Sources of stock photos featuring people of color
Those looking for stock images featuring people of color aren’t out of luck. Here’s a list of several websites featuring such, both free and for sale.
Creative Commons
5 sources of free Creative Commons licensed images
I make use of Creative Commons licensed photos for my blog when possible. Here’s a look at some excellent sites offering such free images.
Why I’m dropping the blog’s Creative Commons license
For the two people who pay attention to my blog’s footer or other details, I’ve decided to drop the blog’s Creative Commons license and revert back to a typical copyright notice. While technically Creative Commons licenses are irrevocable, and thus any material someone’s used before this point will stay honored under such a license, I’ll … Read more
Ways to attribute Flickr Creative Commons photos
Creative Commons photos are quite useful for websites and bloggers, but do require attribution for their creators to be included. This includes the photos offered on services such as Flickr. The Creative Commons wiki recommends photo attribution includes the following information: Title of the photo Author of the photo Source of the photo, preferably as a link to … Read more
Flickr now allows users to set Public Domain licenses on photos
Flickr’s announced it’s now allowing users to select public domain licensing for their photos, as part of their existing Creative Commons licenses. While Flickr’s long been one of the biggest and most enthusiastic photo sharing sites to offer Creative Commons photos, the lack of CC’s public domain option has been one of the more noticeable omissions. One … Read more
My favorite free sources of photos
As you’ve noticed, I make use of a lot of photos for my blog posts. While some of these are pictures or screenshots of things like TV shows, movies, or comics, others are photographs I use as a way to illustrate a blog post, such as the one I wrote about Radio Shack going under. … Read more
Microsoft is getting rid of traditional stock clip art from Office
Yes, it’s true. One of the long-time mainstays of Microsoft Office, the stock clip art, is going the way of Clippy. Microsoft’s dropping support for clip art in Office, arguing that nobody’s using it anymore, and the images included were outdated. Its replacement? Built-in use of Bing to search for images filtered for Creative Commons licenses. Microsoft’s … Read more
Favorite blogs and websites: Flickr Creative Commons
This week’s “favorite blogs and websites” entry is Flickr’s Creative Commons page. Flickr’s Creative Commons page lists various user-posted photographs that’re licensed under one of several Creative Commons licenses. Given the popularity of Flickr for professional/amateur photographers or for large amounts of image storing (casual mobile phone-using photographers seem to have flocked to Instagram or … Read more
Wall-to-wall wallpaper sources for your computer (or iPhone/Palm Pre)
Most computer users, of course, are interested in customizing their desktops with their favorite wallpaper. However, there’s an overwhelming number of sites to choose from, some offering better quality backgrounds than others. Here’s several sites that provide sources of quality desktop wallpaper: MacDesktops: While it’s dedicated to providing wallpaper for Mac users, users of other … Read more