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I'm sure this topic has been covered, but I can't seem to find it using search. Where do you all get your photos for your log posts? I don't have any good images for my posts, and don't want to post any photos I find if they are copyright protected. I'm new to all of this and could use some help

Thanks in advance!

I, too, use Flickr Creative Commons and have found many beautiful photos for my blog postings. One tip – when you go to the site (http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/) you'll see three classes of images: Attribution License, Attribution-No Derivs License and Attribution-NonCommercial No Derivs License. You want the first class, Attribution License, which is allowed for commercial use as long as you attribute the image to the photographer when you use it. (I do this in the photo caption.)

To search for images, click "see more" to the right of the total photos listed in the Attribution License section, and you'll be taken to a page where you can search. It's considered nice etiquette to post a link to your blog posting so the person who took the photo (and others) can see where it was used. And hey, you might get a little traffic from doing that so it's a win-win.

Thanks for these tips. I've used Flickr, but I find they don't have that much variety.

I've been using the Zemanta plugin, which will offer royalty-free images based on the keywords it detects in your post. They used Wikipedia, Flickr, and a few other sources that I can't recall off the top of my head.

@sooverdebt

Thanks for the suggestion. Never heard of that site before, but I'm checking it out now.

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone! I'm also hoping to get a logo designed soon so my website doesn't look like a therapy session. I feel like I should have a soothing voice-over when you enter the site.."Hello. Please…relax. Sit back and clear your mind. Imagine you are on a beach in Hawaii, spreadsheet in one hand, Mai Thai in the other…."

Haha, specifically I'm talking about the current state of my website. It has a weird feel to it (because of the header image, I suppose). I need a logo so I can replace it with something that fits better.