Images. They give life and color to our blog posts and our websites.
And when they’re bright and cute like the one on the left, they make us smile, too.
Licenses, searching, image sites… that can drain the life right out of an inspired idea… and suck up hours of time…
Enter Compfight.
With one search and a few clicks you can find images that have been shared under the license you want.
Check it out: http://compfight.com/
Or read through the frequently asked questions here to learn more about how the site works: http://compfight.com/faq
If you’d like to learn about Creative Commons licenses, try this link: http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
Fan of Flickr images for your blog posts and using WordPress? You may also be interested in the Photo Dropper plugin.
Image Credit: Pink Sherbet Photography / D. Sharon Pruitt (Creative Commons License)
Great info as always Michelle, I constantly struggle with this challenge of finding relevant images. Thanks for your selfless help for us “rookies” ;-)
You’re not alone. If I’m not careful finding the right image can take me as long as writing the post. lol Especially on Flickr trying to check licenses, so I really like this search tool.
Hi Michelle,
Your great post caught my eye on Blokube. Always on the lookout for free image sources. Thanks for sharing this great resource. I’ll go check it out immediately.
Cheers,
Ilka
Hi Ilka, thanks for coming over from Blokube–lots of great posts being shared on that site. :)
Thanks so much for sharing Compfight! It’s perfect! I use Zemanta, but I often can’t find an image to go with what I want.
You’re welcome, Elle. I find it helpful to have multiple options at my fingertips for image searches. :)
I struggle twice as much for the images than I do for the post itself!
I use flickr but somehow I keep looking for more! This should help :)