searching #77: images

1) I am unimpressed with All Free Clip Art. The site is not intuitive and poorly set up. It also seems to be experiencing technical difficulties of some sort because every search I do leads only to blank clipart boxes with red x's. I have no idea whether the Santas look like trolls or not because I simply cannot see any of them.


2) Of the ten sites discussed, I already use one and had never used (or, in many cases heard of) the others.


Flickr - I adore Flickr. I'm not all that much of photographer, but I do enjoy taking photos of events I go to, parties, friends, family and vacations. I have found Flickr (especially when upgraded to a relatively inexpensive pro account) is a simple, intuitive website. I can create albums, group albums together, add tags, add notes, send albums to friends and family, even post slideshows on my blog! It's fantastic. Flickr also seems to attract a very mixed group of photographers, some on my level and some who actually have skill. I love browsing through Flickr and admiring the talent of many of the photographers.


MorgueFile - After exploring MorgueFile, I am highly impressed with the site. All the photos on the site are free to use and adapt without attribution. That makes finding the perfect picture so much easier because everything is free to use! I did notice that the quality is not always the same (some pictures clearly look like they were taken by amateurs), but there are enough lovely stock photos to make the site worth bookmarking.


3) I use schools.clipart all the time for program advertisement. I love the variety of photos and photo objects they have on that site. There is something for every program, and the high quality pictures really make a huge difference. I recently used this one for a sign regarding a teen book club:

Image Credit: @jupiterimages