Using Images

When searching for images, you want to make sure they are free to use and not copyrighted.

Although you can simply search for a picture on Google Images, you can never be sure if those pictures are really free for you to use. Pictures and photographs on the web are not necessarily copyright free, meaning that the owner of the picture might not want you to use it.

If you have a picture and want to find the original so you can give the owner credit for it, you can do a Google Image reverse search. Go to www.images.google.com and upload your picture to the search bar using the camera symbol. Press return and Google will search for that image and other similar ones.

Creative Commons is an organization that makes it easy for people to share their creative work. They have created licenses that artists can use to give others permission to use their work in other projects without having to ask. So instead of stumbling across random images and trying to figure out how to get permission to use them, look for images with Creative Commons licenses attached to them. Then you’ll know you already have permission. There are seven licenses, but it is best to use either Public Domain pictures or Creative Commons By…