Comments on: Where do you get the pictures for your blog? http://confidentwriting.com/2007/11/where-do-you-ge/ Kindness, clarity, confidence, compassion. Watchwords for writing on the web. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/11/where-do-you-ge/#comment-760 Joanna Young Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:51:32 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=244#comment-760 Carol, I'm sure people would be interested - maybe try a local paper and a library too? Best wishes Joanna Carol, I’m sure people would be interested – maybe try a local paper and a library too?

Best wishes

Joanna

]]> By: Carol http://confidentwriting.com/2007/11/where-do-you-ge/#comment-759 Carol Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:44:44 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=244#comment-759 Joanna... Regarding my grandmother's diaries, I haven't had any reactions from local historians. They probably don't know they are there, but I have considered contacting the local historical society. Thanks for noticing them! Joanna… Regarding my grandmother’s diaries, I haven’t had any reactions from local historians. They probably don’t know they are there, but I have considered contacting the local historical society. Thanks for noticing them!

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/11/where-do-you-ge/#comment-758 Joanna Young Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:41:21 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=244#comment-758 Hi Lorna It's good to hear from you here :-) Thanks for letting me know how you use flickr pictures - I love that you're taking the time to thank the owners for the licence and to let them know how you're using the photo. I haven't been doing this up to now but I think it's something to make the time for. Joanna Hi Lorna

It’s good to hear from you here :-)

Thanks for letting me know how you use flickr pictures – I love that you’re taking the time to thank the owners for the licence and to let them know how you’re using the photo.

I haven’t been doing this up to now but I think it’s something to make the time for.

Joanna

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/11/where-do-you-ge/#comment-757 Joanna Young Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:38:31 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=244#comment-757 Hi Jean It's interesting to learn from how other people do these things. I've only used the CC pictures up to now - hadn't occurred to me to e-mail and ask the owner for pictures without the licence, but it seems obvious now you say it, and a good way to make contact with them too Joanna Hi Jean

It’s interesting to learn from how other people do these things. I’ve only used the CC pictures up to now – hadn’t occurred to me to e-mail and ask the owner for pictures without the licence, but it seems obvious now you say it, and a good way to make contact with them too

Joanna

]]> By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk http://confidentwriting.com/2007/11/where-do-you-ge/#comment-756 Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:18:31 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=244#comment-756 I mostly use Flickr. If it has a Creative Commons license I put that in the credit line. If it doesn't I e-mail the owner and get permission and explicitly say I have permission to use it and the owner reserves all rights. That's an important part of using Flickr--to give proper credit and to link back to the the Flickr photo. (I link back to the actual photo rather than the owner's main page, but I don't think it makes much difference.) It takes only a little extra time, and it's an important part of the process. I mostly use Flickr. If it has a Creative Commons license I put that in the credit line. If it doesn’t I e-mail the owner and get permission and explicitly say I have permission to use it and the owner reserves all rights. That’s an important part of using Flickr–to give proper credit and to link back to the the Flickr photo. (I link back to the actual photo rather than the owner’s main page, but I don’t think it makes much difference.) It takes only a little extra time, and it’s an important part of the process.

]]> By: lornadoone http://confidentwriting.com/2007/11/where-do-you-ge/#comment-755 lornadoone Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:46:41 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=244#comment-755 I don't (at this point) use photos for the Freelance Parent blog, because I think it might look too busy. I'm still mulling over that. I use them a lot on my Something Good blog, though; and I get 90% of them from Flickr. At the bottom of the main page is a link for "creative commons," I click there and then search for a topic that fits my post. Occasionally I will use a digital photo that I took myself. I always leave a comment on the picture thanking the photographer for adding the creative commons license and letting him or her know where I'm using the photo, and I always include a credit under the pic with a link back to his or her main Flickr page. I don’t (at this point) use photos for the Freelance Parent blog, because I think it might look too busy. I’m still mulling over that. I use them a lot on my Something Good blog, though; and I get 90% of them from Flickr. At the bottom of the main page is a link for “creative commons,” I click there and then search for a topic that fits my post. Occasionally I will use a digital photo that I took myself.

I always leave a comment on the picture thanking the photographer for adding the creative commons license and letting him or her know where I’m using the photo, and I always include a credit under the pic with a link back to his or her main Flickr page.

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/11/where-do-you-ge/#comment-754 Joanna Young Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:05:10 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=244#comment-754 Hi Carol I doubt you'll ever run out of pictures of your own garden! Thanks for mentioning your grandmother's diaries - I hadn't noticed it before. Just popped over and had a look - fascinating! I love family history too and every so often get seriously into it. Have you had much reaction to it from local historians? Joanna Hi Carol

I doubt you’ll ever run out of pictures of your own garden!

Thanks for mentioning your grandmother’s diaries – I hadn’t noticed it before. Just popped over and had a look – fascinating! I love family history too and every so often get seriously into it.

Have you had much reaction to it from local historians?

Joanna

]]> By: Carol http://confidentwriting.com/2007/11/where-do-you-ge/#comment-753 Carol Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:33:13 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=244#comment-753 I have two primary blogs. For the one about gardening, all the pictures are ones I've taken with a digital camera and uploaded. For my grandmother's diary, I actually created a companion blog where I post old family pictures that were scanned in. Your sources look like good ones to use, especially if I run out of pictures of my own garden. I have two primary blogs. For the one about gardening, all the pictures are ones I’ve taken with a digital camera and uploaded. For my grandmother’s diary, I actually created a companion blog where I post old family pictures that were scanned in.

Your sources look like good ones to use, especially if I run out of pictures of my own garden.

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