10 Online Sources of Copyright-Free Images and Slide Shows you can use on your website, blog, flyers, brochures and books.

1. 10 ONLINE SOURCES OF FREE IMAGES AND SLIDE SHOWS
By Anita C. Reyes, Director
Learn Online Academy
Email: anitareyes@cox.net
Web: http://learnonlineacademy.com

2. SEARCHING FOR IMAGES IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES
A while back I retrieved a picture I found from a search of Google Images—an earth globe. I did not see a copyright mark on the image, so I put it on my website. A few months later I received a letter demanding that I remove the image or pay a fee of $3,880. I promptly removed the image.

3. I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY THAT I HAD TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT USING MATERIALS FOUND ON THE INTERNET!
I knew that, from now on,
I would have to search for copyright-free images or write for permission to use materials.

4. IN THE MEANTIME, I STILL NEEDED A GRAPHIC OF THE EARTH
It occurred to me to check NASA’s website where I knew there were actual photographs of the earth from space. I found that NASA allows the use of these images with attribution.

5. FREE MATERIALS ON THE INTERNET
In fact, I discovered a treasure trove of free images that can be used on websites, blogs, newsletters, Facebook, brochures, flyers, etc. And now I want to share my top 10 favorites with you.

6. 1. GOOGLE FREE IMAGE SEARCH:
In Google, you can make sure you search for only copyright free images:
1. Go to Google Images
2. Type in a term and click the Search button
3. Click on the Options button
4. Scroll down to Advanced Search
(Or go to directly to Google Images Advanced Search by clicking here: http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search?hl=en)
5. In Advanced Search, select any specifications that you want under “Narrow
your results by,” including usage rights:
 image size  aspect ratio
 colors in image  type of image
 region  site or domain
 safe search  file type
 usage rights—from the drop-down menu,
choose :
“free to use or share, even commercially”

7. Beautiful NASA Images can be found here:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/
View the NASA’s guidelines for use of images here:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html
2. IMAGES OF THE EARTH FROM NASA’S WEBSITE

8. 3. HUGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE MORGUE FILE
Here you’ll find beautiful photos that
can be used for any purpose without attribution:
http://www.morguefile.com/archive

9. 4. COPYRIGHT-FREE PHOTOS ON FLICKR
Images are posted here by institutions and museums all over the world.
For access to images, you can sign up for a free Flickr account. And you can upload your own photos, too: http://www.flickr.com/creative
commons/
Find out about the restrictions on these materials for each contributing organization: http://www.flickr.com/commons/
usage/

10. 5. COPYRIGHT-FREE BACKGROUND TEXTURES
(155 in the set)
These are attractive and free-of-charge:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanne_exurban/sets/72157622112724335/
Some photos, like this one, require acknowledgement to the creator.
Texture by adamned.age / H.Adam: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hanne_exurban/3905274832/in/set- 72157622112724335

11. 6. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
This site is a huge of source of free images, sound and multimedia materials: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
The public domain images on the site are not copyrighted, and their use is not restricted. In addition to the available public domain images, there is a vast collection of Creative Commons copyrighted work: http://creativecommons.org/

12. 7. FREEDIGITALPHOTOS.NET
You can have a free, small sized version of any image in their collection. When you download a free image--or purchase a larger one--you may use the image as an illustration for almost any business, personal, educational or charitable purpose anywhere you wish for as long as you want: http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
If you choose to publish a free image, you need to include a credit to the creator of that image wherever it is used. Review the terms of use here:
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/ terms.php

13. 8. OPENPHOTO.NET
This is a high-quality photo sharing platform. Contributors offer their images for free under terms of Creative Commons licensing. Usage conditions vary from image to image. Check out this resource at: http://openphoto.net/

14. 9. THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
The Library of Congress has thousands of copyright-free images and materials: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/
Most LOC copyright-free materials can be utilized for non-commercial purposes.
Find out about restrictions here:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html#noknown

15. THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (CONTINUED)
When materials from the Library’s collections are reproduced in a publication or website, or otherwise distributed, the Library requests the courtesy of a credit line.
Ideally, the credit will include
reference to the Library of Congress, the specific collection where the image is located and the image reproduction number (negative, transparency, or digital id number).

16. THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (CONTINUED)
Example of Credit Line: Wright Brothers collection, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress, LC-ppmsca-04598.

17. 10. SLIDESHARE
SlideShare.net has more than a million free slide shows you can search for by topic.
You can also upload your own slideshows to share.
Click the image above
to view a slide show
about SlideShare.
Find out more
about SlideShare here:
http://www.slideshare.net/about

18. I HOPE YOU FOUND THIS INFORMATION HELPFUL
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Warmly,
Anita C. Reyes, MA, MS, Director
Learn Online Academy
OmniCare Education & Support Services
34145 Pacific Coast Hwy #185
Dana Point, CA 92629
Email: anitareyes@cox.net
Website: http://learnonlineacademy.com
Anita has 40 years of experience as a counselor, educator, writer/editor and business owner.
Since 2009, she has provided online training on a variety of topics for people all over the world, including how to start and run an internet business from your home computer.