I want people to respect my work and not use it without my permission.
The way I see it I then have to respect other people’s work. I can’t steal from others and then be surprised that my work is stolen.
That is why I am very careful when I select images to illustrate my blog posts. My main source is Wikimedia Commons. There it is easy to see what license applies.
Mostly I pick images that are Public Domain.
But sometimes I find images that I really like and feel is perfect, but are under some form of license. Then I do my best to give credit to the artist or photographer and follow the directives stated in the license.
What kind of images do I select?
They have to be relevant, but they may be relevant in an odd way. Like My heroine is speechless. The image is a cliché idea of a weak and fragile woman and my heroine is the opposite of that.
I try not to use symbols and symbolisms that I am not familiar with even if the image is cool. An image from culture or a religion that I know too little about might give signals that I didn’t intend.
The blog Thru Chocolate Eyes inspired me to have some kind of theme throughout the blog. So most of the images used lately passes through an image editor to get the right colors and get a fuzzy and transparent edge.
I hope you enjoy the result.
5 comments:
the images are great, special "edges" and all. I so react to graphics and layout when I read. Glad to have stumbled here. Will be back!
Wow! Thank you very much.
Thank you. I am honored that you mentioned my poetry blog.
I support your stance on the use of images. I use my own photos on my blog. The few that are not mine, are from close friends. I have asked their permission directly, and link to them. I think that stealing one of my pictures is equal to stealing one of my poems.
The use of images to enhance a blog can have so much depth. It is fun to leave extra information and meaning in them. I often find myself unable to separate the image from the piece I have posted.
Images can do so much for a text. And you have really has succeeded to combine image and text I think.
I usually prefer istock and google image or create my own graphic relate to subject. I liked your post though
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