Using images on your website

Images add interest, colour and life to your website. the question is, where do you find suitable images to use? If you search images on Google you will find plenty, but you may run into problems if you use them on your website without permission. Flicker is a good place to start and some members actually want their images used, but you still have to ask and you always have to link back. You can scan books and use those images. This is slightly less risky but you should always mention the source. You can also use your own photos. This is an obvious choice, but make sure that the images are worthy of showing to the world. It will make your website look unprofessional to have poor quality images showing. If you sell products or you are constantly updating your site adding fresh content, like you are supposed to, then buying a good camera and learning how to use it is a worthwhile investment. Another great source of images is iStockphoto. You can create an account and buy credits using Paypal or your Credit Card. Images for the internet only cost 1 credit each. The photos on istock are always good quality and you can search for just about anything and get good results. You can even search for stuff like buttons and icons.
You will need an image editor to resize, crop or add copy to your images. Photoshop is the best around but you can use an open source (free) image editor such as the gimp.

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