Free photographs for blogs at Getty Images
Many bloggers do not have a supply of owned photographs to use in their posts. On the other hand, every blogger knows that photographs increase the readability of blogs and blogs with excellent photographs attract more attention. Large photo services watermark their photographs to prevent their usage until the required fees are paid.
Now, Getty Images is changing the game plan. You will have access to free images if you agree to their terms. Click on the link to read this article.
The world's largest photo service just made its pictures free to use
If you go to the Getty Images website, you'll see millions of images, all watermarked. There are more than a hundred years of photography here, from FDR on the campaign trail to last Sunday's Oscars, all stamped with the same transparent square placard reminding you that you don't own the rights. If you want Getty to take off the watermark, you'll have to pay for it.
Starting now, that's going to change. Getty Images is dropping the watermark for the bulk of its collection, in exchange for an open-embed program that will let users drop in any image they want, as long as the service gets to append a footer at the bottom of the picture with a credit and link to the licensing page.
Commercial use of Getty Images would still require a license. That would tend to indicate that ActiveRain bloggers would need to be licensed to use the images. It would be nice if ActiveRain could obtain approval for the use of free Getty Images for ActiveRain blogs.
Kentlands, Spring Blooms, Imagination IMG_6294
Photograph by Roy Kelley
Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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