What You Need to Know About Using Pictures in Your Work

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What You Need to Know About Using Pictures in Your Work

Posted on May 12th, 2008 in Online Writing by Liane Schmidt

Important tips, websites, and rules to ensure that the use of pictures in your work is a rewarding experience.

I was recently asked how does one add a picture to a published poem through Triond? Instinctively I knew that this question needed to be answered through a broader forum by publishing an article about it so that others could benefit as well as the inquirer. It is a great question because as the saying goes “a picture is (truly) worth a thousand words”.

While we as writers can create some of the most elaborate and intricately laced pieces of literary artwork, pictures can undoubtedly add a dimension to our work that words alone cannot compete with. Words alone, as we all know, can be quite limiting. Sometimes pictures and music for example capture feelings and emotions that are far beyond the range of the words found in our dictionaries. Symbolically, this is why our world needs the voice, the talent, and beauty of each and every person’s contributions. Our world would not be the same if we did not have such a broad range of diversity and beauty.

Adding pictures to poems and other writing pieces is a simple process.

When you submit work to Triond, it is a simple as copying and pasting a picture into the word document containing the poem or article of your choice.

Picture Location is Important

You can choose the location you would like a picture(s) to appear in. Placement of the picture is a strategic choice. Sometimes placement at the very beginning of your work acts as a second hook (after your title hook) to further capture your audience and “set the stage” for your work. Placing a picture in the middle of your work can help solidify your reader’s attention. As studies indicate, the average person’s attention span is 20 minutes. If you write longer articles, pictures can potentially add a “refresher/breather” to buy your reader more attention span time with your work.

Don’t Forget the Picture Source

Be sure to add the picture link as the source if it is not your own work. Just like you need to cite any sources you have quoted or utilized for your work, so too must you do so for photographic work. It is not your work and Triond must be made aware that it is not.

Some Photo Sites Allow You to Use Pictures in Your Work

There are some photo sites that will allow you to use the talented work of the photographers with some specific requirements (i.e. just add the source link). I have started my own blog called Make the Most of Your Time. Because I wanted to make sure I was following legal copyright rules as completely as possible I did some research and found some sites that cater to internet writers. Photographers benefit from having their work utilized in bigger forums and writers benefit from the priceless value pictures offer their work.

The following are a few sites that will be of interest to you:

Flickr

At Flickr’s Creative Common’s section there are several different categories of pictures where photographers can publish their work. To utilize work that you only need to site the photographer’s name choose the photographs from the Attribution License section. It’s easy to find the perfect picture for your needs through keyword searches. I am a great fan of this site and faithfully utilize it for my blogs and now my work with Triond. The quality and variety of pictures in my opinion is superb.

Open Photo

This site offers a broad range of pictures that are sure to add spice and interest to your work. Take the time to choose between work that is both free and open for a small fee.

DreamsTime

Still another great photography site that offers quality work for you to choose from is DreamsTime. Search through the wide variety of work. There are pictures you can find for free or little to next to nothing to use in your work.

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26 Responses to “What You Need to Know About Using Pictures in Your Work”

salvatore
May 12th, 2008 at 2:58 am

very informative and interesting. well done, thankyou for the read.
nobert soloria bermosa
May 12th, 2008 at 4:56 am

very interesting and informative,
thanks a lot Liane, i’m sure a lot of writers will benefit from this article…
Rookie
May 12th, 2008 at 8:52 am

Quite helpful. Im new to triond and was wondering how adding pictures works.. tho i’ve added pictures to my article “take a vacation everyday with nature”, they were all clicked by me at some point of time or the other. i knew that is allowed.

Good job.
Dee Huff
May 12th, 2008 at 11:44 am

This is great Liane. I’ve only been using pictures that I took myself because I wasn’t sure about copyrights and things. It’s good to know where I can source pictures from. Thank you.
KathySpring
May 12th, 2008 at 12:41 pm

Thanks for Answering my Question….Great Job..turning it into an article

KathySpring
shaun ashcroft
May 12th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

Thanks Liane for tidying the whole subject up
Judy Sheldon
May 12th, 2008 at 7:47 pm

Thank you, Liane, you have truly added some magnificent pictures to your articles, so I will need to check your sources.

I have had some luck with sxc.hu, morgufile.com, commons.wikimedia.org and istockphoto.com. They also ask that you site the photographer, which is only fair.
quiet voice
May 12th, 2008 at 8:11 pm

…hi Laine, thanks for more great
advice. Great pictures.
quiet voice
May 12th, 2008 at 8:14 pm

…hi again, apologies for the mispelling,
Liane.
Lucy Lockett
May 12th, 2008 at 8:29 pm

I am glad that we can a picture to the poetry now!
CHAN LEE PENG
May 13th, 2008 at 7:53 am

Thanks and take care!
a.king
May 13th, 2008 at 11:26 am

This is a great article. A picture can make a big difference in the number of views an article gets, and now we know where to find them!
Ruby hawk
May 13th, 2008 at 4:21 pm

Thanks for the info. I am not very good with the computer and I haven’t been able to get any pics on my work but I am trying.
Andri
May 13th, 2008 at 4:36 pm

very very nice…thanx
Francie
May 13th, 2008 at 10:00 pm

Good to know, pictures add so very much!
Rachel
May 14th, 2008 at 8:08 am

Thank you for sharing this. Will put in an appropriate picture in my articles in future
Anne Lyken-Garner
May 14th, 2008 at 8:41 am

A very useful tutorial Liane, I still can’t get multiple pics together like you did here.
Rich Leigh
May 14th, 2008 at 11:30 am

Interesting piece there, thanks for the insight!
armywriter
May 31st, 2008 at 9:40 pm

So simple yet I never knew how to do it. Great article and a very necessary one.
deepbluesea
June 5th, 2008 at 7:29 am

Great article. Very informative.
Jessica Rowe
July 21st, 2008 at 10:02 am

This is what i needed thankyou
Richie Montalbo
July 24th, 2008 at 12:05 am

Thanks! I’ll try it!
Joshua Miguel
September 28th, 2008 at 7:03 pm

Thanks for sharing this article. Great insights!
Sakuragi
January 17th, 2009 at 9:42 pm

Thank you!
Lisa Clayton Williams
January 18th, 2009 at 9:03 pm

Great info! Thanks so much for writing this….answered many questions I had! The other articles I have read from you have been equally as helpful! I’ve learned so much! Thanks again!!
Poetic Enigma
July 16th, 2009 at 11:46 pm

terrific article! very informative and well written (=
Thanks for sharing!

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