Operation Steemit Newbies: Free Photo Resources + Education About DPOS
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Perfect timing for a reminder for the community members who may be newer or haven't caught on yet that using google images is not the best idea for 99% of a blogger's needs.
I primarily use Unsplash and Pixabay since starting on Steemit, but just wanted to add a few more to the mix for the community:
Public Domain Archive - They update weekly and have a lot to go through!
Negative Space - Great user interface and, again, tons of categories and resources!
With those four sites, no blogger need ever use google images again.
It would totally suck to do great on Steemit only to then find out you're being sued or served CND's by a mob of (understandably) upset artists and content creators.
EDIT: Forgot SpaceX They also waive copyright so you authors can get some great material without worry
Hi @stellabelle, I am new around here and I am finding it all quite overwhelming! There is A LOT to take in, but I am really willing to learn. I found your blog recently and would like to thank you for the incredibly useful informative posts you write! I am looking forward to the tutorial on "Voting for Witness "
All the best!
Hello @stellabelle! Thanks so much for these precious informations, you are just awesome!
I used to pick up photos from the net but will surely stop now as I gift myself a brand new camera! I will use my own photos just to avoid issues that may arise and I also believe the post will be more professional too!
Cheers
@progressivechef
Nice post and very helpful, upvoted and gave it a resteem. Thank you!
Yeah it's pretty common for a newbie to simply take photos from google images and add them to their posts. It's better to realize you're doing it wrong sooner rather than later!
Oh crap stella. I did that. As most people I guess... well, what will be will be. But thanks for the heads up. Great as always! Cheers =)
Once you get into Unsplash, you won't want to leave!
Hah, well see about that. I'm more on the critical, almost hater side, some would say. But I'll check it out later today surely. Bookmarked already.
Thank you for this! Who did the cute illustration at the bottom of post?
@lauralemons did my portrait, then I added stickers from Toca Boca, then I drew in the letters, and circles...
Thank you for replying! It's so cute!!!
Congrats for 5000 followers and useful DPOS info. Thanks.
I try to add my own spin to images on my posts to try and change it from how it originally was but I guess that will still be wrong to do. I try to credit the sources for information I get and I'll definitely start using the sites you suggested as many other people including me have been using images from google without caring about copyright and how it is wrong to use someone else's content without them knowing nor mentioning them.
I'll start to remedy this problem now and start giving links to sources.
Thank you for bringing up this rather huge problem and I'll begin to use those sites with royalty free images @stellabelle
There have been legal cases already, involving artists/photographers who found out their work is being used on Steemit for someone else's profit. It's bad on may levels, as it will degrade the integrity of Steemit, and our precious Steem, plus give you legal problems.
Will check out the unsplash and pixabay for future use. Still on the learning curve, but much more knowledgeable than when I began not quite long ago. Trying not to cry at the first layer 😂. Great post!