ago, I didn’t do it either. Because the internet is FREE! and you just take what you want, right?
One of my recent posts is the debate about how to pronounce the year 2010.
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This is an important topic, Shannon, and I’m so glad you wrote about it. I think a lot of people just don’t realize they should credit their sources. I know when I first started, lo those many years ago, I didn’t do it either. Because the internet is FREE! and you just take what you want, right?
One of my recent posts is the debate about how to pronounce the year 2010.
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This is an important topic, Shannon, and I’m so glad you wrote about it. I think a lot of people just don’t realize they should credit their sources. I know when I first started, lo those many years ago, I didn’t do it either. Because the internet is FREE! and you just take what you want, right?
One of my recent posts is the debate about how to pronounce the year 2010.
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This is an important topic, Shannon, and I’m so glad you wrote about it. I think a lot of people just don’t realize they should credit their sources. I know when I first started, lo those many years ago, I didn’t do it either. Because the internet is FREE! and you just take what you want, right?
One of my recent posts is the debate about how to pronounce the year 2010.
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Happy Saturday. A bit under the weather today. Trying to decide if I should go to the mall or not.
xx
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Thanks for all those picture links. I usually don’t need pics since I use my own, but I’m going to have to go take a look around @ those.
If you’re in need of a fancy but fairly simple hairdo for the holidays – go check this out!
http://babesinhairland.blogspot.com/2009/11/cascading-pinned-up-curls.html
Thanks for the great tips on where to get pics, very helpful.
If anyone is need of help figuring out what to wear for Thanksgiving, go here:
http://www.ineedprettythings.com/what-to-wearthanksgiving/
Have a good weekend.
Great links! Thanks for sharing. Happy Saturday.
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Thanks for the tips. I waste a lot of time searching around, so this will be a huge help.
The story of me, my mom, and books:
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I thought it would just be “us” for Thanksgiving…looks like I gotta start the menu planning. I think that’s fun, so it’s all good.
Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. A. Brilliant
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I’ve got news! Great news!
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This is a great tip!! I am going to start putting pictures with my posts once I find really good ones!! I may even be able to base a post off of a picture – we’ll see how it goes!
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Happy Saturday to all!
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Thank you for such a wealth of good, USABLE information. What a treasure trove this site is. I have your button prominently displayed on my blog: http://mrschunleroy.blogspot.com/
Thanks!
Michelle
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Wow thank you, this is such good advice. I have always been wary of using photos I have found on the net for fear of breaching copyright. But now I know how to go ahead thanks to you guys!
Have a great weekend!
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Hi! Enjoy this Sits Day!
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Happy Sits day!
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Happy SITS Saturday!
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Hello ladies. Happy SITS day. Pass by my blog. I’m having a giveaway for children. The Christian Book Series – Left Behind for Kids – Volume 1-14.
http://jasmine-aboverubies.blogspot.com/2009/11/left-behind-kids-giveaway.html
Blessings!!
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OMG! I hope I’m not becoming an inactive SITS member!! It’s Spawnie’s falt a swear!! Baby never lets me stay awake long enough to get on my computer and roll call! I’m still around, promise!
I hear the 2nd trimester is better.
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Wow, we got to meet the Twilight stars and get autographs this afternoon. They were at a local theather. Pretty cool stuff:-)
Have a great Saturday!
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Hey you all! This morning my girls got the H1N1 vaccine and then we visited Santa! I could use a late afternoon nap:)
Thanks for sharing the photo sites. I like it when blogs have pictures in their posts. Breaks up a long post.
Hey Everyone!
It was my birthday on Thursday. I’ve been a bit out of commission because of it. Ha Ha! So fun! Anyway, check out our post on what to wear to Thanksgiving.
http://www.ineedprettythings.com/what-to-wearthanksgiving/
Yours Truly,
Lady Lex
Happy Saturday share fest!
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Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest!!! Now on to check out some of your awesome blogs! =D
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Happy Saturday! The pics in this post are from today’s visit with Santa. I love the pictures of my girls smiling
http://thismommyworks.blogspot.com/2009/11/kids-santa-very-cold-day.html
Happy Saturday! The pics in this post are from today’s visit with Santa. I love the pictures of my girls smiling
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happy saturday
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Happy weekend SITSas!
Good evening all (I’m super late today)
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I’ll post the one from today : Zhu SO CRAZY IF ZHU SPEND THAT MUCH $ on RATS!
http://www.mytrendytykes.com/2009/11/theyre-like-little-ratslittle-rats.html
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Wooo-whoo Happy Sharefest Day!
Oh, I have big fun stealing random pictures and not having a clue where they came from!! lol
Have a great weekend!
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Hey girls! Hope you’re all having a great weekend!
I would love it if just one person participated in my latest of MEME attempts. *sigh*
http://thewifeyblogs.blogspot.com/2009/11/friday-fun-facts.html
And as always, much love! <3
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Saturday…it’ll be all right, celebrate…poor rendition of a Madonna classic….
Hello girls! Off to read some posts.
Thanks for the great advice on pics!
Here’s a link to my Top Ten Best Christmas Gifts for Women.
http://www.themarketingmama.com/2009/11/top-10-womens-gifts-for-holidays.html
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Awesome post y’all! I’ve often wondered where people got images…thank you so very much!!
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This is definitely a helpful post! Commentluv doesn’t seem to be cooperating with me today, so here’s a URL to my latest post:
http://www.melaniesmusings.net/2009/11/what-you-want-to-read-1.html
Today has been one of the best Saturdays I’ve had in a long time. I’ll have to try to blog about it tomorrow. Happy weekend everyone!
Thanks for the links! I mainly use my own photo’s, but these will be very useful when I have nothing of my own.
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Checking in a little late today. Hope everyone had a great Saturday!
Happy Saturday! I’m a bit late checking in… it’s been a LONG day!
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